Friends of Senate House Library
The Friends care about the future of Senate House Library and wish to help it maintain its fine collections, traditions of quality services and to foster its development programme in support of education and research.
A Committee is elected at the Annual Meeting, which determines how best to use funds raised by the Friends for the benefit of Senate House Library.
Please consider becoming a member of the Friends and enjoy such benefits as:
Special access rates - see below for details
Invitations to the Annual General Meetings, with guest speakers
Invitations to Library exhibition previews
Copies of our newsletter
Invitations to talks and demonstrations about the work of the Library
A wide variety of group visits to related places of interest
Latest Special Collections Report (September 2008) 
BeFriend a Book programme
SHeLF, the Friends of Senate House Library, are pleased to encourage you to support the new BeFriend a Book programme.
Since the establishment of the Friends in 1988, donations have
been made towards bookbinding; the acquisition of books; the
purchase of specialist reader aids: computing equipment; and
items for the conservation laboratory.
How to join the Friends
The subscription year runs from 1 October, and those joining in the course of the year pay a pro rata subscription.
| Individual annual membership: | £20 |
| Corporate annual membership: | £40 |
| Life membership: | £400 |
| The Student annual rate:* | £10 |
*(Full-time students of the University of London and recent graduates (i.e. graduated in the last 3 years.)
Special access rates to the Library's collections are available to paid-up members of the Friends as follows:
| Annual Reference | £55 inc VAT |
| Annual Borrowing (4 book entitlement) | £75 inc VAT |
A membership form is available here
A BeFriend a book form is available here
For further details please contact:
Library/Friends Liaison Officer
c/o The Library Office
Senate House Library, Senate House,
Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU
Telephone: 020 7862 8432
Fax: 020 7862 8480
Email:
