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Friends of Boniuk Library

The Friends of the Boniuk Library is a group of Museum Members who wish to enhance the Library’s services and effectiveness in building a community of readers and a collection of significance. Funds raised by joining the Friends of the Boniuk Library advance the library’s role in meeting the mission and goals of Holocaust Museum Houston.

From exclusive members only events to supporting learning activities, the Friends of the Boniuk Library are involved in many ways.

Events and Activities
The Friends of Boniuk Library host a monthly Breakfast Book Club, an annual children’s event, and more.

Breakfast Book Club
The Book Club meets monthly to discuss fiction and nonfiction related to the Holocaust and human rights. Stay tuned for this year’s selections and meeting dates.

Become a Friend
The Friends of Boniuk Library is a Holocaust Museum Houston Affinity Group and can be joined with your Museum membership. Friends of Boniuk Library members receive personalized bookplates in a new Library acquisition to commemorate themselves or a loved one for years to come.

Membership Benefits
Borrowing from the Boniuk Library is included in Holocaust Museum General membership. Use your Museum Membership ID to borrow books, DVD, and more.

Become a Friend of the Boniuk Library in addition to your museum membership. Starting at the $25 level Friends of the Library are eligible for the following member benefits:

$25 Page Turner

  • Access to exclusive Friends of the Boniuk Library events
  • Membership to the Boniuk Library Book Discussion group

$50 Author

  • Priority reservations on materials
  • Borrow 3 extra titles over limit

$100 Bibliophile

  • Borrow and return using the Books-by-Mail service
  • Sponsor the purchase of a new children’s book

$300 Scholar

  • Purchase and dedicate a new book to a loved one’s memory with a book plate inside the front cover of a book
  • Host an event to install the book plate and dedicate the book in the Library