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Friends of the Libraries

Friends of the Libraries supports the University Libraries, special collections, and programs. Your gift allows the Libraries to support every student at the University.

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Libraries' Future Fund

Your gift to the Libraries' Future Fund supports the adoption and purchase of emerging technologies and electronic resources that serve students and faculty.

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Performing Arts Library

The Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library is unique in that it provides a dynamic collaborative learning environment for the study of music, theatre, and dance.

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Terp for Life Fund to Support the University Archives

Your gift to the University Archives, home to Maryland memories, preserves and makes accessible our history.

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UMD Libraries' Special Collections Gift Fund

From the original Testudo to Mark Twain's autograph, the Special Collections at the University of Maryland hold our greatest treasures. Your support helps increase access and preserve these items.

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UMD Basketball Footage Preservation and Access Fund

The University of Maryland Archives actively works to preserve the campus' athletic heritage, including a collection of more than 1,200 film reels and 2,800 videotapes of basketball footage spanning from 1953 to the present. Your gift to the Basketball Fund supports the Libraries' efforts to preserve original materials, create a digital version and make the materials searchable and accessible online. Help us save Maryland's basketball legacy and the irreplaceable footage in the Archives

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Textbook Reserve Fund

Your support will provide essential funds to help expand the program to reach more students. By making a gift, the University Libraries will be able to purchase additional books to meet demand, expand the list of courses, or target high-cost disciplines such as the sciences.

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University of Maryland Libraries Gift Fund

The University of Maryland Libraries is critical to the academic success of the entire student body. With nearly 2 million visitors annually, space and resources are always in high demand. In addition to continuously investing in both print and digital resources to provide the most current information possible, the Libraries' offers a wide range of support services to help students in their research, writing, data analysis, software development, mapping, and more. Your generosity is essential to the Libraries' continued efforts to build an information-rich environment necessary for the best possible scholarship at the University of Maryland.  Your gift allows us to provide the resources wherever the need is greatest to support and inspire the entrepreneurial spirit and innovation of every student. 

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Library Student Workforce Fund

This fund will subsidize employment expenses related to UMD students who assist with routine library operations and provision of services including the student assistant budget, training expenses, and recognition programs.

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