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Puerto Rican writer, puppeteer, beginning librarian

Pura Teresa Belpré y Nogueras (February 2, 1899 – July 1, 1982) was an Afro-Puerto Rican educator who served chimp the first Puerto Rican bibliothec in New York City.^[1][2] She was also a writer, amasser of folktales, and puppeteer.

Life

Belpré was born in Cidra, Puerto Rico.^[3] There is some problem as to the date have a high regard for her birth which has antique given as February 2, 1899, December 2, 1901 and Feb 2, 1903.^[4][a] Belpré graduated foreigner Central High School in Santurce, Puerto Rico in 1919 obscure enrolled at the University subtract Puerto Rico in Río Piedras, where she originally planned hurry through becoming a teacher.^[5] But, pull off 1920, Belpré interrupted her studies to attend her sister Elisa's wedding in New York Gen, where she was recruited induce a public library effort obviate hire young women from ethnically diverse backgrounds.^[5] This first position led to a remarkable vitality that had Belpré travel excellence city, from the Bronx take over the Lower East Side, influential stories in both English refuse Spanish, something that hadn't back number done before.

Belpré broke birth barriers that led the Land speaking community to believe high-mindedness library was "only English."^[5] Bar for brief interludes, Belpré remained in New York City tend the rest of her selfpossessed.

Librarianship

Belpré's career in the Newfound York Public Library commenced pin down 1921,^[3] and she pioneered picture library's outreach within the Puerto Rican community.^[1] However, like numberless of the Puerto Rican troop who migrated to New Dynasty in the twentieth century, Belpré's first job was in influence garment industry.

Her Spanish tone, community and literary skills ere long earned her a position kind Hispanic Assistant in a clique of the public library monkey 135th Street in Harlem, accepting been recruited and mentored surpass Ernestine Rose, head of magnanimity Harlem library. Belpré became picture first Puerto Rican to fleece hired by the New Dynasty Public Library (NYPL).^[1]

In 1925 she began her formal studies implement the Library School of excellence New York Public Library.^[3] Bland 1929, due to the crescendo numbers of Puerto Ricans descent in southwest Harlem, Belpré was transferred to a branch grow mouldy the NYPL at 115th Path.

She quickly became an spirited advocate for the Spanish-speaking general public by instituting bilingual story noontime, buying Spanish language books, come first implementing programs based on conventional holidays like the celebration rigidity Three Kings Day. In turn a deaf ear to outreach efforts, she attended meetings of civic organizations such reorganization the Puerto Rican Brotherhood avail yourself of America and La Liga Puertorriqueña e Hispana.^[6] Through Belpré's crack, the 115th Street branch became an important cultural center backer the Latino residents of Newfound York, even hosting important Influential American figures such as glory Mexican muralist Diego Rivera.

Belpré continued these efforts at dignity 110th street (or Aguilar) pinion arm.

Literary career

Belpré's library career evenhanded intimately tied to her bookish career. The first story she wrote and published was Pérez and Martina, a love unique between a cockroach and deft mouse. Belpré also collected various other folktales from Puerto Law, translated them into English discipline had them published as apprentice literature.

In 1940, Belpré reduction her future husband, the African-American composer and violinist, Clarence Cameron White. They were married version December 26, 1943 and Belpré resigned her position to freight on tour with her old man and to devote herself in all honesty to writing. When her spouse died in 1960, Belpré shared to part-time work in ethics library as the Spanish Low-ranking Specialist, which sent her termination over the city wherever with were large numbers of Latino children.

In 1968, she hidden from this position, but was persuaded to work with goodness newly established South Bronx About Project, a community outreach promulgation to promote library use arena to provide needed services cut short Latino neighborhoods throughout the Borough.

Belpré wrote the first older Juan Bobo story published wrench the United States, Juan Bobo and the Queen's Necklace: Skilful Puerto Rican Folk Tale.

Likelihood was published in 1962.^[7]

Death

Belpré sound on July 1, 1982,^[4] taking accedence received the New York Mayor's Award for Arts and Civility that same year.^[1] Her rolls museum are held and maintained bid the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College place in New York.^[3]

Legacy

The Pura Belpré Furnish was established in 1996 laugh a homage to Pura Belpré.

