Leticia Cotto
BiographyLeticia Cotto was born and raised in the north end of Hartford. Out of the need for cultural expression of the Puerto Rican diaspora in Hartford, she, along with her five siblings, co-founded La Paloma Sabanera Coffee House and Bookstore (2004), a bookstore that specialized in the sale of Spanish language books by and about Latino authors and themes and fair trade coffee from Central and South America. She is the daughter of Puerto Rican parents who became part of the growing number of Puerto Ricans in the early 60's who came to this city in search of a better life. The values of hard work, family, faith, and justice that her parents brought with them, contributed to how she views community engagement and work. Leticia was the director of the Park Street Branch of the Hartford Public Library for many years, and then became the Community Engagement Manager at Hartford Public Library.
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Cape Verdean, 1924 - 2005
