In return for their subscription, members of the Society receive
- a copy of the Society’s quarterly journal The Library
- free online access to both current and archive issues of the journal back to 1889. New members will receive login and password information directly from OUP until the end of 2025. From the beginning of 2026, access to the online issues of The Library will be made via your login to the Members Portal.
- a copy of each work published by the Society (on average once a year)
- the right to buy one extra copy of any book published by the Society at a special members’ price
- attendance at the Society’s programme of monthly lectures (from October to May) , preceded by tea and followed by a drinks reception, at the Society of Antiquaries, London
- participation in the Society’s summer visit to a library.
To apply for membership, create your account on the Members’ Portal. Also, it is possible to subscribe to the Society’s journal without being a member: see the information on non-members’ subscriptions.