Princeton Public Library Names New Executive Director

PRINCETON, NJ — The Princeton Public Library has named Jennifer Podolsky as its 14th executive director.

Podolsky was formerly the executive director of the East Brunswick Public Library. She will begin her duties in mid-February 2020.

Podolsky takes over from Brett Bonfield, who resigned as director to accept a position at the Cincinnati Public Library.

"We are delighted that Jennifer Podolsky will be the next executive director of Princeton Public Library," said Pam Wakefield, president of the library’s Board of Trustees. "Jennifer is an accomplished and visionary librarian who is a consummate professional, a mentor and a role model. I think she will build on the excellence to which we as a community have become accustomed."

Podolsky had previously worked as Project Specialist for Business and Technology Outreach in the Lifelong Learning Division at the New Jersey State Library. She has also worked as a youth services librarian for the Somerset County Library System and was a volunteer research librarian for
the archives department of the Ellis Island Immigration Museum.

Podolsky has experience in management, research and editorial positions in publishing and libraries. She started her career as the Senior Research Editor at Reed Elsevier, where she supervised a staff of researchers, managed various research assignments, conducted online database training and assisted in collection development.

Podolsky is a graduate of Rutgers University with a bachelor’s degree in English literature and anthropology and a master’s degree in library and information science.

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