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This library tribute was overdue.
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage was honored at the New York Public Library’s Library Lions black-tie gala on Monday night — eight years after a “painful” incident in which the acclaimed New York-born writer was “rebuffed” by the institution based on the color of her skin.
Library president Anthony W. Marx revealed the “profoundly unsettling” incident during the awards ceremony — after medals were handed out to Nottage, as well as columnist Charles M. Blow, musician Laurie Anderson and others.
“I would like to conclude by thanking Lynn Nottage. Lynn and I first met in 2014, when she had a painful experience at this library. An experience we are not proud of, and one we know still happens too often in this country,” he said.
The gala handed out medals to the 2022 Library Lions.
The gala handed out medals to the 2022 Library Lions.
The gala handed out medals to the 2022 Library Lions.
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