The personal librarian
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9780593101537
9780593101551
9780593409718
9780593414248
9780593101551
9780593409718
9780593414248
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| Grouped Work ID | 68cfe526-4cba-cf2e-7973-bd4821f94bd8 |
|---|---|
| Grouping Title | personal librarian |
| Grouping Author | marie benedict |
| Grouping Category | book |
| Grouping Language | English (eng) |
| Last Grouping Update | 2025-08-21 00:23:55AM |
| Last Indexed | 2025-08-21 00:24:21AM |
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Murray, Victoria Christopher
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Benedict, Marie
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Murray, Victoria Christopherauthor
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Athens Drive Community
Eva H. Perry Regional
Morrisville Community
North Regional
Oberlin Regional
Richard B. Harrison Community
Southgate Community
Wendell Community
Eva H. Perry Regional
Morrisville Community
North Regional
Oberlin Regional
Richard B. Harrison Community
Southgate Community
Wendell Community
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Adult Fiction
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Large Print
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Athens Drive Community - Adult Fiction
Cary Regional - Adult Fiction
Duraleigh Road - Adult Fiction
East Regional - Adult Fiction
Eva H. Perry Regional - Adult Fiction
Express - Fayetteville St. - Adult Fiction
Fuquay-Varina Community - Adult Fiction
Fuquay-Varina Community - Large Print
Green Road Community - Adult Fiction
Holly Springs Community - Adult Fiction
Leesville Community - Adult Fiction
Middlecreek Community - Adult Fiction
Morrisville Community - Adult Fiction
Morrisville Community - Large Print
North Regional - Adult Fiction
North Regional - Large Print
Northeast Regional - Adult Fiction
Oberlin Regional - Adult Fiction
Richard B Harrison - Adult Fiction
Southeast Regional - Adult Fiction
Southgate Community - Adult Fiction
WCPL - Large Print
Wendell Community - Adult Fiction
Zebulon Community - Adult Fiction
Cary Regional - Adult Fiction
Duraleigh Road - Adult Fiction
East Regional - Adult Fiction
Eva H. Perry Regional - Adult Fiction
Express - Fayetteville St. - Adult Fiction
Fuquay-Varina Community - Adult Fiction
Fuquay-Varina Community - Large Print
Green Road Community - Adult Fiction
Holly Springs Community - Adult Fiction
Leesville Community - Adult Fiction
Middlecreek Community - Adult Fiction
Morrisville Community - Adult Fiction
Morrisville Community - Large Print
North Regional - Adult Fiction
North Regional - Large Print
Northeast Regional - Adult Fiction
Oberlin Regional - Adult Fiction
Richard B Harrison - Adult Fiction
Southeast Regional - Adult Fiction
Southgate Community - Adult Fiction
WCPL - Large Print
Wendell Community - Adult Fiction
Zebulon Community - Adult Fiction
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"The 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, from New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict and acclaimed author Victoria Christopher Murray. 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. 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 well-known advocate for equality. Belle's complexion isn't dark because of her alleged Portuguese heritage that lets her pass as white-her complexion is dark because she is African American. The Personal Librarian tells the story of an extraordinary woman, famous for her intellect, style, and wit, and shares the lengths she must go-for the protection of her family and her legacy-to preserve her carefully crafted white identity in the racist world in which she lives"--
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Wake County Public Libraries
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Athens Drive Community
Cary Regional
Duraleigh Road Community
East Regional
Eva H. Perry Regional
Express Library Fayetteville St.
Fuquay-Varina Community
Green Road Community
Holly Springs Community
Leesville Community
Middle Creek Community
Morrisville Community
North Regional
Northeast Regional
Oberlin Regional
Richard B. Harrison Community
Southeast Regional
Southgate Community
Wendell Community
Zebulon Community
Cary Regional
Duraleigh Road Community
East Regional
Eva H. Perry Regional
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Fuquay-Varina Community
Green Road Community
Holly Springs Community
Leesville Community
Middle Creek Community
Morrisville Community
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Northeast Regional
Oberlin Regional
Richard B. Harrison Community
Southeast Regional
Southgate Community
Wendell Community
Zebulon Community
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9780593101537
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2021
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Berkley
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Penguin Publishing Group
Random House Large Print
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Penguin Publishing Group
Random House Large Print
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African American women -- Fiction
Biographical fiction
Greene, Belle da Costa -- Fiction
Large print books
Large type books
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1898-1951 -- Fiction
Passing (Identity) -- Fiction
Pierpont Morgan Library -- Fiction
Racism -- United States -- Fiction
Biographical fiction
Greene, Belle da Costa -- Fiction
Large print books
Large type books
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1898-1951 -- Fiction
Passing (Identity) -- Fiction
Pierpont Morgan Library -- Fiction
Racism -- United States -- Fiction
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The personal librarian
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The Personal Librarian
The personal librarian / Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
The personal librarian / Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
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The personal librarian
