November 2026 Book, The Personal Librarian
Talk About Books meets every third Wednesday of the month at Guilford Free Library at 5:30 pm. All are welcome to join the discussion. To request a copy of the current selection, email the library at staff@guilfordfreelibraryvt.org or call 802-257-4603. The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray is t he remarkable, little-known story of Belle da Costa Greene, J. P. Morgan's personal librarian - who became one of the most powerful women in New York despite the dangerous secret she kept in order to make her dreams come true. In her twenties, Belle da Costa Greene is hired by J. P. Morgan to curate a collection of rare manuscripts, books, and artwork for his newly built Pierpont 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 ...