With the additional space we are dedicating here today, the philanthropic studies library will be able to accommodate up to 50,000 volumes, including many of its currently uncatalogued materials. The library and archives are the centerpiece of the Center on Philanthropy programs. The recent evaluation of the Center's first decade of work listed the Payton Philanthropic Studies Library as one of the Center's Crown Jewels. Scholars on our faculty do research here and we put their books on the shelves. Scholars and practitioners from all around the world have access to the Philanthropic Studies Library on line and can use the Philanthropic Studies Index electronically through the Payton Library.
Practitioners come here to read, research, and reflect.
Our Fund Raising School students visit the library during their courses and workshops here. The Joseph and Matthew Payton Philanthropic Studies Library is both the physical and intellectual symbol which draws together the multidisciplinary faculty and the multi-faceted constituents of the Center on Philanthropy. The Center's goal to increase the understanding and improve the practice of philanthropy is advanced and enriched because of its partnership with this wonderful library, which so appropriately celebrates the lives of two selfless young men who personified the true spirit of philanthropy. Thank you, Bob and Polly for making it possible.