As a national leader in the push for open access, the UC Berkeley Library is fighting to make University of California research available for free to everyone. Your gift helps the Library continue to remove barriers, clearing the way for researchers to examine, understand, and address society’s greatest challenges.
Want to learn more? Contact us at 510-642-9377 or give-library@berkeley.edu.
Loyal UC Berkeley Library donors provide transformational support to the university through participation in the Library Board, the Library Legacy Circle, and the Library Fund Society.
The Library Board advocates for the UC Berkeley Library to enhance its depth, breadth, quality, and excellence. The Board advises the university librarian on how to best present his or her vision for the Library to faculty, alumni, and other constituents. The leadership group also works to strengthen the partnership between the Library and its friends on campus and in the region, state, nation, and world. The Board’s mission in brief is: advocate, advise, collaborate, and support.
To learn more about the Library Board, contact the Library Development Office at 510-642-9377 or give-library@berkeley.edu.
The Library Legacy Circle of The Benjamin Ide Wheeler Society is a group of donors who have remembered the Library in their bequest plans. Library Legacy Circle honorees are alumni and friends who understand the Library’s vital role as a gateway to discovery and a cultural heritage institution for UC Berkeley.
Library Legacy Circle honorees receive the benefits of The Benjamin Ide Wheeler Society, plus:
To learn more, contact the Library Development Office at 510-642-9377 or give-library@berkeley.edu.
Join the UC Berkeley Library Fund Society by making a leadership contribution of $2,500 or more to the Library Fund. The Library Fund Society recognizes and honors individuals whose vital annual generosity drives meaningful impact on our mission of helping people find, evaluate, use, and create knowledge to better the world.
This distinguished group of loyal donors is united by a shared commitment to standing up for access to knowledge and education through their philanthropic impact on the Library. With annual gifts at this level, you’ll enjoy exclusive engagement opportunities and get a closer look at how your support of the Library transforms the lives of students, breaks barriers to information access, and fuels research that betters the world.
Opportunities you can expect throughout the year:
Questions?
For questions about the Library Fund Society or to learn more about opportunities available to you, please email Jessica Chen at jessachen@berkeley.edu or call 510-642-9377.
Through the UC Berkeley Library’s Work+Learn program, hundreds of students find jobs in the Library’s halls, where their unique skills and backgrounds help serve the campus community. Your gift to the Work+Learn program supports student employees as they pay their way through college, sharpen their career skills, and provide essential services to Library visitors.
Want to learn more? Contact us at 510-642-9377 or give-library@berkeley.edu.
By digitizing its wealth of resources, the UC Berkeley Library is opening up its collections to the world — providing knowledge-seekers everywhere with access to millions of historical treasures. Your gift helps the Library continue to expand its Digital Collections, connecting people with digitized books, manuscripts, newspapers, photographs, audio, video, and more.
The UC Berkeley Library holds nearly 15 million volumes in its world-renowned collections. Materials include paintings, lithographs, papyri, and audio and video recordings. Among the notable ephemera are leaflets from the Free Speech Movement and vintage costumes worn by Berkeley’s beloved mascot, Oski. Your gift to the Library allows for the care and growth of these extraordinary collections, which students and scholars use to investigate the past — and build a better future.
The Library enriches the academic life of every UC Berkeley student through its services, programs, and instruction. It also provides scholars worldwide with access to a treasure trove of collected knowledge.
Your support for the Library sustains this extraordinary enterprise, expressed across nearly 14 million volumes, 20 campus locations, and an exceptional array of collections. When you give to the Library, you champion the students and scholars working to build a better world.
Want to learn more? Contact us at 510-642-9377 or give-library@berkeley.edu.
