WALLINGFORD — Jane Fisher is a Wallingford native who became the director of the Wallingford Public Library on Jan. 2, 2013. However, she didn’t originally think she would move back to her hometown after leaving when she was a teenager.
“I had a different career as a healthcare administrator and then I became a librarian, worked at the New York Public Library for 11 years and didn’t really think I would necessarily come back to Wallingford, but I knew what a special community this is and what a great library it is,” Fisher said. “When the position came open, I decided to apply. It was a thrill for me to come back to Wallingford.”
Since her first day just about 10 years ago, Fisher said the library has changed in many ways, which she said is a good thing since “libraries need to keep changing and evolving so that they can stay relevant.”
“We have transitioned from…