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African American Fiction
African American women
Fiction
Greene, Belle da Costa
Historical Fiction
History
Large type books
Literature
Passing (Identity)
Racism
African American women
Fiction
Greene, Belle da Costa
Historical Fiction
History
Large type books
Literature
Passing (Identity)
Racism
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| Bib Id | Item Id | Shelf Location | Call Num | Format | Format Category | Num Copies | Is Order Item | Is eContent | eContent Source | eContent URL | Detailed Status | Last Checkin | Location |
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| ils:750982 | 7629342 | Eva H. Perry Regional - Adult Fiction | BENEDICT | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | EVA | |||||
| ils:750982 | 7719274 | North Regional - Adult Fiction | BENEDICT | 1 | false | false | Checked out | NOR | |||||
| ils:750982 | 7629377 | Green Road Community - Adult Fiction | BENEDICT | 1 | false | false | Checked out | GRE | |||||
| ils:750982 | 7719285 | Oberlin Regional - Adult Fiction | BENEDICT | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | OBR | |||||
| ils:750982 | 7629350 | Middlecreek Community - Adult Fiction | BENEDICT | 1 | false | false | Checked out | MID | |||||
| ils:750982 | 7719264 | North Regional - Adult Fiction | BENEDICT | 1 | false | false | Checked out | NOR | |||||
| ils:750982 | 7730628 | Richard B Harrison - Adult Fiction | BENEDICT | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | RBH | |||||
| ils:750982 | 7730636 | Morrisville Community - Adult Fiction | BENEDICT | 1 | false | false | Checked out | MOR | |||||
| ils:750982 | 7730632 | Northeast Regional - Adult Fiction | BENEDICT | 1 | false | false | Checked out | NER | |||||
| ils:750982 | 7730630 | Southgate Community - Adult Fiction | BENEDICT | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | SGA | |||||
| ils:750982 | 7719278 | Eva H. Perry Regional - Adult Fiction | BENEDICT | 1 | false | false | Checked out | EVA | |||||
| ils:750982 | 7730637 | Green Road Community - Adult Fiction | BENEDICT | 1 | false | false | Checked out | GRE | |||||
| ils:750982 | 7719284 | Oberlin Regional - Adult Fiction | BENEDICT | 1 | false | false | Checked out | OBR | |||||
| ils:750982 | 7730625 | Oberlin Regional - Adult Fiction | BENEDICT | 1 | false | false | Checked out | OBR | |||||
| ils:750982 | 7719262 | Cary Regional - Adult Fiction | BENEDICT | 1 | false | false | Checked out | CRY | |||||
| ils:750982 | 7629370 | Leesville Community - Adult Fiction | BENEDICT | 1 | false | false | Checked out | LEE | |||||
| ils:750982 | 7719279 | Southeast Regional - Adult Fiction | BENEDICT | 1 | false | false | Checked out | SER | |||||
| ils:750982 | 7629362 | Oberlin Regional - Adult Fiction | BENEDICT | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | OBR | |||||
| ils:750982 | 7629347 | Holly Springs Community - Adult Fiction | BENEDICT | 1 | false | false | Checked out | HSP | |||||
| ils:750982 | 7865603 | Athens Drive Community - Adult Fiction | BENEDICT | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | ADR | |||||
| ils:750982 | 7719269 | Eva H. Perry Regional - Adult Fiction | BENEDICT | 1 | false | false | Checked out | EVA | |||||
| ils:750982 | 7629384 | Eva H. Perry Regional - Adult Fiction | BENEDICT | 1 | false | false | Display | EVA | |||||
| ils:750982 | 7629337 | Cary Regional - Adult Fiction | BENEDICT | 1 | false | false | Checked out | CRY | |||||
| ils:750982 | 7629382 | Southeast Regional - Adult Fiction | BENEDICT | 1 | false | false | Checked out | SER | |||||
| ils:750982 | 7629372 | Zebulon Community - Adult Fiction | BENEDICT | 1 | false | false | Checked out | ZEB | |||||
| ils:750982 | 7629340 | Green Road Community - Adult Fiction | BENEDICT | 1 | false | false | Checked out | GRE | |||||
| ils:750982 | 7730623 | Oberlin Regional - Adult Fiction | BENEDICT | 1 | false | false | Checked out | OBR | |||||
| ils:750982 | 7719266 | Morrisville Community - Adult Fiction | BENEDICT | 1 | false | false | Display | MOR | |||||
| ils:750982 | 7629344 | Express - Fayetteville St. - Adult Fiction | BENEDICT | 1 | false | false | Checked out | ELF | |||||
| ils:750982 | 7719277 | Wendell Community - Adult Fiction | BENEDICT | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | WEN | |||||
| ils:750982 | 7730634 | Morrisville Community - Adult Fiction | BENEDICT | 1 | false | false | Checked out | MOR | |||||
| ils:750982 | 7730635 | Duraleigh Road - Adult Fiction | BENEDICT | 1 | false | false | Checked out | DUR | |||||
| ils:750982 | 7629383 | North Regional - Adult Fiction | BENEDICT | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | NOR | |||||
| ils:750982 | 7629341 | East Regional - Adult Fiction | BENEDICT | 1 | false | false | Checked out | ERL | |||||
| ils:750982 | 7730629 | Fuquay-Varina Community - Adult Fiction | BENEDICT | 1 | false | false | Checked out | FUQ | |||||
| ils:750982 | 7719275 | North Regional - Adult Fiction | BENEDICT | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | NOR | |||||
| ils:750982 | 7730641 | Eva H. Perry Regional - Adult Fiction | BENEDICT | 1 | false | false | Checked out | EVA | |||||
| ils:750982 | 7719289 | Eva H. Perry Regional - Adult Fiction | BENEDICT | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | EVA | |||||
| ils:750982 | 7629364 | Duraleigh Road - Adult Fiction | BENEDICT | 1 | false | false | Checked out | DUR | |||||
| ils:750982 | 7719258 | Southeast Regional - Adult Fiction | BENEDICT | 1 | false | false | Checked out | SER | |||||
| ils:750982 | 7719270 | North Regional - Adult Fiction | BENEDICT | 1 | false | false | Checked out | NOR | |||||
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| ils:754248 | 7733348 | WCPL - Large Print | LP BENEDICT | 1 | false | false | No Longer Avail. | WCPL | |||||
| ils:754248 | 7733365 | Fuquay-Varina Community - Large Print | LP BENEDICT | 1 | false | false | Checked out | FUQ | |||||
| ils:754248 | 7733358 | Morrisville Community - Large Print | LP BENEDICT | 1 | false | false | Checked out | MOR | |||||
