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Retiring library director honored with new building endowment Former Baldwin Public Library Director Doug Koschik was recently honored with a building endowment fund created in his name. Photo provided by Baldwin Public Library Director Rebekah Craft Advertisement BIRMINGHAM — Last month, Director Doug Koschik retired from the Baldwin Public Library after 30 years of service. But he’s certainly not gone for good. To celebrate his retirement, the library’s board of directors announced a new endowment fund named for Koschik. The money collected will be used to support improvements to the historical building in perpetuity. Initial donations to the endowment have reached close to $11,000.
When the doors of the Baldwin Public Library open again, Rebekah Craft will be there to welcome visitors as the new director. Craft will take the reins at the library Jan. 16, chosen by the library board to take over for Doug Koschik, who is retiring after working for the library for 30 years, the past 11 as director. Her path to the top spot was a fairly quick one in a world where full-time library jobs are scarce and competed for fiercely. “I feel very fortunate to have found a job working in libraries,” Craft said, adding that the director position is a “dream.”