The New York Society Library offers memberships for schools as well as for not-for-profit and profit-making organizations.

School Memberships

The Library staff works in partnership with school librarians to provide the following services:

• Loan of books as designated by the school's librarian
  (A total of 20 may be checked out at any time.)
• Reference instruction and use of our Reference Room by students and teachers
• Opportunity to suggest book purchases
• Invitation to Library lecture series and to participate in Young Writers Awards competition

School memberships do not include access to the Library's electronic resources nor the use of the Library's interlibrary loan service. Only the school librarian may enter the stacks.

Organizational Memberships

Benefits of organizational membership include:

• Loan of books as designated by the organization's representative(s)
  (A total of 20 may be checked out at any time)
• Opportunity to suggest book purchases
• Invitation to Library lecture series

Organizational memberships do not include access to the Library's electronic resources nor the use of the Library's interlibrary loan service.

For any questions or to arrange a tour, please contact Diane Srebnick at 212-288-6900 x214 or by email at [email protected].