By presenting their membership cards, the Friends Society members can get discount from the following merchants:

• The Library of Congress’ Gift Shop
• Hunan Dynasty (202) 546-6161
  215 Pennsylvania Ave Se
  Washington, DC 20003-1155

Corporate Membership Benefits

• Promotion on the ADFS website and program/event brochures.
• Subsite under the lcasianfriends.org domain on request.

Individual Membership Benefits

• Full participation in the Friends’ programs and activities including:
  • Special lectures (3 or more times a year)
  • Asian Literature Club
  • Special library tours for members only
  • Social activities
• Exclusive invitations to special events and programs.
• Direct notification of selected programs offered by the Library of Congress, such as concerts, exhibits, lectures, and performances.
• Right to vote and be elected to the Board of Directors and other offices of the Friends.
• Ability to recommend suitable publications for library acquisition.
• 10% discount on purchases from the Library of Congress’ gift shop.
• 10% discount on meals from selected DC metro restaurants.
• Additional benefits, such as gifts of CDs containing digitized specimens of selected rare books.
• All membership fees and gifts are tax-deductible based on the fair market value of the donations.