Youth Services Consultants in New York's Public Library Systems

Brooklyn Public Library (Kings County)

Office of Neighborhood Services
Judy Zuckerman, Ass' t Dir., Neighborhood Services
Grand Army Plaza
Brooklyn, NY 11238
phone: (718) 230-2236; fax: (718) 230-2784
e-mail: j .zuckerman @ brooklynpubliclibrary.org

Andrea Vaughn
Coordinator of School Age Services
Neighborhood Services
10 Grand Army Plaza
Brooklyn, NY 11238
phone: (718) 230-2232; fax: (718) 230-2784
e-mail: a.vaughn @ brooklynpubliclibrary.org

Rachel Payne
Coordinator of Preschool Services
10 Grand Army Plaza
Brooklyn, NY 11238
phone: (718) 230-2233; fax: (718) 230-2784
e-mail: r.payne @ brooklynpubliclibrary.org

Sheila Schofer, Coordinator, Young Adult Services
Grand Army Plaza
Brooklyn, NY 11238
phone: (718) 230-2237; fax: (718) 230-2784
e-mail: s.schofer @ brooklynpubliclibrary.org

Buffalo & Erie County Public Library

Kathleen Goodrich, Youth Services Consultant
Buffalo, NY 14203-1887
phone: (716) 858-7194; fax: (716) 858-7515
e-mail: goodrichk @ buffalolib.org

Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System

Valle Blair, Youth Services Consultant
106 West Fifth St.
Jamestown, NY 14701
phone: (716) 484-7135 x234; fax: (716) 497-1148
e-mail: vblair @ cclslib.org

Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library System

Julie Wever, Outreach coordinator and interim YS contact
Ewa Jankowska, Director and interim YS contact
33 Oak Street
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
phone: (518) 563-5190 ; fax: (518) 563-0421
e-mail: wever @ cefls.org

Finger Lakes Library System (Cayuga, Cortland, Seneca, Tioga, Tompkins counties)

Annette Birdsall, Youth Services Consultant
119 E. Green St.
Ithaca, NY 14850
phone: (607) 273-4074 x27; fax: (607) 273-3618
e-mail: annette @ flls.org

Four County Library System (Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego counties)

Starr LaTronica, Youth Services manager
304 Clubhouse Rd.
Vestal, NY 13850
phone: (607) 723-8236 x350; fax: (607) 723-1722
e-mail: starr @ 4cls.org

Mid-Hudson Library System (Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Putnam, Northern Ulster counties)

Christina Ryan-Linder
Youth Services & Community Connections
103 Market Street
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
phone: (845) 471-6060 x235; fax: (845) 454-5940
e-mail: clinder @ midhudson.org

Mid-York Library System (Herkimer, Madison, Oneida counties)

Diana R. Norton, Library Services Consultant
1600 Lincoln Ave.
Utica, NY 13502
phone: (315) 735-8331 x235; fax: (315) 735-0943
e-mail: dnorton @ midyork.org

Mohawk Valley Library System (Fulton, Montgomery, Schenectady, Schoharie counties)

Sue Rokos, Youth Services Consultant
858 Duanesburg Rd.
Schenectady, NY 12306
phone: (518) 355-2010 x226; fax: (518) 355-0674
e-mail: srokos @ mvls.info

Monroe County Library System

Sally Snow
Assistant Director and Youth Services consultant
115 South Avenue
Rochester, NY 14604
phone: (585) 428-8061; fax: (585) 428-8353
e-mail: ssnow @ libraryweb.org

Nassau Library System

Renee McGrath, Youth Services Manager
900 Jerusalem Ave.
Uniondale, NY 11553
phone: (516) 292-8920 x230; fax: (516) 481-4777
e-mail: renee @nassaulibrary.info

The New York Public Library (Bronx, New York, Richmond counties)

Margaret Tice, Assistant Director for Children's Programs
455 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10016-0122
phone: (212) 340-0903; fax: (212) 340-0988
e-mail: mtice @ nypl.org

Sandra Payne, Assistant Director for Education Outreach
455 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10016-0122
phone: (212) 340-0907; fax: (212) 340-0988
e-mail: spayne @ nypl.org

H. Jack Martin, Assistant Director for Young Adult Programs
455 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10016-0122
phone: 212-340-0908; fax: 212-340-0988
e-mail: hjmartin @ nypl.org

Nioga Library System (Genesee, Niagara, Orleans counties)

