About Us

CLASC is a professional organization devoted to providing leadership in public library service to children and to promoting the profession of children's librarianship. It works to foster professional relationships among its members and with administrators, library boards of trustees and local communities. CLASC provides an open forum for open communication among children's librarians in Suffolk County.

You can contact CLASC via email at clascinc.org@gmail.com

Written correspondence can be sent to:
Suffolk Cooperative Library System
627 Sunrise Highway
Bellport, NY 11713

*CLASC 2025-2026 Executive Board*

~ President ~ 
Kimberly Zettwoch

Port Jefferson Free Library

 ~ Vice President of Programming ~

Nicole Cortes

      Comsewogue Public Library 

~ Recording Secretary ~ 

Jennifer Korzenko 
  Bayshore Brightwaters Public Library 

~ Corresponding Secretary ~

Amanda Costello 

Sachem Public Library

~ Treasurer ~ 

Robyne Pinkerton 

 East Islip Public Library 

  *Members-at-Large*

~ Historian - Public Relations ~

Diane Darcy
Islip Public Library

~ Newsletter ~

Emma Lodato

Bayport Bluepoint Library

~ Library Practices ~

Megan McGinnis 

Sachem Public Library

~ Literature Committee ~

Zachary Sogluizzo
Half Hollow Hills Community Library

~ Diversity, Equity & Inclusion ~

Nicole Basil

 Half Hollow Hills Community Library

~ Past President ~ 

Lauren Scottaline 
East Islip Public Library 

~ SCLS Liaison ~

Derek Ivie

      Suffolk Cooperative Library System