EAST HAMPTON LIBRARY’S 11TH ANNUAL

AUTHORS NIGHT

100 AUTHORS • BOOK SIGNING COCKTAIL RECEPTION • DINNER PARTIES WITH GUEST AUTHORSFOUNDING HONORARY CO-CHAIRS: ALEC BALDWIN AND BARBARA GOLDSMITH

East Hampton, NY event location to be announced. AUTHORSNIGHT.ORG

O N E O F T H E N AT I O N’S L EA D I N G A N N UA L L I T E R A RY C E L E B R AT I O N S

SAVE THE DATE: SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 2015

5-7:30 PM: BOOK SIGNING COCKTAIL RECEPTIONGuests meet and mingle with the authors, buy their books, and have them personally inscribed—while enjoying delicious hors d’oeuvres and cocktails in a lively party atmosphere.

Publishing firms and authors generously donate the books, with 100% of the sale proceeds benefitting the East Hampton Library.

8 PM: DINNER PARTIES WITH GUEST AUTHORSGuests are hosted at private area homes for special dinners in honor of one of the guest authors.

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Sheila Rogers, Event Co-Chair, (631) 907-0106 or sheila_rogers@easthamptonlibrary.org Amy Levin, Event Committee Member, (619) 724-0638 or amylevinschaeffer@icloud.comAUTHOR/PUBLISHER CONTACT: Dennis Fabiszak, Library Director: dennis @easthamptonlibrary.org, (631) 324-0222x7

Martin AmisKen AulettaDavid BaldacciLidia BastianichDavid BergCandace BushnellLorenzo CarcaterraRobert A. CaroDick CavettTom ClavinBilly CollinsEdward ConardMichael ConnellyClive DavisLaura DaySylvia DayGiada De LaurentiisNelson DeMilleE.L. DoctorowJennifer EspositoFlorence FabricantEric FischlBethenny FrankelKathy FrestonLisa G.Philip GalanesIna GartenStan GoldbergPaul GoldbergerCharles GraeberLee GrantJamee GregoryChristina HaagVictoria HaganMolly HaskellAerin LauderMichael Lindsay-HoggKatherine HolabirdElizabeth HoltzmanA.M. HomesSusan IsaacsA.J. JacobsPeter KaminskyAndrea KaneKitty KelleyRobert KleinHilary KnightLily KoppelLucette LagnadoKatie Lee

Jennifer Nicole LeeRobert LipsyteSam LipsyteSusan LucciEric Van LustbaderJeffrey LyonsThomas MaierJill MartinKati MartonRobert K. MassieMark MazzettiJame McBrideMalachy McCourtAlice McDermottMary McDonaldJay McInerneyGretchen MorgensonGwyneth PaltrowAllison PatakiChris PavoneHolly PetersonPhilippe PetitKitty PilgrimJoe PintauroRichard RavitchRichard ReevesDr. Roshini RajNile RodgersAdam RossMarcus SamuelssonLarry SchillerPhilip SchultzGail SheehyLynn SherrMichael ShnayersonHelen SimonsonDava SobelJessica SofferAndrew Ross SorkinBeth Ostrosky SternRobert A.M. SternJoseph E. StiglitzSam TalbotNeil deGrasse TysonBarbara WaltersAli WentworthDr. Ruth WestheimerColson WhiteheadFareed Zakaria

PAST PARTICIPATING AUTHORS

East Hampton Library • 159 Main Street • East Hampton, NY 11937 • (631) 324-0222 • www.authorsnight.org

“This is the largest, most well attended and

most elegant author event I have ever been to.”

- Nelson DeMillle

Nelson DeMille

Barbara Walters

Robert A. Caro David Baldacci

Michael Connelly A.M. Homes Dick Cavett Bethenny Frankel Martin Amis Fareed Zakaria Robert K. Massie

Jay McInerney Neil deGrasse Tyson Candace Bushnell

“I was amazed at the list of people who were here. Libraries are one of the most important things we have. Libraries throughout New York and throughout the country are crowded, and that’s a good sign for our future – so we have to support them.”

- New York State Senator Charles Schumer

Library Director Dennis Fabiszak and Senator Charles Schumer

Gwyneth Paltrow Clive Davis Marcus Samuelsson & Nile Rodgers

EAST HAMPTON LIBRARY’S ANNUAL AUTHORS NIGHT

Proceeds benefit The East Hampton Library, a private, not-for-profit organization providing outstanding library services to the East Hampton community.

Tom Twomey & Alec Baldwin

Authors Night is a lavish annual fundraiser to benefit the East Hampton Library, featuring 100 authors

across all genres and 2,000 people in attendance. The “Premier Literary Event of the Hamptons” has

grown over its ten-year history to become one of the most successful celebrations of books and authors

in America, and the largest library-author event of its kind in the country.

Authors Night is held on the second Saturday of August in East Hampton. The evening begins at 5

pm with the Authors Reception under a grand tent, where guests enjoy delicious hors d’oeuvres and

wine and have the opportunity to meet and mingle with the authors, buy their books, and have them

personally inscribed. At 8 pm, directly following the Authors Reception, guests are hosted at dinner

parties at private homes throughout the Hamptons in honor of one or more of the guest authors.

