Roslyn Rubinstein wanted to become a librarian since volunteering in the junior high school in her native Brooklyn, N.Y. She earned her bachelor's degree from Brooklyn College, followed by a Master of Library Science from Pratt Institute. Rubinstein spent more than 25 years at Queens Library in New York City, where she started as young adult librarian and ended as assistant director overseeing 62 neighborhood libraries. She will soon be celebrating 10 years as library director in Waterford.

Say you have a modern-day high school locker. Whose picture would be hanging in it?

Nathan Fillion of “Castle” and “Firefly” fame.

What's your favorite sandwich?

Hot dog with mustard and sauerkraut.

What’s your favorite Beatles song?

Too many favorites to pick one, but a couple of real dislikes: "Michelle" and "Yesterday". Sorry Paul!

You're locked in a museum for a night, which one would it be?

Chicago Art Institute.

Sorry to have to tell you this, but a fireball from space is going to wipe out all humanity next week. So, what’s your last meal?

Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings.

What was the first book you ever checked out of a library?

Should have been the picture book “Madeline” by Ludwig Bemelmans. I can recite it by heart: "In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines lived twelve little girls in two straight lines…"

Name an item you can’t live without:

My pets, currently two cats and one dog. Always in multiples and the numbers have varied over the years.

Item you should live without and keep meaning to get rid of:

My paper datebook. But just ordered one for 2014.

Who is your favorite comedian?

Jon Stewart, funny and smart.

Last book you couldn’t put down:

“Unbroken” by Laura Hillenbrand.

You’re a DJ at a club. What’s the night’s last song?

"Raise Your Glass" by Pink.

Apart from the Waterford Public Library of course, what is your favorite library?

The central library of the Brooklyn Public Library system near Grand Army Plaza. The neighborhood includes the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, the Brooklyn Museum and Prospect Park.

What language do you wish you could instantly speak?

American Sign Language.

What do you sing in the shower?

Whatever I heard last on the radio.

Who is your dream guest lecture at the library?

Composer Stephen Sondheim.

What’s a word you can never spell correctly on the first try:

Anemone? Anenome? And it’s my favorite flower.

You have a time machine and concert tickets. What are you going to see?

Saw The Beatles at Shea Stadium in 1965. Couldn’t top that.

Which book, television show, movie, or theatrical production most accurately depicts life working at a library?

“It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World”.

Which is better: Saturday night or Sunday morning?

Sunday morning.

New York or Los Angeles?

New York, of course!

Dewey Decimal Classification or Library of Congress?

Dewey Decimal.

To be or not to be?

To be

Apples or oranges?

Oranges

Pick a number between 2 and 38? Why that number?

Nine - I’m the ninth library director of the Waterford Public Library since its establishment in 1923.

What historical event would you like to have been witness to?

The signing of the Declaration of Independence.

What is your favorite place in Connecticut to recharge and/or find serenity?

The Guilford Green.

Whom alive today do you most admire?

Every woman and man in uniform.

Tell Me Something is a quirky Q&A that appears every Monday online at theday.com and graceforwomen.com. Have a suggestion of someone we should profile? Email Stephen Chupaska at schupaska@gmail.com.