Kristin Nelson
Assistant Director of Adult Services

Kristin joined the Nantucket Atheneum in 2022 as the Assistant Director and will oversee Adult Services, which include the Circulation and Reference departments. She has more than a decade of progressive professional experience working in public libraries in Bergen County, New Jersey, most recently as the Director of the Fairview Free Public Library.

Kristin attended Rutgers University and earned a BA in English and a Master of Library of Information Science.  As an undergraduate, she was a member of the rowing team.  Kristin is originally from the Jersey Shore, where she was an ocean lifeguard and avid swimmer. She moved to Nantucket with her wife and son in the fall of 2022.