Where your gift is needed

Tan

Dean’s Unrestricted Fund
These funds are directed to important programs in the Libraries that fall outside the normal budget cycle or spending guidelines for University funds.
At left: The Libraries Distinguished Lecture Series features noted authors each year. Past speakers include Patricia Graham, James Hansen, Amy Tan, and Ishmael Beah.

ASC

Archives & Special Collections Renovation Campaign
Gifts and pledges to date total $2.4 million toward the $2.7 million campaign to renovate the Archives & Special Collections. We will continue raising private support beyond the $2.7 million to help pay for furnishings and to help finish off the HSSE portion of the fourth floor. Click here to view renderings of the space and to learn more about the project.

ASC
Archives & Special Collections general support for acquisitions and restoration
The general fund in archives supports acquisitions, preservation and restoration.

Earhart
Susan Bukley Butler Women’s Archives
This new program will help preserve the history of women of Purdue through the acquisition of papers, oral histories of women faculty and alumni, and other programs. Click here to visit the official website.
MEL
Management and Economics Library Renovation Campaign
The $2.7 million campaign to renovate MEL is underway. Gifts of all sizes are needed, including gifts for naming opportunities. Click here to view the rendering for the space renovation.
PULSE
PULSE Award
Purdue University Libraries Student Employee Award is an endowed fund started and funded primarily by the faculty and staff of the Libraries. Each year, one or two awards are given for the top student workers in the Libraries. Awards are $500-$1,000. Click here for more information.
Books
Honor and Remember with Books
You can honor someone on special occasions such as birthdays, graduations, Mother’s Day, anniversaries, retirements, or promotions. You may also remember someone who has passed away. For a gift of $100, a bookplate will be permanently affixed to a book noting the person you are honoring or remembering, along with the name of the donor.
 

Departmental Gift Funds
Each library unit has gift funds to support acquisitions and special projects:

  • Aviation Technology Library
  • Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Library
  • Humanities, Social Science & Education Library
  • John W. Hicks Undergraduate Library
  • Life Sciences Library
  • Management & Economics Library
  • Mathematical Sciences Library
  • M. G. Mellon Library of Chemistry
  • Pharmacy, Nursing & Health Sciences Library
  • Physics Library
  • Siegesmund Engineering Library
  • Veterinary Medical Library

 

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