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14 | <strong>01945</strong> Goodbye Brooklyn, Hello Marblehead The newly-minted library director at the Abbot Public Library hails from the city that never sleeps, but left New York and her former life behind to start a new career in Marblehead. By Sam Minton New director Kimberly Grad envisions an expanded role for Abbot Public Library that support local schools. Photo: Jakob Menendez Kimberly Grad had a unique journey to becoming Abbot Public Library's director. Grad graduated from SUNY - Plattsburgh with a degree in English literature and a Master of Library Science degree from Queens College in New York. Grad has also studied at the University of Copenhagen. After graduating, Grad held positions with Penguin Young Readers Group in New York, where she coordinated author appearances, developed marketing campaigns, and managed sales and production promotions for the publisher. But Grad wanted to make a career change, and as of now she has been doing library work for 13 years. Grad said that her career change was a "wonderful decision." Most recently, she held a senior leadership role with the Brooklyn (N.Y.) Public Library’s School Age Services Department. In this role, she created and delivered in-person and virtual programs and events, mentored and trained librarians, and was an advisor to a wide range of committees and initiatives across Brooklyn Public Library’s 60 branch libraries. Grad was also instrumental in the success of the public-private Brooklyn Heights Library Reconstruction Project, which constructed a new 26,620-square-foot, state-of-the-art library. From afar, Grad was impressed that Marblehead wanted to invest in the present and future state of the library, but also was looking to move to a new location after spending time in New York. The Brooklyn native had lived in New York for 25 years prior to making her move. "I heard so many great things about the town and how much people love it there," said Grad. "Everyone I talked to recommended the town." Now that she is library director, Grad said that there are a lot of important things that she needs to do. After the COVID-19 pandemic, she is looking to restore programs and bring back public service hours, restoring the momentum lost due to the pandemic. "I would also like to develop school outreach opportunities with the elementary, middle and high schools, and encourage community collaboration in programming," she added. The new library director said that the library will continue to offer virtual programming as well as expanding some outdoor programming. Grad stated that the library plays an important role in the community as a place for lifelong learning and a place to cultivate the love of reading. "The library serves as an oasis really for a community: a place where we can offer technology, classes in all sorts of adjacent subjects, we can encourage family literacy, (and) encourage literacy of all types," she said. "It's important because we are providing free access to accurate and reliable information."
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