This is a hybrid event and will be hosted in-person in the Community Meeting Room at West Hollywood Library as well as on WebEx Meetings via the following link:
\nhttps://lacountylibrary.webex.com/lacountylibrary/j.php?MTID=maa 8a00d769f8b023cc81d2d603b7184c
\nCo-sponsored by the City of Wes t Hollywood Women's Advisory Board. Please contact the library to borrow a print copy of the book. eBook and eAudiobo ok are available through Libby app/OverDrive.
\nThis event is held in-person. LA County Public Health stro ngly encourages masks and physical distancing indoors regardless of vaccin ation status. Masks will continue to be available for customers upon reque st. Please see the Guidelines for Attendees during the registration proces s for more information.
\nSummary provided by the publisher:
\nIn her twenties\, Belle da Costa Greene is hired by J. P. Morgan to curat e a collection of rare manuscripts\, books\, and artwork for his newly bui lt Pierpont Morgan Library. Belle becomes a fixture in New York City socie ty and one of the 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 create a world-class collection.
\nBut Belle has a secret\, one she must protect at all costs. She was born not Belle da Costa Greene but Belle Marion Greener. She is the daughter of Richard Greener\, the first Black graduate of Harvard and a well-known advocate for equality. Belle&rs quo\;s complexion isn&rsquo\;t dark because of her alleged Portuguese heri tage that lets her pass as white&mdash\;her complexion is dark because she is African American.
\nThe Personal Librarian tells the st ory of an extraordinary woman\, famous for her intellect\, style\, and wit \, and shares the lengths she must go to&mdash\;for the protection of her family and her legacy&mdash\;to preserve her carefully crafted white ident ity in the racist world in which she lives.
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