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Born on April 1, 1911, in Baltimore, Maryland, Augusta Baker was
introduced to storytelling when she was young. She graduated with a
bachelor's degree in Education and another in Library Science from New
York State College in Albany. She devoted some 37 years to the New York
Public Library System, as a children's librarian, storyteller, and
coordinator of children's services. Upon retiring from the NYPL in 1974,
she became active in the American Library Association, serving on the
Executive board and in other organizations including the Public Library
Association and the Association for Library Service to Children. Upon
moving to Columbia, South Carolina in 1980, she became the University of
South Carolina's storyteller in residence, and spent 14 years in the
position. Augusta Baker died on February 23, 1998.
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