The Library Company was founded in 1731 by Benjamin Franklin and a group of his friends as a subscription library. Mostly artisans and tradesmen of moderate means, they pooled their resources—by purchasing shares in the new “library company”—to build a more comprehensive collection than any one of them could have afforded alone. Since that time, thousands of individuals have contributed to the Library Company by becoming members. Today, membership dues fund essential acquisitions, cataloguing, conservation, and reader services.

We are offering readers of the New Yorker the opportunity to become a friend of the Library Company at a 20% discount, or $60 for the year. Now you, too, can take part in this illustrious, centuries-old tradition.

For your membership contribution you will receive:

• Our newsletter the Occasional Miscellany and the Annual Report

• 20% discount on Library Company publications and merchandise

• Invitations to exhibition openings, lectures, and special programs

• Invitation to the Annual Dinner and Annual Meeting

Pay online or call 215-546-3181, ext. 136, to join.

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