The Passing of a Wonderful Woman

Maya Angelou passed away on May 28, 2014.

The staff at North Shore Library saddens with the passing of Maya Angelou. As a poet and author she has had a lasting impact on our culture and our personal lives.

Official website: http://mayaangelou.com/

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3503.Maya_Angelou

Quotes by her:

"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude."

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."

"My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy. That some people, unable to go to school, were more educated and more intelligent than college professors."

"It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength."