Why give to UW Libraries?

We appreciate every one of our graduates – who benefited from library services, resources and support that fuel teaching, learning and research for every Husky and our community of global users.

As the Class of ’26 prepares for their final year before taking their knowledge and skills into the world, you can honor them and have an impact on all the Huskies to come by giving to one of these priorities –

Libraries Excellence Fund

Libraries Student Employee Scholarship Endowed Fund

Libraries Catalyst Endowed Fund

Campus newspapers are the catalogued voice of each campus, making them an invaluable and unique resource in capturing the history, culture and perspectives of the times.

Though there are many requests for access – from K-12 students doing a research project to researchers from across the globe seeking out our unique Pacific Northwest perspective – the collection is available only in person. But paper deteriorates with each passing year, microfiche is slow and inefficient, and storage limitations make access challenging.

Digitizing these historic newspapers makes searching and indexing of content much easier, and expands accessibility, usability and discovery – now and far into the future.

UW Press publishes award-winning scholarship and books about Pacific Northwest history and culture that bring the stories of our region to the world. We also offer scores of book events with authors each year that encourage public understanding and discussion.

From combating misinformation with robustly peer-reviewed publications to diversifying the publishing industry to co-creating materials for Indigenous revitalization, UW Press touches many lives on UW campuses, in our local communities, and around the world.  Read about the UW Press in Action.

Your gift helps bring important new books to life—books that change the way we learn, think and act. Visit our website to learn more about our work advancing scholarly publishing.