woostify domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home/latestwordpress/lonestar.a1professionals.net_public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6131A preview of the annual Friends of the Dallas Public Library awards and gala<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Kay Cattarulla<\/span>, who founded the acclaimed <\/span>Arts & Letters Live<\/span><\/a> literary series at the Dallas Museum of Art, will be honored with the May Dickson Exall Award at the Friends of the Dallas Public Library annual dinner on Thursday, November 14, 2019.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The award, recognizing outstanding contributions to libraries and literacy in North Texas, is named for the fabled civic leader who led the effort to open Dallas\u2019s first public library in 1899. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Cattarulla moved to Dallas in 1990 from New York, where she conceived and initiated Selected Shorts, a series of short fiction readings by well-known personalities that is still one of the most popular programs on public radio. She brought the same creativity and ambition to her new home.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cThe New York experience was so totally gratifying that I believed it would work here as well,\u201d Cattarulla said. \u201cAnd from the beginning people came and filled the place. It just gave me a great feeling about Dallas.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Arts & Letters Live, which Cattarulla produced for the first twelve seasons, brings important writers to read and discuss their work. One of its offshoots, Texas Bound, features celebrities with Texas connections reading Texas-themed short fiction.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cThese wonderful programs are just part of Kay\u2019s amazing contribution to the literary life of Dallas,\u201d said Mary Wilonsky, <\/span>Friends of the Dallas Public Library<\/span><\/a> executive director. \u201cThe Exall Award was designed to honor outstanding leaders like Kay, and we are thrilled to honor all she\u2019s done.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The annual banquet benefits Friends of the Dallas Public Library, the nonprofit organization that provides financial support and advocates for the city\u2019s twenty-nine libraries and their educational programs. Rolex is the evening\u2019s presenting sponsor, with more sponsorships still available and individual tickets starting at $175.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The featured speaker at the dinner will be <\/span><\/span>Delia Owens<\/span><\/span><\/a>, whose book <\/span><\/span>Where the Crawdads Sing<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/a> <\/em>has topped bestseller lists for more than six months. It is her first novel after a career as a wildlife scientist in Africa. Owens wrote three bestselling nonfiction books about her work, including Cry of the Kalahari<\/em>. She now lives in Idaho.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n