About the Long Island Reads Committee

Long Island Reads is a project of the Nassau Library System and the Suffolk Cooperative Library System. Staff from member public libraries volunteer their time to serve on the Committee. Committee work includes:

• selecting the book
• preparing materials for use by library staff members (a bibliography, a list of
  recommended programs, a web site, etc.)
• arranging a special event for the whole Island
• helping to promote Long Island Reads among other library staff and the public

Current Long Island Reads Committee members include:

Donna Ballard / East Meadow Public Library (Website and Publicity Subcommittee)

Mona Bergman / Cold Spring Harbor Public Library (Book and Author
Subcommittee)

Judith Corso / Huntington Public Library

Christina Crocker / East Meadow Public Library (Webmaster)

Deborah Clark Cunningham / Harborfields Public Library (Publications Subcommittee, Website and Publicity Subcommittee)

Donna Diamond / Independent Book Discussion Leader (Book and Author
Subcommittee, Programs Subcommittee)

Diane Eidelman / Suffolk Cooperative Library System (Website and Publicity Subcommittee)

Carolyn Fostel / Astoria Federal

Kathleen Horan / South Country Public Library (Publications Subcommittee)

Karen Jaffe / Comsewogue Public Library (Programs Subcommittee)

Jessica Ley / Port Washington Public Library (Book and Author Subcommittee, Programs Subcommittee, Publications Subcommittee)

Catherine Nashak / Deer Park Public Library

Grace O'Connor / West Islip Public Library

Elizabeth Olesh / Nassau Library Library System (Website and Publicity Subcommittee)

Michelle Peppers / Huntington Public Library (Programs Subcommittee)

Rhea Pollack / Brentwood Public Library (Programs Subcommittee)

Janis Schoen / Elmont Public Library

Stacey Smith-Brown / Uniondale Public Library (Programs Subcommittee)

Long Island Reads Co-Chairs: Deborah Clark Cunningham and Elizabeth Olesh

If you are a staff member in a Nassau or Suffolk public library and you are would like to learn more about the Committee, please write to lireads@nassaulibrary.org. If you are interested in serving on the Committee, please include information regarding any special skills or experience you have that would contribute to Long Island Reads.

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