Fostering a favorable climate for improving public, institutional and private support of the Library. Encouraging outright and deferred gifts of books, manuscripts and other materials within the established Library gift policy. Raising funds for Library capital projects and the Library Endowment. Holding special events of interest to Friends of the Library and all lovers of books. Most of our Friends tell us that the main benefit they derive from The Friends is the knowledge that they are helping the Library to grow and to better serve the scholarly community.
All donors receive a tax receipt for the value of their donation.
In the case of gifts in kind, the gift is evaluated at fair market value. Friends are invited to an annual lecture by an outstanding personality or artist in the book world and to other special events put on by the Library.