(l-r) Honoree Norman Mailer, Gordon and Judi Davidson. The 11th annual Los Angeles Public Library Awards Dinner held on Thursday, May 18, at the Central Library, Downtown honored distinguished writer Norman Mailer, Library Foundation of Los Angeles Executive Director Evelyn Hoffman, and Wells Fargo represented by Regional President Shelley Freeman. The evening, hosted by Keith Carradine, raised $680,000 for the Library Foundation of Los Angeles, a nonprofit corporation dedicated to securing private contributions to support the Los Angeles Public Library. photo by Howard Pasamanick Photography
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