Held the first Wednesday of each month at t he San Dimas Senior Center\, 201 E Bonita Ave. \;
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Held the first Wednesda y of each month at the San Dimas Senior Center\, 201 E Bonita Ave. \;< /p>;X-APPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=San Dimas Library:geo:34.1080942,-117.803207 7 GEO:34.1080942;-117.8032077 DESCRIPTION:Held the first Wednesday of each month at the San Dimas Senior Center\, 201 E Bonita Ave. This month's selection\, "The Personal Librari an" is by Marie Benedict. Copies are available for check out at the circul ation desk. For Adults. .\nhttps://lacountylibrary.libnet.info/event/10250 508 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
This month's selection\, "The Personal Lib rarian" is by Marie Benedict. The remarkable\, little-known story of Belle da Costa Greene\, J. P. Morgan's personal librarian-who became one of the most powerful women in New York despite the dangerous secret she kept in order to make her dreams come true\, from New York Times bestselling autho r Marie Benedict and acclaimed author Victoria Christopher Murray. In her twenties\, Belle da Costa Greene is hired by J. Pierpont Morgan to curate a collection of rare manuscripts\, books\, and artwork for his newly built Morgan Library. Belle becomes a fixture on the New York society scene and one of the most powerful people in the art and book world\, known for her impeccable taste and shrewd negotiating for critical works as she helps b uild a world-class collection. But Belle has a secret\, one she must prote ct at all costs. She was born not Belle da Costa Greene but Belle Marion G reener. She is the daughter of Richard Greener\, the first Black graduate of Harvard and well-known advocate for equality. Belle's complexion isn't dark because of her alleged Portuguese heritage that lets her pass as whit e-her complexion is dark because she is African American. The Personal Lib rarian tells the story of an extraordinary woman\, famous for her intellec t\, style\, and wit\, and shares the lengths she must go-for the protectio n of her family and her legacy-to preserve her carefully crafted white ide ntity in the racist world in which she lives
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