Q&A: Arleta Little Leads the Loft at Fifty
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The executive director of the Loft Literary Center, a literary arts nonprofit in Minneapolis, celebrates the organization’s fifty years of connecting authors with audiences and reflects on future plans.
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The executive director of the Loft Literary Center, a literary arts nonprofit in Minneapolis, celebrates the organization’s fifty years of connecting authors with audiences and reflects on future plans.
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