The UCSD library is ranked among the country's top 25 public academic libraries. The UCSD library provides the foundation of knowledge needed to advance discoveries in a wide range of disciplines, and is the intellectual heart of the campus. It is a vast source of knowledge for the campus and the community. The library is financially supported with funds from the State, as well as from private contributions. Private contributions can be donated to the library at any time, but there is also a special annual event, called the Dinner in the Library, which is part of their campaign to raise money for the library.
The 14th annual Dinner in the Library will be held on Friday, September 8, 2017, from 6:00 – 9:30 PM. The event will be held in the Geisel Library, at UCSD. The evening includes food, libations, entertainment, and special guest, author Ann Patchett.
Ann Patchett is a best selling author, a devoted reader, and a champion of literary culture. She has written seven books, and is a frequent contributor to many publications, including The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. In 2011, when the last of Nashville's bookstores closed, Ann said, "I have no interest in living in a city without a bookstore." And so, in November of that year, she opened Parnassus Books. In 2012, TIME named Ann one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World for her efforts on behalf of the literary community.
Patchett has been the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships, including England’s Orange Prize, the PEN/Faulkner Award, the Harold D. Vursell Memorial Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Book Sense Book of the Year, a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Chicago Tribune’s Heartland Prize, the Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts, the American Bookseller’s Association’s Most Engaging Author Award, and the Women’s National Book Association’s Award. Her work has been translated into more than thirty languages.
Additional information here:
http://libraries.ucsd.edu/give/dinner/
http://www.annpatchett.com/
