The Literary Lights Dinner was presented on 04/19 by the Associates of the Boston Public Library (BPL) in the Grand Ballroom at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel. Honored this year were authors M.T. Anderson, Andrew Bacevich, Robert Darnton, Major Jackson, Sebastian Junger, Jacquelyn Mitchard and Maria Tatar. The evening's keynote address was presented by noted historian and former BPL Trustee David McCullough (John Adams and 1776). All proceeds from "Literary Lights" will benefit the David McCullough Conservation Fund and special programs at the Library. Photos by Roger Farrington.