Library Lions Gala

Library Lions is The New York Public Library’s most important annual event and one of the most anticipated dinners on New York City’s social calendar. Each year Library Lions honors several distinguished individuals who have made significant cultural and educational achievements to increase our understanding of the world around us. Honorees have included such eminent figures as Renée Fleming, John Hope Franklin, Orhan Pamuk, David Remnick, Martin Scorsese, Tom Stoppard, Elie Wiesel, and Oprah Winfrey.

This brilliant, black tie gala attracts a high-profile crowd of more than 600 writers, celebrities, and government and corporate leaders, generating a great deal of press coverage in periodicals such as Vogue, Vanity Fair, The New York Times, New York Magazine, and the International Herald Tribune.

The Gala will be held at the landmark Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, located at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street.  Cocktails begin at 7:00 p.m., with dinner and the program following in the breathtaking Deborah, Jonathan F.P., Samuel Priest, and Adam R. Rose Main Reading Room.

This is a ticketed event.  To purchase a table or tickets, please contact Ilene Kaplowitz or call 212.930.0856.