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“My whole existence can’t be making sure everyone is well and I’m suffering myself,” said Grant, who began a master of library science degree program in January after closing the shop in December.

As a graduate student in theology and library science, it can be challenging to find a guy who can sustain a meaningful conversation.

The couple married in 1950, had three daughters, and spent a decade bouncing between Italy and the United States, where Ms. Barolini earned a master’s degree in library science from Columbia University.

She worked for the Queens Borough Public Library while earning her master’s degree in library science from Queens College in 1968.

A personal trainer by trade, he has never penned a bestseller, taught English, studied library science or appraised a first edition.