The Trustees of the Westport Public Library presented
Pulitzer Prize Winner
Oscar Hijuelos
The Westport Public Library Award
at the tenth annual BOOKED for the eveningTM held on
Thursday, June 12, 2008

Hijuelos thanks the Library after receiving the award. Photo: Phyllis Groner.

BOOKED for the eveningTM is the Westport Public Library's annual gala fund raising event. On that occasion, the library awards an honoree whose work reflects the purpose of the library--to nurture the love of learning and to enhance our understanding of the world.

Previous award winners: Tom Brokaw, E.L. Doctorow, Calvin Trillin, Wendy Wasserstein, Pete Hamill, Martin Scorsese, Arthur Mitchell, Doris Kearns Goodwin, and David Halberstam.

The funds raised enable the Library to continue to serve as a major community center for the 1600 people a day who walk through its doors.