Publishing firms and authors generously donate the books for Authors Night, with 100% of the book sale

proceeds benefitting the East Hampton Library. As well, local dinner party hosts underwrite all of their

party expenses, with 100% of the dinner party ticket proceeds going to the Library. The funds raised at

Authors Night represent approximately 10% of the East Hampton Library’s annual operating budget and

are used for essential programs and services at the Library throughout the next year.

ABOUT AUTHORS NIGHT

East Hampton Library • 159 Main Street • East Hampton, NY 11937 • (631) 324-0222 • www.authorsnight.org

11th Annual East Hampton Library Authors Night • Saturday, August 8th, 2015

Founding Honorary Co-Chairs: Alec Baldwin and Barbara Goldsmith

Founded in 1897, the East Hampton Free Library was granted a charter by New York State and opened

in one room of Clinton Hall on Main Street. The Library moved to its present location at the corner of

Main Street and Buell Lane in 1912. In 1997, the Library’s Centennial Year, an expansion and renovation

designed by the noted architect Robert A.M. Stern was completed. In 2014, the Library completed

construction and celebrated the opening of the new Children’s Addition and Baldwin Family Lecture

Room, adding 6,800 square feet to the existing Library.

Virtually all other libraries in the country get 100% of funding from tax payers. But the East Hampton

Library has a different tradition: Over 60% of the money it has spent in the last 10 years comes from

private donations. That makes us a true community organization – voluntary participation makes us

strong. We are a community organization to which everyone automatically belongs. Everyone is entitled

to a free library card and everything we do is free.

As a result of the generosity of friends and community members, the East Hampton Library keeps its

costs down through events like Authors Night. At Authors Night we will raise nearly $300,000, welcoming

2,000 attendees to the Authors Reception cocktail party under the tent and seating over 600 guests at

dinner parties throughout our community. At each dinner party the very generous hosts pay for all the

food and expense, so that 100% of donations go to fund free library programs.

Libraries require all the love and care we can give them. They don’t just preserve the wisdom of the past;

they contain the seeds of the future.

The East Hampton Library is a private, not-for-profit organization providing outstanding library services to the East Hampton community since 1897.

ABOUT THE EAST HAMPTON LIBRARY

East Hampton Library • 159 Main Street • East Hampton, NY 11937 • (631) 324-0222 • www.authorsnight.org

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Authors Night sponsorship is a wonderful opportunity to show your support for the East Hampton Library while gaining significant recognition for your business

at one of the most high profile events in the Hamptons.

We are happy to work with you to tailor a unique sponsorship package specific to your needs and goals.

S P O N S O R S H I P O P P O R T U N I T I E SEAST HAMPTON LIBRARY’S 11TH ANNUAL AUTHORS NIGHT

Saturday, August 8, 2015

Pulitzer Prize – $50,000• Exclusive title sponsor for entire event •

• Event invitation reads: “your NAME” presents Authors Night •• Your logo featured on step-and-repeat photograph drape •

• Opportunity for product placement at event •Recognition on event program and invitation, website, tent banner,

press releases, marketing materials and advertisements.Eight tickets to Authors Reception tent event and ten seats at private dinner party of your choice.

Best Seller – $25,000+

• Exclusive title sponsor for cocktail lounge tent at Authors Reception • • Your logo featured on step-and-repeat photograph drape •

• Opportunity for product placement at event •Recognition on event program and invitation, website, tent banner,

press releases, marketing materials and advertisements.Six tickets to Authors Reception tent event and six seats at private dinner party.

First Edition – $10,000+• Your logo featured on step-and-repeat photograph drape •

• Opportunity for product placement at event •Recognition on event program and invitation, website, tent banner,

press releases, marketing materials and advertisements.Four tickets to Authors Reception tent event and four seats at private dinner party.

Editor-in-Chief – $5,000+Recognition on event program and invitation, website, tent banner,

press releases, marketing materials and advertisements.Two tickets to Authors Reception tent event and two seats at private dinner party.

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Sheila Rogers, Event Co-Chair, (631) 907-0106 or sheila_rogers@easthamptonlibrary.orgAmy Levin, Event Committee Member, (619) 724-0638 or amylevinschaeffer@icloud.com

Annual Authors Night Draws A-List Talent

David Baldacci

Gabrielle Giffords attends Authors Night in East Hampton, New York.

Gwyneth Paltrow at Saturday’sEast Hampton Library Authors Night fundraiser

Charity book drive: Alec is a strong supporter of his local library

For book lovers, the best day of the summer is almost here! East Hampton Library’s 10th Annual Authors Night is Saturday, August 9. Come get books by your favorite authors signed and chat with literary greats. The evening begins at 5:00PM with the cocktail reception under the tent on the Gardiner Farm, where you can meet and mingle with the authors, buy their books, and have them personally inscribed; at 8PM, if you buy a ticket for dinner, you can dine at private homes in honor of one of the authors. The evening’s Founding Co-Chairs Alec Baldwin and Barbara Goldsmith will be joined by 2014 Hon-orary Co-Chairs Robert A. Caro, Giada DeLaurentiis, Nelson DeMille, Lee Grant, Alice McDermott, and James McBride.

Robert A. Caro