Donate Online
Online donations are handled by the University's Development Office. To make a contribution, please click the name of one of the funds listed below. Your Gift Cart, on the top-right corner of the page, will now contain the chosen fund.
Director's Choice:
Libraries' Endowment Fund (AB0237) - about
If you wish to donate to a specific fund, please use the links below:
- 21st Century Library Instruction (AB0274) - about
- Adopt-a-Book (AB0239) - about
- Africana Collection (AB0271) - about
- Book Arts Collection (AB0276) - about
- Comic Art Collection (AB0249) - about
- Digital & Multimedia Center (AB0273) - about
- Fine Arts Collection (AB0278) - about
- Library Buildings Fund (AB0277) - about
- Library Collections (AB0272) - about
- Map Library Collection (AB0279) - about
- Special Collections Endowment Fund (AB0219) - about
- Turfgrass Information Center (AB0233) - about
- Veterinary Medicine Historical Collection (AB0275) - about
- Vincent Voice Library (AB0208) - about
More than one Libraries' fund can be selected on UD's site from the *Select a College or Program* drop down menu, under ****OTHER PROGRAMS**** by selecting "Libraries, Computing, and Technology". Then a second drop down menu will appear with our fund options that you can select.
Fund Descriptions:
Libraries' Endowment Fund (AB0237):
Even with careful forecasting, needs and opportunities arise outside the regular budget planning cycle. This general fund provides the Director of Libraries with the financial flexibility to sustain the excellent services and resources our users rely on.
21st Century Library Instruction (AB0274):
21st century learners need well-honed information fluency skills to succeed academically and professionally. Your gift supports a strong library instruction program, incorporating innovative technology, effective learning spaces, and expert staff.
Adopt-a-Book (AB0239):
Help save the MSU Libraries' treasured print collections, by supporting the restoration of an important volume in the library's state-of-the-art Florence G. Wallace Conservation Lab. Your gift will be recognized with a bookplate in the volume you adopt.
Africana Collection (AB0271):
MSU's library collections on Africa serve the nation's largest group of specialists in African Studies. Gifts to this fund will greatly enhance our collection of electronic resources and multimedia, and allow digitization of rare and unique materials.
Book Arts Collection (AB0276):
The library's growing collection in the Book Arts is of special interest to students in MSU's new Residential College in the Arts and Humanities. Your gift will fund the purchase of artists' books, small press titles, and other unique, significant works.
Comic Art Collection (AB0249):
MSU's Comic Art Collection supports the growing academic interest in popular culture: the music, entertainment, clothing styles and jargon we encounter every day. It's a destination for scholars from around the world and a favorite of MSU students!
Digital & Multimedia Center (AB0273):
MSU's unique library holdings are shared with the world through the work of the Digital & Multimedia Center. Help fund our ongoing projects: online archives of rare books, searchable databases of scanned material, and digital libraries for MSU students.
Fine Arts Collection (AB0278):
The Fine Arts library serves students in many fields: studio art and art history, music and the performing arts, teacher education, and art and music therapy. Your gift will enhance their education as we acquire important new works and online resources.
Library Buildings Fund (AB0277):
With 6,000 visitors on an average day, ever-growing collections and fast-changing technology, the MSU Library buildings need diligent attention to remain effective, attractive learning environments. Your gift will help improve and expand our facilities.
Library Collections (AB0272):
Responding quickly to new situations is one way we provide excellent service to the MSU community. This general collection fund gives us the flexibility we need, whether to provide materials on an emerging hot topic or enhance access with new technology.
Map Library Collection (AB0279):
Map-based information is a critical resource for researchers investigating many environmental, social and political issues. Your gift will support the purchase of electronic and print materials, and conservation of rare historic atlases and sheet maps.
Special Collections Endowment (AB0219):
The opportunity to work with primary sources is as critical to undergraduate education as for graduate students and researchers. Special Collections offers our users a rich array of literary, historic, and cultural documents and many rare, unique items.
Turfgrass Information Center (AB0233):
MSU's Turfgrass Information Center is the most extensive public collection of turfgrass literature in the world. Scientists, landscape architects, and managers of green spaces all depend on our coverage and indexing of this highly specialized field.
Veterinary Medicine Historical Collection (AB0275):
Veterinary medicine has a long history, stretching from early agricultural societies to the present day. MSU's extensive collection features some of the earliest surviving Latin manuscripts, the first illustrated veterinary manuals, and other treasures.
Vincent Voice Library (AB02081):
History speaks aloud in MSU's Vincent Voice Library, where students have access to 40,000 historic and current recordings from around the world. Your gift will support staffing, digital preservation, equipment purchases, and expansion of the collection.