Young Lions: Membership Benefits

Young Lion ($35/month or $400–$899 annually)

Young Lions Fiction Award

Jenna Ushkowitz and guests at the Young Lions Fiction Award

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All except $192 tax-deductible

  • Invitation to the Young Lions Fiction Award ceremony and party
  • Invitations to the Young Lions Cocktails & Conversation series
  • Invitations to private, behind-the-scenes events at the Research Libraries with Library curators
  • Two invitations to Book Swap, where members exchange favorite books and get reading recommendations from NYPL librarians
  • Two invitations to Lecture Luncheon, featuring today's most exciting writers and thinkers
  • Two tickets to The New York Public Library's Holiday Open House, the most festive event of the year
  • Discounted ticket prices for the Library Lunch, Library Lions and the Young Lions Benefit Party
  • 10% discount at the Library Shop and cafe
  • Volunteer opportunities

Young Lion Conservator ($75/month or $900–$2,499 annually)

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All except $314 tax-deductible

All Young Lion benefits, plus:

  • Invitations to private pre-release film screenings
  • Invitation for you and a guest to attend a private curator-led tour of the Polonsky Exhibition of The New York Public Library's Treasures
  • Two additional tickets to The New York Public Library's Holiday Open House, for a total of four tickets

Young Lion Tilden Conservator ($2,500–$4,999)

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All except $443 tax-deductible

All Young Lion Conservator benefits, plus:

  • Invitations to Young Lion Tilden Conservator Salons (New York City's best kept secret), where members read highly-anticipated books and hear from today's most exciting writers
  • Invitation to the annual Lawyers for the Library Dinner
  • Recognition of your support in the Library’s Annual Report

Young Lion Lenox Conservator ($5,000–$9,999)

Young Lions Fiction Award

The Young Lions of The New York Public Library

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All except $503 tax-deductible

All Young Lion Tilden Conservator benefits, plus:

  • Reserved seating at any public program for members and their guests
  • Invitation to the Cullman Center Tea, where Fellows discuss the projects they are working on throughout the year
  • Tickets to the ABAA New York International Antiquarian Book Fair
  • Additional complimentary guest tickets to events*

Young Lion President's Council ($10,000 and above)

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All except $703 tax-deductible

All Young Lion Lenox Conservator benefits, plus:

  • Invitations to President's Council dinners, exclusive evenings hosted by the Library's Chair of the Board, President, and President's Council Co-Chairs featuring lively conversations with notable authors and public figures
  • On request, a private tour of the Library's special collections or exhibitions tailored to individual interests

*This benefit is available upon request and may impact tax-deductibility.

For more information, please contact the Young Lions Office at 212.930.0519 or younglions@nypl.org.