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 2024-2025 Executive Board*

~ President ~ 
Kimberly Zettwoch

Port Jefferson Free Library

~ Vice President of Literature Conference ~ 

Joanne Browning

Commack Public Library

~ Vice President of Programming ~

Nicole Cortes

Comsewogue Public Library 

~ Recording Secretary ~ 

Jennifer Korzenko

Bay Shore - Brightwaters Public Library

~ Corresponding Secretary ~

Nicole Basil

Half Hollow Hills Community Library

*Members-at-Large*

~ Historian - Public Relations ~

Diane Darcy
Islip Public Library

~ Newsletter ~

Justine Rivera

Lindenhurst Memorial Library

~ Library Practices ~

Danielle Bliss

Longwood Public Library

~ Literature Committee ~
Zachary Sogluizzo
Half Hollow Hills Community Library

~ Diversity, Equity & Inclusion ~

Robyne Pinkerton

East Islip Public Library

~ Past President ~ 

Lauren Scottaline 
East Islip Public Library 

~ SCLS Liaison ~

Derek Ivie

Suffolk Cooperative Library System