Shareholder Membership
A Share in The Athenaeum, a vote at the Annual Meeting and our fullest benefits
Our fullest membership
Shareholders hold a Share in The Athenaeum, vote at the Annual Meeting and enjoy our fullest set of benefits. Every benefit except the vote and the Share itself extends to one other adult in your household and children under 12.
How it works: your first payment covers the one-time Share purchase plus prorated dues through February. After that, you renew with annual dues every February.
| Share (one time) | $500 |
| Dues (prorated) | $70 |
| First payment | $570 |
Only Shareholders receive
- ✓A Share in your name, with a personalized certificate. With Board approval, your Share can be passed on to family without a new Share payment
- ✓An invitation to the Annual Meeting of Shareholders, with a vote
- ✓Borrowing from the University of Pennsylvania’s circulating collection, delivered here for pickup
- ✓Four guest passes a year to share with friends and family, starting in 2027
Also included
- ✓Every Subscriber benefit, plus mail delivery of books, DuBarry Conference Room reservations and reciprocal access to membership libraries around the country and more than 1,500 NARM institutions
The Share and annual dues are not tax-deductible, and cannot be paid with a donor-advised fund (DAF) grant or an IRA Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD), because they provide membership benefits. All membership purchases are final.
Questions? Write to [email protected] or call 215-925-2688.