583 days ago - In August 2002, one month after Gail Kern Paster became the Folger Shakespeare Library’s sixth director, her worst nightmare happened: Water began seeping into the underground rare-book vault. Any plans she might have had for the Folger took a back seat to keeping the priceless collection safe. Looking back on the crisis from her wood-paneled office filled with Shakespeare memorabilia, Paster says she is proud to have met the challenge.