You can still purchase tickets to The Milton Library Foundation 9^th Annual Literary Gala, Where Stories Begin, online here.

This years event will feature Tom Perrotta, renowned author of many best-selling novels including his latest work,The Leftovers, which is being developed into an HBO series.  This year’s gala also spotlights the Foundation’s first event honoree, Andrea Gordon, the Founder and first president of the Foundation.

Tom Perrotta is the author of five previous work of fiction: Bad Haircut, The Wishbones, Election, and the New York Times bestselling Joe College and Little Children. Election was made into the acclaimed 1999 movie directed by Alexander Payne and starring Matthew Broderick and Reese Witherspoon.  Perrotta lives in the Boston area and is involved in many charities, giving back to the community.

As the Gala’s first honoree, Andrea Gordon had the vision of a new, vibrant library for Milton. Her dedication and energy inspired all those who joined the effort to make it a reality.  Through Andrea’s vision, the Milton Library has fostered a love of reading at an early age, offered access to information and digital media and inspired lifelong learning. All of this is provided free of charge thanks to the generous supporters of the library.

Massachusetts author, Tom Perrotta was featured on a recent episode of NPR’s ‘Here & Now.’ Perrotta talked to host Meghna Chakrabarti about his recently published book of short stories, Nine Inches.  You can read more about Perrotta and listen to the interview at ‘Here & Now‘.