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The Thing That Makes You Exceptional: Lorraine Hansberry in the Village

by John Flood, Library Manager, Hudson Park Branch Library
May 19, 2012

Lorraine Hansberry lived at 337 Bleecker Street. Her birthday is May 19.

A Raisin in the Sun was the first play written by an African American woman to be produced on Broadway. Here are some quotes:

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Reclaiming My West Indian Roots, with Poetry

by Ann-Marie Nicholson, Editor, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
April 24, 2012

As a young girl growing up in Jamaica — and later in Brooklyn, NY — I often heard the poetry of Louise Bennett (Jamaicans affectionately call her "Miss Lou") permeate the air. One of my earliest recollections of Miss Lou’s lyricism was hearing the term mout amassi 

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Best of Patron Requests: Music (April 2012 Edition)

by Andy Wagstaff, Central Collection Development
April 30, 2012

This list is a monthly compilation of my own personal favorite patron requests for music. I hope you will check out some of the great music that Library users have suggested we acquire!

Provided are some great preview tracks for each. Just click on the titles to be 

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Carlos Fuentes - Adiós a un gran escritor

by Adriana Blancarte-Hayward, Library Manager, New Dorp Library
May 18, 2012

Carlos Fuentes falleció hace pocos días, el 15 de Mayo del 2012. Nació en Panamá de padres mexicanos el 11 de Noviembre de 1928. Su padre era diplomático, lo que le brindó la oportunidad de vivir en diferentes ciudades en Latinoamérica.

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