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Richard Theodore Greener. Belle da Costa Greene, pastel portrait by Paul César Helleu, ca. 1913. Belle da Costa Greene (November 26, 1879 – May 10, 1950) was an American librarian who managed and developed the personal library of J. P. Morgan. After Morgan's death in 1913, Greene continued as librarian for his son, Jack Morgan, and in 1924 ...
The Personal Librarian was a top book club pick in November 2021, [3] March 2022, [4] and April 2022. [5] In 2021, the book was named a "Favorites of Favorites" by Library Reads, [6] as well as one of Booklist's top ten historical fiction novels. [7] It was also nominated for the Goodreads Choice Award for Historical Fiction. [8]
The Personal Librarian, co-authored by Victoria Christopher Murray and published in 2021 by Berkley Books, is a fictionalized biography of Belle da Costa Greene's life as the personal librarian to J. P. Morgan and the first director of the Morgan Library & Museum. The Personal Librarian received starred reviews from Booklist [12] and Library ...
Drabinski's first professional librarian job was as an academic reference librarian from 2004 to 2008 at Sarah Lawrence College. [5] [6] [4] Drabinski was an early member of Radical Reference, where she protested the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York City and taught fact-checking workshops for independent journalists. [7]
University of Chicago (MA, PhD) Carla Diane Hayden (born August 10, 1952) [1][2] is an American librarian who is serving as the 14th librarian of Congress. [3][4] Since the creation of the office of the librarian of Congress in 1802, Hayden is both the first African American and the first woman to hold this post. [5][6][7][8] Appointed in 2016 ...
Occupation. Children's author. Cynthia Rylant (born June 6, 1954) is an American author and librarian. She has written more than 100 children's books, including works of fiction (picture books, short stories and novels), nonfiction, and poetry. Several of her books have won awards, including her novel Missing May, which won the 1993 Newbery ...
Cleveland Heights, Ohio, US. Occupation. Librarian. Linda Anne Eastman (July 7, 1867 – April 5, 1963) [1] was an American librarian. She was selected by the American Library Association (ALA) as one of the 100 most important librarians of the 20th century. [2] Eastman served as the head Librarian of the Cleveland Public Library from 1918 to ...
Librarian. Gratia Alta Countryman (pronounced gray-sha) (November 29, 1866 – July 26, 1953) was a nationally-known librarian who led the Minneapolis Public Library from 1904 to 1936. She was the daughter of immigrant farmers Alta and Levi Countryman. [1] She pioneered many ways to make the library more accessible and user-friendly to all of ...