Whether you’re in New York and want to enjoy our community in person—or you’re across the country and looking for exceptional online programming—membership keeps you connected to everything we do. It also helps sustain The Center’s year-round work for readers and writers of all ages and histories.

This auction prize is for a one-year Dual Membership of two people living at a single address.

Membership Benefits
Members-Only Invitations
Invitations to members-only social events and complimentary tickets to our First Novel Fridays series (happy hour, conversation, and readings with today’s standout debut novelists) throughout the year

Library Borrowing Privileges
Browse and borrow from our circulating collection of classic and contemporary fiction

Year-Round Discounts
10% off Bookstore and Café-Bar purchases, event tickets, writing workshops, and reading groups

Members-Only Reading Groups
Free monthly reading groups: The Literarians (online) and The Nightlighters (in person)

Exclusive Member Previews
Early access to new reading groups, writing workshops, and special events

Access to Member Spaces
Visit our tech-free Reading Room, tech-friendly Lounge, and outdoor Terrace with up to three guests per month

Sister Libraries
Visit institutions in the Membership Libraries Group up to five times per year

Please note that all Memberships last for one year.