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Longtime head of New York Public Librarys Central Children's Room retires
Miss Masten ends 33 year tenure at the NYPL after leading the Central Children's Room since 1944. She notes children now have broader interests beyond books and recalls being initially passed over for a job in 1922 after applying while fresh from Wisconsin University and the Chicago art schools. She later joined as substitute and rose to leadership, shaping generations who read and grew with the library.
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