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Adult Book Discussion at Lawrence
Tuesday, June 20
10:30am - 11:30am
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2023-06-20 10:30:00
2023-06-20 11:30:00
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
Adult Book Discussion at Lawrence
Join us in-person for our next book discussion. We will discuss "The Personal Librarian" by Marie Benedict (2021).
Lawrence Branch -
Join us in-person for our next book discussion. We will discuss "The Personal Librarian" by Marie Benedict (2021).
The Personal Librarian is available as a print book, an e-book, a downloadable audiobook, a large print book, an audiobook CD, and as a Book Club Kit in The Library's collection. Copies will be available at the Lawrence Branch Information desk after June 1st.
"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 build a world-class collection. But Belle has a secret, one she must protect at all costs."
Subject and Genre
Pierpont Morgan Library — Fiction.
African American women — Fiction.
Women librarians — Fiction.
New York (N.Y.) — History — 1898-1951 — Fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Historical fiction.
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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.