Please welcome our new director, Sara Slymon to the Quincy community. Ms. Slymon brings with her 29 years of experience in libraries, an extensive background in project management, and a tireless focus on building inclusive environments. Her approach to library services is progressive and innovative. 

 

Ms. Slymon recently completed an 8 year tenure serving as the Director of the Public Library of Brookline, which included the management of multiple renovation projects (including the Coolidge Corner Branch, the Youth Services spaces, and the design of a new Children's Garden), strategic planning, and an extensive focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion training for staff and Board members alike. As Director of the Turner Free Library in Randolph, she secured funding a $2.5m renovation, and created a new, comfortable environment with the opening of their café. As Boston Public Library's Mattapan Branch Librarian, she inspired a new wave of library users by introducing exciting teen programming, created new services and partnerships in the community, and helped to plan and execute a new branch location on Blue Hill Ave.

 

Her studies in journalism, integrative technology, and library science lend themselves to her outreach efforts and leadership style. She looks forward to serving the people of Quincy in her new role. 

 

If you see her making her way around the library assisting staff -- say hello!