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LIBRARY LIONS GALA
Library Lions is the Library's biggest and most acclaimed event of the year and celebrates individuals distinguished in the fields of arts, letters, and scholarship. Over the years, recipients of the award have included Salman Rushdie, Edward Albee, Martin Scorsese, Tom Stoppard, John Hope Franklin, Oprah Winfrey, Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., Maurice Sendak, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Philip Roth, Renee Fleming, and Elie Wiesel.

The Young Lions Benefit Party, held in conjunction with Library Lions is one of the most anticipated parties on New York's social calendar. This  annual event celebrates the generation of young writers, leaders, and supports of The New York Public Library.  

Guests at 2008 Young Lions Benefit Party
Guests enjoying 2008 Young Lions Benefit Party

SPRING LUNCHEON
The Spring Luncheon attracts a high-profile crowd of celebrities, writers, and intelligentsia. Previous speakers have discussed memoirs, politics, the classics, children's literature, and New York and have included Salman Rushdie, Fran Lebowitz, Frank McCourt, Jhumpa Lahiri, Russell Simmons, Michael Cunningham, and Ron Chernow among others.

Spring Luncheon Panel 2009

2009 Spring Luncheon:  Moderator Adam Gopnik with panelists
Chris Van Allsburg, Mary Ann Hoberman, and Salman Rushdie.

 

FINANCIAL SERVICES LEADERSHIP FORUM
The Financial Services Leadership Forum is a four-breakfast series that features some of today's most intriguing and influential industry leaders, while also providing a unique opportunity for prominent business leaders to interact in an intimate setting. Past speakers include Warren Buffet, Stephen Schwarzman, and President Bill Clinton. The New York Public Library presents this important series in association with The McGraw-Hill Companies, Standard & Poor's, and BusinessWeek.

 FSLF 2004 speaker: President Bill Clinton
FSLF 2004: President William J. Clinton

 
 

CORPORATE DINNER
Each year the New York Public Library hosts a festive Corporate Dinner in honor of a business leader who has made a difference to The New York Public Library and our community at large.  The New York Public Library initiated this high-profile fundraising event to support the Library's collections and services. In just a short period of time, and with an impressive list of corporate honorees, the event has created a catchet all its own.  Cocktails will begin in Astor Hall at 6:30 p.m. and dinner will follow in the Celeste Bartos Forum at the landmark Stephen A. Schwarzman Building.

 Photo: Michael DiVito
2007 Corporate Dinner
Photo: Michael DeVito
 

 
 

 



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