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Support the SPU Library

The Seattle Pacific University Library welcomes gifts in support of the library’s mission.  There are several ways you can support the academic work of our students through the SPU library:

The Friends of the Library Endowment

The Friends of the Library give to support an endowment whose proceeds are used to purchase additional books and electronic resources beyond what the library budget would allow.  The endowment and the Friends of the Library group were started in 2008.  Increasing the size of this endowed fund is an excellent way to provide permanent, additional funds each year for needed library materials. Contributions can be made by check or credit card here.  Simply complete the form.  Your gift will be processed immediately.

Gifts of securities, assets, property, or making a planned gift in your will are all great ways to support the library. To learn more about giving to the Friends of the Library please contact the Seattle Pacific Foundation at (206) 281-2702, or visit them online at  http://advance.spu.edu/SPfoundation/.

The Library Fund

Gifts can be made for current needs in the library, as well. These gifts go directly to  the library’s materials budget and may be used today for books, reference materials, technology or subscriptions.  The need has never been greater. To make a gift to the Library Fund, please follow this link:
https://advance.spu.edu/giving/giftnow/library.asp

Donate Books

The library accepts donations of books which serve the collection development purposes of the library.  Books are evaluated by a librarian and either put into the collection, or sold as used books.

The relevant part of the SPU library collection development policy reads as follows:

“All content selected by SPU liaison librarians should be in one or more of these categories:

·         Materials that support library-using courses in the undergraduate and graduate curriculum.

·         Canonical materials expected in a library of a university of this size.

·         Materials in “collections of emphasis” that reflect SPU’s mission and signature statements.

 The Library welcomes gift materials.  Final decisions regarding accessions are make by the relevant liaison librarian, using the selection criteria.  A memo for tax purposes is provided, but appraisals are the responsibility of the donor.”

To donate books to the SPU library, please contact Natalee Vick at (206) 281-2735 or at nvick@spu.edu