Reciprocal Privileges

The Center for Fiction is proud to be one of the thriving membership libraries in the country that make up the Membership Libraries Group.

Active members of The Center for Fiction have privileges at the following sister institutions. Our members may visit these organizations a maximum of five times per year. Members should check with the individual library for specific details. When visiting these organizations, please present your Center for Fiction membership card.

Active members of the institutions listed below may visit The Center for Fiction. Visitors may use our second floor Members Lounge and browse our library stacks throughout the building, including the cellar.

Membership Libraries:

• The Redwood Library & Athenaeum
• The Charleston Library Society
• The Providence Athenaeum
• The New York Society Library
• The Boston Athenaeum
• The Athenaeum of Philadelphia
• The Portsmouth Athenaeum
• The General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen
• The Maine Charitable Mechanic Association
• The Mercantile Library (Cincinnati)
• The St. Louis Mercantile Library Association
• The Institute Library (New Haven)
• The Mechanics Institute Library (San Francisco)
• The St. Johnsbury Athenaeum
• The Lanier Library Association
• The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library (La Jolla)
• Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum