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YSS Executive Board
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Voting Members 2021 - 2022
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President Jenny Burke Director Maxwell Memorial Library 14 W. Genesee Street Camillus, NY 13031 (315) 672-3661 |
Vice President/President-Elect Kim Hazen Youth Services Librarian Guernsey Memorial Library 3 Court Street Norwich, NY 13815 (607) 334-4034 |
Past President Amanda Schiavulli Coordinator for Member Services Onondaga County Public Library System 447 South Salina St Syracuse, NY 13202 (315) 435-1825 |
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2nd Vice President - Membership Mary Jo C. Smith Children's Services Librarian Gates Public Library 902 Elmgrove Road Rochester, NY 14624 (585) 247-6446 |
Secretary
Ashley Bressingham
Librarian I, Youth Services
White Plains Public Library 100 Martine Ave White Plains, NY 10601 (914) 422-6992
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Treasurer
Elissa Valente Co-Head Youth and Teen Services William K Sanford Town Library (Colonie) 629 Albany Shaker Rd Loudonville, NY 12211 (518) 810-0315 |
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2022 Spring Conference Director Chrissie Morrison Youth Services Librarian Mechanicville Public Library 190 N Main St Mechanicville, NY 12118 (518) 664-4646 |
2023 Spring Conference Director Julia Farrar Head of Children's Services Crandall Public Library 251 Gen Street Gelns Falls, NY 12801 (518) 792-6508 |
Non-Voting Members 2021 - 2022
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Continuing Education Liaison Claire Lovell Youth Services Librarian Manlius Library 1 Arkie Albanese Ave Manlius, NY 13104 (315) 682-6400 |
Fall Conference Curation Committee Chair Sarah Heukrath Children's Librarian NOPL North Syracuse 100 Trolley Barn Lane North Syracuse, NY 13212 (315) 458-6184 |
Legislative Committee Liaison Mary Fellows Manager, Youth and Family Services Upper Hudson Library System 28 Essex St Albany, NY 12206 (518) 437-9880 x 228 |
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Newsletter Editor Nan Brown Teen Services and Outreach Librarian Community Library of DeWitt and Jamesville 5110 Jamesville Rd DeWitt, NY 13078 (315) 446-3578 |
Communications Committee and Web Liaison Jaclyn Bleich Kidspace Supervisor Onondaga County Public Libraries 447 South Salina Street Syracuse, NY 13202 (315) 435-1853 |
Intellectual Freedom Committee Liaison Anthony Stenta Albany Public Library 161 Washington Avenue Albany, NY 12210
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NYS Library Liaison Sharon Phillips Youth Services Coordinator Cultural Education Center 10B41 Empire State Plaza Albany, NY 12230 (518) 486-4863 |
NYLA Awards & Recognition Committee Malloy Marinaro Coordinator, Marketing and Communications Ossining Public Library 53 Croton Avenue Ossining, NY 10562 (914) 941-2416 x 358 |
NYLA Sustainability Committee Raena Pellichet Children's Librarian Northern Onondaga Public Library 8686 Knowledge Lane Cicero, NY 13039 (315) 699-2032 x 3011 |
Updated November 2021