2023 Library Lions

Each year, The New York Public Library honors several distinguished individuals for outstanding achievements in their respective fields of arts, culture, letters and scholarship by naming them Library Lions. Previous honorees include Laurie Anderson, Margaret Atwood, President Nelson Mandela, Steve Martin, Martin Scorsese, Zadie Smith, Gloria Steinem, Darren Walker, Oprah Winfrey, and many more.

On Monday, November 6, we inducted our 2023 class of distinguished Lions—beloved culinary entrepreneur and writer Ina Garten, renowned author and humanitarian Khaled Hosseini, acclaimed choreographer Bill T. Jones, esteemed biographer and historian David Nasaw, and the inimitable film director Steven Spielberg.
 
Stay tuned for more information on the 2024 Library Lions Gala and Young Lions Benefit Party. If you have any questions, please contact us at 212.621.0530 or librarylions@nypl.org.