Thomas Bindeman, Director
6575 Wheeler Rd.
Lockport, NY 14094
phone: (716) 434-6167 x24; fax: (716) 434-8231
e-mail: bindeman @ nioga.org

North Country Library System (Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego, St. Lawrence counties)

Emily M. Owen, Youth Services Consultant
22072 County Route 190
Watertown, NY 13601
phone: (315) 782-5540; fax: (315) 782-6883
e-mail: eowen @ ncls.org

Onondaga County Public Library

Rosalind NaPier, Youth Services Coordinator
The Galleries of Syracuse
447 South Salina St.
Syracuse, NY 13202-2494
phone: (315) 435-1825; fax: (315) 435-8533
e-mail: rnapier @ onlib.org

Pioneer Library System (Livingston, Ontario, Wayne, Wyoming counties)

Ellen Reynolds, Collection Management & Youth Services
2557 State Route 21
Canandaigua, NY 14424
phone: (585) 394-8260; fax: (585) 394-1935
e-mail: ereynolds @ pls-net.org

Queens Borough Public Library

Rosanne Cerny, Coordinator, Children's Services
89-11 Merrick Boulevard
Jamaica, NY 11432
phone: (718) 990-0716; fax: (718) 297-3404
e-mail: Rosanne.Cerny @ queenslibrary.org

Vikki C. Terrile, Coordinator of Young Adult Services
89-11 Merrick Blvd.
Jamaica, NY 11432
phone: (718) 990-5151; fax: (718) 297-3404
e-mail: vikki.terrile @ queenslibrary.org

Ramapo Catskill Library System (Orange, Rockland, Sullivan, Southern Ulster counties)

Randall Enos, Youth Services Consultant
619 Route 17M
Middletown, NY 10940-4395
phone: (845) 343-1131 x240; fax: (845) 343-1205
e-mail: renos @ rcls.org

Southern Adirondack Library System (Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren, Washington counties)

Jennifer Ferriss, Youth Services Consultant
22 Whitney Place
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
phone: (518) 584-7300 x219; fax: (518) 587-5589
jferriss @ sals.edu

Southern Tier Library System (Allegany, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Yates counties)

Lorie Brown, Youth Services Consultant
9424 Scott Rd.
Painted Post, NY 14870
phone: (607) 962-3141 x209; fax: (607) 962-5356
e-mail: brownl @ stls.org

Suffolk Cooperative Library System

Barbara Moon, Young Adult Specialist
627 N. Sunrise Service Rd.
Be1lport, NY 11713
phone: (631) 286-1600 x1352; fax: (631) 286-1647
e-mail: bmoon @ suffolk.lib.ny.us

Upper Hudson Library System (Albany, Rensselaer counties)

Mary Fellows, Manager, Youth & Family Services
28 Essex St.
Albany, NY 12206
phone: (518) 437-9880 x228; fax: (518) 437-9884
e-mail: mary @ uhls.lib.ny.us

Westchester Library System

John Sexton, Young Adult Consultant
540 White Plains Rd.-Suite 200
Tarrytown,NY 10591
phone: (914) 231-3260; fax: (914) 674-4185
e-mail: rovenger @ wlsmail.org

Judith Rovenger, Youth Services Consultant
540 White Plains Road - Suite 200
Tarrytown, NY 10591
phone: (914) 231-3236; fax: (914) 674-4185
rovenger @ wlsmail.org


New York State Library

all counties

Division of Library Development
Karen Balsen, Library Development Specialist
Cultural Education Center Albany, NY 12230
phone: (518) 486-2194; fax: (518) 486-5254
e-mail: kbalsen @ mail.nysed.gov

Talking Book and Braille Library
Sharon Phillips, Youth Services Librarian
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
phone: (518) 474-7345; fax: (518) 474-5786
e-mail: sphillip @ mail.nysed.gov

New York Library Association Youth Services Section

Lisa Jacobs, President 2007-08
Riverhead Free Library
330 Court St.
Riverhead, NY 11901
phone: (631) 727-3228 x 103; fax: (631) 727-4762
e-mail: ljacobs @ suffolk.lib.ny.us

see: Upper Hudson Library System
Mary Fellows, President -2006-07, YSS

See also: Public Library System Outreach Web Resources

Last Updated: August 31, 2009 -- asm; for questions, comments or suggestions, contact Karen Balsen