
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP
- £510 per annum if you opt to pay by annual direct debit
- Alternatively the full membership fee of £535 can be spread across monthly payments of £44.58
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(If you wish to give an Individual membership as a gift please go to our Gift membership page)

YOUNG PERSON'S MEMBERSHIP
- For applicants aged 16 to 26
- £255 per annum if you opt to pay by annual direct debit
- Alternatively, the membership fee of £267.50 can be spread across monthly payments of £22.29
- Extended memberships of up to eleven years' duration are also available at the reduced rate
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SPOUSE/PARTNER MEMBERSHIP
- Offered to spouses or partners of individual or life members
- £255 per annum if you opt to pay by annual direct debit
- Alternatively, the membership fee of £267.50 can be spread across monthly payments of £22.29
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GIFT MEMBERSHIP
- Membership of The London Library makes an original gift for anyone who loves books
- You will be sent a new member pack to present to the recipient or it can be sent directly to them if you prefer
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CARLYLE MEMBERSHIP
- Members or prospective members unable to meet the full annual fee may be eligible for Carlyle Membership. Assistance will normally cover 30% or, in exceptional cases 60% of the annual subscription
- Carlyle members enjoy all of the benefits of full membership
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LIFE MEMBERSHIP
- Lifetime memberships are currently available for a one-off life membership fee
- Range from £1,500 to £23,300 depending on your age at time of application
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INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP
- Institutions, associations, organisations and commercial bodies may take out institutional membership of the Library on an annual basis
- The annual fee for organisations with 10 or more staff or members is £1,605 or £1,070 for registered charities / educational bodies
- The annual fee for organisations with fewer than 10 staff or members is £642
- Public library authorities: contact the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) for details
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TEMPORARY OVERSEAS VISITORS MEMBERSHIP
- £267.50 for 4 months
- Available for visitors from overseas with no permanent address in the United Kingdom. In addition to the subscription fee a deposit of £267.50 is payable on admission, refundable at the expiry of the membership, or earlier, provided that the membership card is surrendered and that all loans have been returned
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DAILY AND WEEKLY TICKETS
- A limited number of temporary tickets are made available for non-members who wish to consult specific material from the Library's collections which is not available in other publicly accessible national, specialist or public libraries.
- Daily and weekly tickets must be booked in advance. Contact Book Enquiries (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) in the first instance to enquire about the materials you wish to consult. Contact Reception (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) thereafter to make a booking.
- Daily tickets £20. Weekly tickets £70. (Payment by cash, cheque or debit/credit card).
- Tickets are for reference use of the Library only
- Applicants will need to produce two identification documents – one including a photo (eg passport, driving licence, travel card, student card, ID card) and one including confirmation of their current address (eg driving licence, recent bank statement or utility bill, official letter). Visitors to the UK are required to produce confirmation of their address while in the UK

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