Westport prize-winning photographer and now best-selling author Lynsey Addario has another honor coming, this one from her hometown library as its BOOKED for the Evening honoree.
Lynsey Addario: hometown honoree. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Helen Klisser During for WestportNow.com
The Westport Library announced today that the 1991 Staples High School graduate, author of the recently published best-selling memoir, “It’s What I Do: A Photographer’s Life,” will be recipient of its annual award at a gala evening on Saturday, May 9.
She joins an illustrious line of previous awardees. Last year’s honoree was fellow Westporter Nile Rodgers, Grammy Award-winning musician, composer, arranger, producer, philanthropist, and writer.
Other past recipients have included Tom Brokaw, E.L. Doctorow, Calvin Trillin, Wendy Wasserstein, Pete Hamill, Martin Scorsese, Doris Kearns Goodwin, David Halberstam, Arthur Mitchell, Oscar Hijuelos, Adam Gopnik, Barry Levinson, Patti Smith, and Jon Meacham.
The BOOKED for the Evening Gala is the Westport Library’s signature fundraising event. All proceeds benefit the programs and services of the Westport Library.
