YSS Committees

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YSS Fall Conference Curation Commitee

 
Third Year Member
Sarah Heukrath
Children's Librarian
NOPL North Syracuse
100 Trolley Barn Lane
North Syracuse, NY 13212
(315) 458-6184
Second Year Member - Chair

Alyssa Harvey

Head of Youth Services

Town of Ballston Community Library

2 Lawmar Lane

Burnt Hills, NY, 12027

(518) 399-8174

First Year Member

Jennifer Lelinski

Children's Services & Outreach

Buffalo & Erie County Public Library

1 Lafayette Square

Buffalo, NY 14203

(716) 858-7192

     
 

Empire State Award Committee

 
Third Year Member
Gail Brown
Librarian II, Manager of Youth & Family Services
& Early Literacy Specialist
Voorheesville Public Library
51 School Road
Voorheesville, NY 12186
(518) 765-2791
Second Year Member - Chair
Margaret Martin
Children's Librarian
Onondaga County Public Libraries
Soule Branch
101 Springfield Road
Syracuse, NY 13214
(315) 435-5320
First Year Member
Margaret Martin
Children's Librarian
Onondaga County Public Libraries
Soule Branch
101 Springfield Road
Syracuse, NY 13214
(315) 435-5320
     
 

Pied Piper Award Committee

 
Third Year Member
Anne Nelson
Teen Services Librarian
Crandall Public Library
251 Glen Street
Glens Falls, NY 12801
(518) 792-6508

 
Second Year Member - Chair

Emily Forbes-Wood

Youth Services Coordinator

220 Main St.
Hudson Falls, NY 12839
(518) 747-6406



 
First Year Member

Stephanie M. Olson

Librarian II, Youth Services

Schenectady Co. Public Library, Rotterdam & Quaker St. 

Rotterdam

1100 N Westcott Rd. 

Schenectady, NY 12306

ph: 518-356-3440

Quaker St.

133 Bull St. 

Delanson, NY 12053

ph: 518-895-2719

     
 

Marketing Committee

 
Instagram

John Edvalson

Library Assistant,

Arbor Hill/West Hill Branch

148 Henry Johnson Blvd.

Albany, NY 12210

(518) 427-4300 ext. 3
 

Facebook, Twitter

Anna Healy

Youth Services Librarian

P.O. Box 197

Sag Harbor, NY 11963

(918) 629-1912

 

Pinterest

Caitlin Larry

Substitute Librarian

Henrietta Public Library

Brighton Public Library

91 Lacy Street

Avon, NY 14414

(585) 957-6022

     
 

Scholarship Committee

 
Third Year Member
Rickele Lomax (Bello)
Librarian, Children's Department
Crandall Public Library
251 Glen St
Glens Falls, NY 12801
(518) 792-6508 x 4
Second Year Member - Chair

Jenna Wygal, MS-ILS

Greece Public Library
2 Vince Tofany Boulevard
Greece, NY 14612
(585) 225-8951

 

First Year Member

Shai-ana Grippaldi

Library Clerk & MLIS Student

Guernsey Memorial Library

3 Court Street

Norwich, NY 13815

(607) 334-4034

     
 

Youth Advocacy Committee

 
Third Year Member
Mary Fellows
Manager, Youth & Family Services
Upper Hudson Library System
22 Essex Street
Albany, NY 12206
(518) 437-9880 ext. 228
 
Second Year Member - Chair
Derek Ivie
Youth Service Coordinator
Suffolk Cooperative Library System
627 North Sunrise Service Road
Bellport, NY 11762
(631) 286-1600 ext. 1337
 
First Year Member

Sophia Brandt

Interim Director

Head of Youth Services

Marcellus Free Library

32 Maple Street
Marcellus, NY 13108

(315) 673.3221

     
 

NYS Battle of the Books Committee

 
Third Year Member
Liz Anastasi
Head of Outreach Services
Greenburgh Public Library
300 Tarrytown Road
Elmsford, NY 10523
(914) 721-8192

Second Year Member
TBD


 

First Year Member
TBD




 

 

Updated November 2021