Discounts & Membership Information

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Where can I get CLSC discounts?  What are the discounts?

Current CLSC membership includes discounts at the Chautauqua Bookstore, CLSC Octagon, and ChautauquaBookstore.com.

At the two physical locations, members receive a 20% discount on all CLSC and current CLSC Young Reader books, as well a 10% discount on all other titles.

On our website, registered members receive a 20% discount on the adult CLSC selections, and 10% off all other titles.  Online, discounts will only apply once your membership has been verified and applied to your web account.

CLSC Discounts at ChautauquaBookstore.com

After you complete an order for a CLSC membership through our website, your account will be marked as a current member’s account.  Once your membership is activated on our site, a notice will appear on the homepage when you are logged in.  On future online purchases:

• A 10% discount will automatically be applied to general titles.
• A 20% discount to CLSC Selection purchases can be applied by using the coupon code CLSCBOOK in your shopping cart.  (New or unusual editions that we have not stocked in the past may not come up with this discount -- if you think a book in your order should have a 20% discount, let us know in your order comments -- if it should receive this discount, we'll change it before we process your payment.)

If you purchase books at the same time as your membership through our website, discounts will not apply in your cart.  We will apply the discounts ourselves before we process the payment.  (Afraid we'll forget?  Go ahead and add a note in your order comments.) If you are waiting for your account to update before making other purchases, let us know in your order notes, and we’ll send you a notification email as soon as you’re good to go! 

Web membership discounts deactivate during the first week of January.  Presently, only accounts that have purchased 2022 and/or memberships will have active discounts (on our website only!  At our store, we will recognize your membership until the beginning of the 2023 CHQ Season).

If you have any further questions or have already purchased your 2022 Membership through other means and would like to receive your discounts online, reach us through our Contact us page and select “Membership” in the category dropdown or call 716.357.2151.

How/where do I buy a CLSC Lifetime Membership?

This is a common confusion.  The CLSC does not offer life memberships; Life Memberships are only available for the Alumni Association of the CLSC (formerly The Society of the Hall in the Grove).  The Alumni Association, founded in 1882, is a separate organization with its own rich history and mission -- Visit the Alumni Association website. 

Please note that Alumni Association memberships do not come with Bookstore discounts.  The discount we offer reflects our involvement with and support for the yearly program presented by the CLSC.  Alumni Association members may continue to be yearly CLSC members if they choose.

Purchasing a Yearly Membership

During the 9-week CHQ Season (June - August), memberships are only available through the CLSC Octagon, a historic CLSC facility located next to Pioneer Hall at the corner of Cookman and Wythe (near the Hall of Philosophy and Alumni Hall), and reachable by phone (716-357-6293) or email (clsc@chq.org).  On the occasion that the Octagon does not open for season, memberships will be available through the Bookstore all year.

Out of season, memberships can be purchased through Chautauqua Bookstore, both in-store and online.

Can I pay for past years' memberships so I can graduate now?

You can buy as many years worth of memberships at once as you want -- just purchase "current" memberships, and note which years they are intended to be in the "notes for CLSC management" field.