Complex sentence: Pura Belpré (1901? -1982), was the first Puerto Rican librarian in New York City, and also a writer, collector of folktales, and puppeteer.
Split into simpler sentences: Pura Belpré (d.1982), was the first Puerto Rican librarian in New York City. She was also a writer, collector of folktales, and puppeteer.