Where your gift is needed

	Management and Economics Library Renovation Campaign The $4.2 million campaign to renovate MEL is underway. Gifts of all sizes are needed, including gifts for naming opportunities. Click here to view renderings for the space renovation.
	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 James Hansen, Amy Tan, Michael Beschloss, and Moira Gunn (pictured).
	Class of 1960 50th Anniversary Project The Class of 1960 has chosen to raise $150,000 to both name the beautiful exhibit space in the Virginia Kelly Karnes Archives and Special Collections Research Center and to preserve Purdue’s most valuable collections. The exhibit space showcases the treasures and artifacts of outstanding Boilermakers who have made our University what it is today. The Class of 1960 Preservation Fund will help ensure that students, faculty, alumni, and friends will have long term access to items of enduring value.
	Archives & Special Collections general support for acquisitions and restoration The general fund in archives supports acquisitions, preservation and restoration.
	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.
	Oral History Program The Oral History program was launched in the summer of 2006 by the Dean of Libraries, James Mullins, to capture and preserve reminiscences by individuals who have been associated with the University and its growth, changes and history. Click here to visit the official website.

	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.
	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