| ils:754248 | 7733354 | Fuquay-Varina Community - Large Print | LP BENEDICT | 1 | false | false | Checked out | FUQ | |||||
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| Bib Id | Format | Format Category | Edition | Language | Publisher | Publication Date | Physical Description | Abridged |
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| ils:750982 | Book | Books | English | Berkley | [2021] | 341 pages ; 24 cm | ||
| overdrive:bcc8b625-209f-4e71-8e8a-d703dae08498 | eBook | eBook | English | Penguin Publishing Group | 2021 | |||
| ils:754248 | Large Print | Books | English | Random House Large Print | [2021] | 482 pages (large print) ; 24 cm | ||
| overdrive:8804b40a-7bd8-44a2-9765-94fc977dfb60 | eAudiobook | Audio Books | English | Books on Tape | 2021 |
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| Bib Id | Item Id | Grouped Status | Status | Locally Owned | Available | Holdable | Bookable | In Library Use Only | Library Owned | Is Home Pick Up Only | Holdable PTypes | Bookable PTypes | Home Pick Up PTypes | Local Url |
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| ils:750982 | 7629342 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:750982 | 7719274 | Checked out | Checked out | false | false | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:750982 | 7629377 | Checked out | Checked out | false | false | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:750982 | 7719285 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:750982 | 7629350 | Checked out | Checked out | false | false | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:750982 | 7719264 | Checked out | Checked out | false | false | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:750982 | 7730628 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:750982 | 7730636 | Checked out | Checked out | false | false | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:750982 | 7730632 | Checked out | Checked out | false | false | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:750982 | 7730630 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:750982 | 7719278 | Checked out | Checked out | false | false | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:750982 | 7730637 | Checked out | Checked out | false | false | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:750982 | 7719284 | Checked out | Checked out | false | false | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:750982 | 7730625 | Checked out | Checked out | false | false | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:750982 | 7719262 | Checked out | Checked out | false | false | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:750982 | 7629370 | Checked out | Checked out | false | false | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:750982 | 7719279 | Checked out | Checked out | false | false | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:750982 | 7629362 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:750982 | 7629347 | Checked out | Checked out | false | false | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:750982 | 7865603 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:750982 | 7719269 | Checked out | Checked out | false | false | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:750982 | 7629384 | On Shelf | Display | false | true | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:750982 | 7629337 | Checked out | Checked out | false | false | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:750982 | 7629382 | Checked out | Checked out | false | false | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:750982 | 7629372 | Checked out | Checked out | false | false | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:750982 | 7629340 | Checked out | Checked out | false | false | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:750982 | 7730623 | Checked out | Checked out | false | false | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:750982 | 7719266 | On Shelf | Display | false | true | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:750982 | 7629344 | Checked out | Checked out | false | false | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:750982 | 7719277 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:750982 | 7730634 | Checked out | Checked out | false | false | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:750982 | 7730635 | Checked out | Checked out | false | false | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:750982 | 7629383 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:750982 | 7629341 | Checked out | Checked out | false | false | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:750982 | 7730629 | Checked out | Checked out | false | false | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:750982 | 7719275 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:750982 | 7730641 | Checked out | Checked out | false | false | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:750982 | 7719289 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:750982 | 7629364 | Checked out | Checked out | false | false | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:750982 | 7719258 | Checked out | Checked out | false | false | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:750982 | 7719270 | Checked out | Checked out | false | false | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
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| ils:754248 | 7733350 | Checked out | Checked out | false | false | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:754248 | 7733348 | Currently Unavailable | No Longer Avail. | false | false | false | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:754248 | 7733365 | Checked out | Checked out | false | false | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:754248 | 7733358 | Checked out | Checked out | false | false | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
| ils:754248 | 7733354 | Checked out | Checked out | false | false | true | false | false | true | false | ||||
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