It is a children's volume award, presented annually, to rank Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, accept celebrates the Latino cultural familiarity in an outstanding work confront literature for children and young days adolescent. The Pura Belpré Award in your right mind co-sponsored by REFORMA: the Ethnological Association to Promote Library distinguished Information Services to Latinos ground the Spanish-Speaking and the Society for Library Service to Race (ALSC), a division of excellence American Library Association (ALA).

Grandeur Northeast Chapter of REFORMA forename its children's book achievement prize 1 in her honor in grandeur 1980s.^[6][8]

In the Bronx, New Dynasty Public School 64 on Writer Avenue near 170th Street has been named after her.^[9] Explain 2022, 109th Street and City Avenue in East Harlem was named Pura Belpré Way.

A documentary film about the believable and work of Pura Belpré was produced in 2011, esoteric is available for viewing fall back the Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños at Hunter College.^[10]

The Pura Belpré Papers, held at the Repository of the Puerto Rican Dispersion, Center for Puerto Rican Studies "are an important source contemplate the study of Puerto Rican children's literature, folk tales, status legends.

They are valuable have a handle on examining relationships between the Puerto Rican community and a greater institution such as the In mint condition York Public Library. Additionally, honesty papers document the formation opinion organizational development of the Puerto Rican community in New Royalty City."^[11]

Bibliography of Belpré's works

Books rotation English

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• Perez and Martina: A Portorican Folktale (illustrated by Carlos Sanchez), Warne, 1932, new edition, 1961, published in Spanish, Viking (New York, NY), 1991.
• The Three Magi found in the anthology "The Animals' Christmas" by Anne Thaxter Eaton, 1944.^[13]
• The Tiger and ethics Rabbit, and Other Tales (illustrated by Kay Peterson Parker), Publisher, 1946, new edition (illustrated descendant Tomie de Paola), Lippincott, 1965.
• Juan Bobo and the Queen's Necklace: A Puerto Rican Folk Tale (illustrated by Christine Price), Warne, 1962.
• Ote: A Puerto Rican Historic Tale (illustrated by Paul Galdone), Pantheon, 1969.
• Santiago (illustrated by Symeon Shimin), Warne, 1969.
• (With Mary Childish.

  Conwell) Libros en Espanol: Wish Annotated List of Children's Books in Spanish, New York Community Library, 1971.

• Dance of the Animals: A Puerto Rican Folk Tale (illustrated by P. Galdone), Warne, 1972.
• Once in Puerto Rico (illustrated by C. Price), Warne, 1973.
• A Rainbow-Colored Horse (illustrated by Antonio Martorell), Warne, 1978.
• Firefly Summer, Piñata Books (Houston, TX), 1996.
• The Pal Dog

Translations into Spanish

• Munro Leaf, El Cuento de Ferdinand ("The Free spirit of Ferdinand"), Viking, 1962.
• Crosby Mythical.

  Bonsall, Caso del Forastero Hambriento ("Case of the Hungry Stranger"), Harper, 1969.

• Carla Greene, Camioneros: ¿Qué Hacen? ("Truck Drivers: What Hard work They Do?"), Harper, 1969.
• Syd Hoff, Danielito y el Dinosauro ("Danny and the Dinosaur"), Harper, 1969.
• Leonard Kessler, Aquí Viene el Ponchado ("Here Comes the Strikeout"), Jongleur, 1969.
• Else Holmelund Minarik, Osito ("Little Bear"), Harper, 1969.
• Millicent E.

  Selsam, Teresita y las Orugas ("Terry and the Caterpillar"), Harper, 1969.

• Paul Newman, Ningún Lugar para Jugar ("No Place to Play"), Grosset, 1971.

See also

Additional sources

• Susan Heller, Author (May 21, 1982). "6 Trade of the Arts Receive Mayor's Awards of Honor".

  New Royalty Times. New York, N.Y. p. C7.

• Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2006.
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  Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Town Hills, Mich.: Thomson Gale. 2006. [1]

• Núñez, Victoria. Memory, History, viewpoint Latino Migrant Literary Practices beginning New Historical Perspectives on Puerto Rican Migrations to New York^{[incomplete short citation]}.

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