Glen Rock August 24, 2011 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 3 The Glen Rock Public Library Board of Trustees has announced the appointment of Betsy Ressler Wald as director of the Glen Rock Public Library. She will start her new position on Monday, Aug. 29. Wald holds an MLIS from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and an MSW Betsy Wald appointed director of Glen Rock Library from Yeshiva University and a BA from Yale University. Wald was most recently the Hilton Branch Manager of the Maplewood Memorial Library. Prior to that, she was senior librarian for children and teen services at the main branch of the Maplewood Library. Glen Rock Public Library’s new director Betsy Ressler Wald. Some of her accomplishments during her 10-plus years at Maplewood included partnering with local businesses and neighborhood schools to create a “Hands-On Science Series,” a writing lab, and a “trycycle” recycling project. Wald’s grant writing was instrumental in funding these and other initiatives such as rejuvenating the branch’s grounds and creating “Family Literacy Take Home Backpacks.” In her life prior to librarianship, Wald was a social worker and co-director of Maplewood Family Resource Center. She was also the founder/director of “First Step,” an organization in Manhattan that was the first job readiness program in the U.S. for homeless and formerly homeless women. The community is invited to welcome Wald to her new post. She is reportedly looking forward to beginning work at her new library.