1. Happy 94th birthday to Nelson Mandela, who we’re honored to say will be a Library Lion this year along with Martin Amis, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Jennifer Egan, and Annette Gordon-Reed.  huffingtonpost: A Nobel peace laureate, Mandela spent 27 years in prison fighting racist rule. He became South Africa’s first black president in 1994, serving a five-year term. Nelson Mandela Birthday: Former South African President Celebrates 94th Year

    Happy 94th birthday to Nelson Mandela, who we’re honored to say will be a Library Lion this year along with Martin Amis, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Jennifer Egan, and Annette Gordon-Reed. 

    huffingtonpost:

    A Nobel peace laureate, Mandela spent 27 years in prison fighting racist rule. He became South Africa’s first black president in 1994, serving a five-year term.

    Nelson Mandela Birthday: Former South African President Celebrates 94th Year

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