BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Calvert Library X-WR-CALNAME:Calvert Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7db353d2-cbc4-4236-8c44-2de11d7011e6 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20261004T065232Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261103T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261103T153000 SUMMARY:Tea and True Tales (SO): The Personal Librarian LOCATION:Southern Branch\nSouthern Branch X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Southern Branch;X-APPLE-RA DIUS=10;X-TITLE=Southern Branch:geo:38.3366294,-76.4654184 GEO:38.3366294;-76.4654184 DESCRIPTION:Adults and seniors\, join us for an in-person book club. Each month we will enjoy tea\, have treats and discuss non-fiction titles\, mem oirs\, biographies or fiction based on real people. .\nhttps://calvertlibr ary.libnet.info/event/17302581 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

This month's title is The Personal Librari an by Marie Benedict. \;

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In her twenties\, Belle da Costa Gree ne is hired by J. Pierpont Morgan to curate a collection of rare manuscrip ts\, books\, and artwork for his newly built Morgan Library. Belle becomes a fixture on \;the \;New York society scene and one of \;the& nbsp\;most powerful people in \;the \;art and book world\, known f or her impeccable taste and shrewd negotiating for critical works as she h elps build a world-class collection. But Belle has a secret: she was born Belle Marion Greener\, daughter of Richard Greener\, \;the \;first Black graduate of Harvard and well-known advocate for equality. Belle's a lleged Portuguese heritage lets her pass as white\, but she will go throug h great lengths to preserve her carefully crafted identity in a racist wor ld.

Place your copy on hold here. \;

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