Friends of the Library Membership Benefits and Tax Information

Friends of the Library benefit from an array of exclusive members-only perks. A list of those perks and the tax information associated with each level can be found below. Thank you for your support of The New York Public Library!

Library Associate ($25-$49) | Fully tax-deductible

• A personalized donor membership card
• 10% discount at the Library Shop, in-store and online
• 10% discount at the Library’s café at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
• A year's subscription to NYPL News, a monthly E-Newsletter

Friend ($50-$99) | Fully tax-deductible

All Library Associate benefits, plus

• Inside The New York Public Library, your guide to what’s happening at NYPL
• 10% discount on LIVE from NYPL and access to presale tickets
• 10% discount at the Schomburg Shop, in-store and online

Contributing Friend ($100-$249) | All except $48 tax-deductible

All Friend benefits, plus:

• Two tickets to the Library’s annual Holiday Open House—the most festive event of the year
• Invitation for two to the annual Book Swap, where members exchange favorite books and get reading recommendations from NYPL librarians

Supporting Friend ($250-$749) | All except $96 tax-deductible

All Contributing Friend benefits, plus:

• Special 20% discount on LIVE from NYPL general admission tickets and access to the presale
• Two additional Holiday Open House tickets, for a total of four tickets
• Invitation for two to the annual Friends Lecture Luncheon, featuring today’s most exciting writers and thinkers

Leading Friend ($750-$1,499) | All except $125 tax-deductible

All Supporting Friend benefits, plus:

• Invitations to behind-the-scenes tours of the Library’s exhibitions
• Curator-led tour of NYPL treasures
• Invitations to exclusive Conservator Salons featuring prominent writers, thinkers, and cultural luminaries

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If you would like to contact the Friends Office with any questions, please email friends@nypl.org or call 212.930.0653.