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It’s where all thinkers, at all levels and across all disciplines, meet.
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Support for Libraries promotes access to education and information resources through all past, present and emerging technologies.
Explore some of our favorite stories of impact to learn about how UW Libraries makes a difference.
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#IHEARTUWLibraries Video Contest Winners!
Long Form (45-60 seconds)
1st Place “A Husky Point of View” by Phuong (Jolie) Tran
2nd Place “The Magic of UW Libraries” by Emily Ann Riehl
3rd Place “Last Day” by Sophia Dowling
Short Form (15-30 seconds)
1st Place “Things in Suzzallo Library that just make sense” by Madeline Brown
2nd Place “Study with me” by Rachelle Lui
3rd Place “Classy” by Lakshin Kumar
Rena Priest Awarded 2022 Maxine Cushing Gray Fellowship
Rena Priest is a Poet and an enrolled member of the Lhaq’temish (Lummi) Nation. She currently serves as the Washington State Poet Laureate for the term of April 2021-2023. She will provide the Maxine Cushing Gray Distinguished Lecture on Tuesday, October 18, 2022.
Details & Registration for the Maxine Cushing Gray Fellowship and Lecture
Campaign for Friends of UW Libraries Awards Fund
The UW Friends Awards strengthen innovative research and accelerates diversity and inclusion initiatives. As a public university, the University of Washington is dedicated to making research and scholarship freely and widely available — virtually and physically — to students, researchers and the world. The Libraries is committed to implementing this vision by expanding access through open practices.
Ways to give
By mail or phone
Make personal or donor-advised-fund checks out to “UW Foundation” and mail to:
UW Foundation
4333 Brooklyn Ave NE
Box 359505
Seattle, WA 98195-9505
Make IRA qualified charitable distribution checks, that reference your name, to “University of Washington” and mail to:
UW Office of Planned Giving
4333 Brooklyn Ave NE
Box 359515
Seattle, WA 98195-9515
On the memo line of all checks write in “For Libraries” and the name of the fund if you know it.
For questions about how to insure that your gift is credited accurately, contact us at uwlibs@uw.edu
To make a gift over the phone, call Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm:
206-616-0438
Endowments
What is your passion? Create your own endowment to build a lasting legacy and support the UW in perpetuity.
Contact Sheryl Stiefel
Assistant Dean of University Libraries for Advancement
sstiefel@uw.edu or 206-685-1973.
Non-Cash Gifts
For information on how to make a non-cash gift that will support our students and faculty, contact Carolyn H. Aamot. Books and other materials enrich our collections.
Planned Giving
Help UW Libraries enhance the student experience, support research and ensure the preservation of the past and present for tomorrow through a gift in your will or estate plans. Contact Amy Scott, Director for Planned Giving 206-685-3289 |amyscott@uw.edu, for information about ways to include UW Libraries in your legacy planning.
Stock Gifts and Securities
Considering donating gifts of securities to UW Libraries? Use this step-by-step PDF or contact Robert Bradshaw, 206-685-3814 | robertcb@uw.edu
Friends of the Libraries Board
The Friends of the Libraries Board is a group of dedicated community members with a passion for libraries.