began though logia of the zero library located in chicago. >> what is special about this library? >> besides me? it is the vivian harsh collection the first african american branch manager of the public library she is my mentor and a few started the negro collection we now call a harsh research collection teeseven what is the negro collection? >> it opened in a black community in 1930 to zero for the first branch library in that community to was the first branch manager and had a mission to create a place or space for people to come and learn and to continue their love of learning how to learn to read your discover or what they needed to know how to do to that end she would bring in special books or people to talk about with currency vince in the city and around the country and it was fantastic. >> where were they physically? >> that was unique for that time when it was the only black library in 1932 remember we had a huge influx of african americans fleeing the south coming to chicago. because of babette that chicago was the place to come to have freedom of choice to have better