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Suzanne S. LaPierre is a Virginiana Specialist Librarian for Fairfax County Public Library in Virginia. She has worked in public library information services for over fifteen years, in addition to prior experience in museums, archives, and special collections. She is a columnist for Public Libraries Magazine and co-author of the book Desegregation of Libraries in Northern Virginia, soon to be published by The History Press.


Cover of "Desegregation in Northern Virginia Libraries" book

Integrating Martinsville Memorial Library, Virginia, 1963

Many citizens in the Jim Crow South had to wage a lengthy battle simply to gain access to the public […]