BCW’s Emory Award Presentation: David Wertheimer

Sponsored by The Book Club of Washington

It’s always a pleasure to give this award to someone who has made a significant contribution to the culture of the book in our state, and fellow bibliophiles in attendance love hearing from the awardee how they got hooked on books and where that has taken them.

We are pleased to announce that this year’s recipient of the Emory Award is David Wertheimer. The Emory Award is presented annually by the Book Club of Washington to an individual who has made an extraordinary contribution to the culture of the book in Washington State. David is perhaps best known to BCW members for his very fine work as Editor since 2017 of The Journal of The Book Club of Washington, published twice a year.

The Emory Award was established in honor of Meade and Deborah Emory, who were avid book collectors and contributed many articles to The Journal, as well as supporting libraries in our community. It is most fitting to bestow this honor on David, who, as editor of The Journal, reflects the tradition of scholarship associated with the Emorys. David is not only an outstanding editor and scholar, but a collector who has generously shared his expertise with students and BCW members as well as endowing his alma mater, Haverford College, with an amazing collection of incunabula.  He has had a lifelong fascination with books, starting as a young boy perusing the libraries and bookstores of New York City, which introduced him to the world of rare books.  David not only shares his expertise and knowledge of books with the wider community but gives back to multiple communities through his many service activities.

Register here: https://www.bookclubofwashington.org/events-1/emory-award-presentation-and-celebration