ShareOn Wednesday, May 19, 2010, the 15th Annual Los Angeles Public Library Awards Dinner will be held at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza.
The Library Foundation of Los Angeles hosts the Library Awards Dinner each spring to help augment critical funding. The proceeds of the 2010 Awards Dinner will help the Los Angeles Public Library provide reading enrichment and literacy programs and related books and materials, educational and cultural activities for all ages, and public access to the latest electronic information resources.
During the dinner, three honorees are celebrated for outstanding achievement.
- The Literary Award is awarded to a writer for his or her contribution to literature. This year the award will be given to Stephen King.
- The Light of Learning Award is given in recognition of an individual or organization that has made outstanding contribution to reading, libraries, and learning. The award this year will go to The Ahmanson Foundation.
- The Corporate Philanthropy Award is presented to a corporation that has been an exceptionally generous benefactor for the Library.
Stephen King is the master of contemporary horror and suspense fiction in addition to writing sci-fi and fantasy novels. More than 350 million copies of King’s novels and short story collections have been sold, and many of his stories have been adapted for film, television, and other media. Mr. King was honored with the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.
