Annual Portico Library Membership. Retired.
Annual Portico Library Membership. Retired.
Annual membership of the Portico Library for one retired person. On payment, you will be emailed a receipt. For new members or those joining for the first time, please bring this along with your one-off £30 registration fee and two forms of ID when you visit the library to complete sign-up. There is no registration fee or ID required for returning members or those renewing their subscriptions.
Your membership includes:
Access to the collection of more than 25,000 Georgian and Victorian books, plus a range of contemporary fiction and non-fiction
Over 40 magazines and five daily newspapers
Over 7,000 online newspapers, magazines, and journals via the PressReader mobile and desktop app
Use of the historic reading room, a quiet place to work, read, and dine
Access to the digital members’ forum at www.theportico.org.uk/member-sign-in
Free and secure WiFi
Generous loan periods with no fines for overdue books
Guided exhibition tours
Reference enquiries, photocopying, and research assistance
Free ‘How to Use the Collection’ printed guide
Voting rights at Library meetings