Monday Morning Book Club: “Personal Librarian” by Melanie Benjamin

For the month July, the group will be reading and discussing “Personal Librarian” by Melanie Benjamin. See summary below. To be connected with the group’s coordinator, email jpierce@librarycamden.org. New members are always welcome! The Monday Morning Book Club (formerly the Tuesday Book Club) meets in the Picker Room of the Camden Public Library on 3rd Mondays at 10:00 am.

Summary: The Personal Librarian tells the story of Belle da Costa Greene, who is hired by J. P. Morgan to serve as the curator and librarian of his newly-constructed library, the Pierpont Morgan Library. As she acquires valuable works and becomes a society darling, she worries about keeping her secret — that she’s a black woman passing as white.