LIVE 10th Anniversary: Your gift, matched!

To mark the 10th Anniversary of LIVE, the Ford Foundation will match your contribution when you become a Friend of the Library.

When you give today, your gift will go twice as far in fulfilling our mission of educating, informing, and inspiring the diverse communities who enter the Library’s doors. You'll help make sure we can continue to engage New Yorkers in conversations that contribute to and enrich cultural discourse.

Friends receive special benefits — discounted LIVE tickets and exclusive access to pre-sales, invitations to member events, private tours, book talks, and exhibition openings.

Make a tax-deductible donation of $40 today, receive 20% off of every general admission ticket and feel good about giving back to The New York Public Library.

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$40 Friend

$100 Supporting Friend

$250 Patron

$500 Sustainer

$1,000 Sponsor

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I do not wish to receive membership benefits.

Membership Benefits

Supporting Friend

All Friend benefits, plus:

Two additional guests to the gala Holiday Open House in December
Invitations to special VIP exhibition openings
Invitations to special Lecture-Luncheon series at a nominal fee

$64 tax deductible

Library Associate

10% discount at The Library Shop at Fifth Avenue & 42nd Street or online
10% discount at 'wichcraft kiosk at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street
A personalized membership card

$25 tax deductible

Friend

All Library Associate benefits, plus:

An invitation for two to attend the gala Holiday Open House in December
20% savings on LIVE from the NYPL tickets, and a waived service fee on those tickets
Invitations to Friends-only exhibition previews and lectures
Preferred shopping times at The Library Shop with an additional discount
A year's subscription to the newsletter, "Inside NYPL"

$40 tax deductible

Supporting Friend

All Friend benefits, plus:

Two additional guests to the gala Holiday Open House in December
Invitations to special VIP exhibition openings
Invitations to special Lecture-Luncheon series at a nominal fee

$64 tax deductible

Patron

All Supporting Friend benefits, plus:

Behind-the-scenes tours with curators of the Library's collections

$214 tax deductible

Sustainer

All Patron benefits, plus:

An invitation to a Conservators Forum featuring noted writers and speakers

$452 tax deductible

Sponsor

All Sustainer benefits, plus:

Acknowledgment of your support in the Library's Annual Report

$952 tax deductible

Your gift equivalency will be matched!

Your donation will be fully tax-deductible

By choosing to not receive benefits with your membership, your gift is fully tax deductible and you will not receive a member card, invitations to events, e-updates, or be eligible for member discounts.