Expanded access. Personalized benefits. Deep discounts.

METRO is New York’s leading provider of training and support for library and information professionals at every stage of their careers. Our individual membership program, myMETRO, connects individual librarians, archivists, information professionals, students, and retirees to an array of unique networking opportunities, dynamic learning resources, and other valuable benefits.

Read below for more about benefits and renewal, download the myMETRO brochure,  read myMETRO FAQs, or view information about the myMETRO Advisory Council.

Important Networking Opportunities

• Social events and symposia
• Opportunities to apply for professional development awards (Download the award application and award guidelines in .pdf)
• Issues forums
• Vendor showcases
• Special members-only receptions

Outstanding Professional Development Opportunities

• Discounts of up to 20% (in addition to our regular member library discounts) on METRO workshops
• Access to the METRO Job Magnet, the premier online career research forum for library professionals in our area
• Priority registration for METRO workshops
• Opportunities to apply for professional development awards
• Access to METRO-L, an online discussion group where METRO members post questions, commentary, and resources
• Access to myMETRO, an online discussion forum just for members of myMETRO

The Publications You Need

• Free access to library referral cards
• Personal copies of the @METRO e-newsletter and METRO’s course catalog
• Discounts on books from Neal-Schuman Publishers, BarnesandNoble.com, and Reed Business, publishers of Library Journal and Library Hotline

myMETRO is a great resource for just about any library professional, even if you work at a METRO member library.

If you’re a librarian, archivist, information professional, student, or retiree, we invite you to join myMETRO today!

Annual Fee

• $100 for professionals
• $50 for students and retirees

How To Apply
Submit a completed application form. Fax your completed myMETRO application to: (212) 228-2598, or send it by mail to:

METRO
57 East 11th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10003-4605
Attn: myMETRO

How To Renew Your Membership
Submit a completed renewal form. Fax your completed myMETRO renewal form to: (212) 228-2598, or send it by mail to the address above.

For more information, contact Tom Nielsen, Member Services Manager, at (212) 228-2320 ext. 16 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .