After nearly two decades of service, New Boston Public Library Librarian Christine Woodrow is handing the keys over to a new face as she enters retirement.

“I took over this job in 2004 when my mother, Julie Woodrow, got sick,” said Woodrow. “The highlight of my career has been working with the children that come in and helping them find books they want.”

Woodrow has also enjoyed “helping those who were doing research, either for a high school or college research paper of local history o...