Sources of Inspiration: Celebrating Library Lions 2017

The New York Public Library is delighted to recognize Tom Brokaw, Michael Chabon, Carla Hayden, Colson Whitehead, and Robert Wilson as our 2017 Library Lions.

Each fall at its Library Lions gala, The New York Public Library celebrates the exceptional men and women who have forever changed the fields of arts, letters, and scholarship. This display highlights the inspirations of those we are honored to call this year’s Library Lions. Shown here are items they chose as important to them, alongside items from the Library’s collections by the great luminaries who have influenced our Lions’ careers.

Held in our iconic Rose Main Reading Room, the Library Lions gala has been a distinguished tradition at The New York Public Library for nearly 40 years. Renowned authors and artists such as James Baldwin, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Kazuo Ishiguro, Karl Ove Knausgaard, and Gloria Steinem are among the hundreds of notable talents we have honored. We are proud to continue celebrating these cultural icons who enrich our daily lives through their extraordinary work.

October 17th, 2017 - November 5th, 2017 Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, McGraw Rotunda