Keith Richards received the first-ever Governor’s Award for Excellence from Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont Wednesday afternoon at the Westport Library in Westport, Connecticut.
The award celebrates residents who epitomize the state’s core values: creativity, resourcefulness, passion, dynamism. and generosity. Keith, a voracious reader, took a shot at libraries and schools banning certain books.
Richards, who was also presented with a library card, has lived in Connecticut for 40 years, moving there in 1985.
"I brought the kids up here... I said I have to get the kids out of New York City so they could get some fresh air to breathe. So, we moved up here, and...we’ve had a great life... I’m incredibly happy about everything, especially things like this, because you don’t get them every day.”
He also maintains a residence in his native England.