The American Trust for the British Library is a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to promote and support the work of one of the world's greatest research libraries. The British Library is the national library of the U.K. and the second largest library collection in the world, with manuscripts and historical items dating back to 2000 BC.

The Library Fellow membership includes:

• Exclusive rare-book viewings at US libraries


• Exclusive tours of the US libraries


• Trip to London May 14-19, 2018 (membership includes invitation; participants pay their own expenses)


• A Reader's Pass allowing access to the British Library Reading Rooms (subject to British Library procedures)


• Semi-annual Members Newsletter


• Free admission to lectures and receptions in the US


• 10% discount at the BL Bookshop and online shop


• Access to the British Library Private Friends Room


• Acknowledgement in ATBL's Newsletter