Join us in-person for our next book discussion. We will discuss "The Personal Librarian" by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray (2021).
The Personal Librarian is available as a print book, an e-book, a downloadable audiobook, an audiobook CD, a large print book, and as a Book Club Kit in The Library's collection.
Several print copies will be available at the Lawrence Branch Adult Reference desk.
"Hired by J.P. Morgan to curate a collection of rare manuscripts, books, and artwork for his newly built Pierpont Morgan Library, Belle da Costa Greene becomes one of the most powerful women in New York despite the dangerous secret she keeps."
Subject & Genre
Pierpont Morgan Library — Fiction.
Women librarians — Fiction.
Passing (Identity) — Fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Historical fiction.
The Lawrence Branch opened in 1967 on North Franklin Road in a storefront previously occupied by the Lawrence Post Office. It was the first branch to open within an incorporated town in Marion County. Rapid population growth demonstrated the need for a larger, permanent facility to serve the northeast side. A 3.44 acre site was purchased from MSD Lawrence Township for a new 13,500-square-foot library that opened in 1983.
Renovated in 2020, the Lawrence Branch re-opened to changes that maximized access to the Library’s services and collections, created engaging and functional spaces for those of all ages, and increased access to new technology. The project also provided group study and tutoring areas, improved lighting, more outlets for charging stations, and updates to the entrance, public restrooms and interior finishes.
