doi:10.7916/6cx7-gv91Reminiscenes of Pura Belpré, 1976Belpré, Puraoral historiessound recordingssound recording - nonmusicalWomen authorsWomen librariansLibrary administrationHispanic Americans and librariesChildren's librariesChildren's literaturePuerto Rican womenPuerto Rican literatureAfrican American artsBelpré, PuraNew York Public LibraryChildhood in Puerto Rico, Brooklyn, New York; library assistant, 135th Street branch library, New York Public Library; 135th Street Library's role in Harlem Renaissance; New York Public Library System Library School, 1926; Seward Park branch, children's department librarian, role in book-buying, 1926-1929; 115th Street branch library, Spanish foreign assistant, adult department librarian, children's librarian, 1929-1943; role of 115th Street branch in Spanish-American Renaissance; writing, publishing children's stories in English, Spanish; impact of Puerto Rican hertiage on writing; writing of Puerto Rican folklore, work on Spanish translations of works; Spanish Children's Specialist, Office of Children's Services for the Bronx and Manhattan, 1960; Coordinator of South Bronx Library Project, South Bronx Puppet Theater