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Lucille Cole Thomas
1921–2019
United States
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Biography
Lucille Cole Thomas (October 1, 1921 – June 15, 2019) was an American librarian. Thomas had a long career supporting library services for children with the New York City Board of Education. She was the first African American president of the New York Library Association.
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