Donating to the Libraries

Your gifts help us build world-class collections.

• UK Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center preserves the social, cultural, economic, and political history of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. By giving to the Special Collections Development Fund, you support the hard work of students who help us archive and digitize our materials, guaranteeing the maintenance and accessibility of historical documents for decades to come.
• With over 17,000 oral histories in its collections, the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History is recognized for its work in collecting and preserving oral histories. Help the Nunn Center continue its work of archiving, transcribing, and providing access to the stories of Kentuckians from all walks of life by giving to the Oral History Endowment or the Terry Birdwhistell Endowment.
• One of the finest athletics collections in the United States, the Big Blue Sports Archive contains thousands of news clippings, programs, photographs, basketball and football game films and tapes, and radio and television broadcasts of UK athletic events. Gifts to the Big Blue Sports Archive Fund will help us preserve this legacy and ensure that the sights, sounds, and achievements of UK athletics remain more than just a memory.
• The Sandra McAninch Endowment Fund in Government Information enables UK Libraries to purchase, catalog, preserve, and provide access to government information resources and publications.
• Find out more about donating books and historical materials to UK Libraries.

Help us improve the spaces and technology available to faculty, students, and staff, and support projects across UK Libraries by giving to the Library Enrichment Fund. Your gifts have helped renovate parts of William T. Young Library and the Medical Center Library, and provide collaborative learning spaces and technological upgrades to our users.

Help make a university education more accessible for all Kentuckians by giving to the Alternative Textbook Fund. Since its inception in 2016, the program has leveraged $100,000 in grants into $1.5 million in student savings, impacting over 12,000 students.

Help offset the cost of books and course materials for students with unmet financial need by giving to the David Mudry Memorial Scholarship Fund. This $1,000 award honors the legacy of David Mudry '18, former UK student and bookstore employee who is remembered for his incredible warmth, boundless compassion, and as a tireless advocate for LGBTQ* initiatives on campus.

Support library programs, immersive learning opportunities, and help fund fellowships and internships.

• Help keep the art of fine printing alive at UK by supporting the King Library Press. Gifts to the King Library Press Fund  support apprenticeships and other immersive learning opportunities to students and community members.
• Gifts to the Learning Lab Fund support undergraduate research through our Learning Lab Internship program, a paid opportunity for undergraduates to pursue individual, long-term research projects, using rare and unique archival materials from our Special Collections Research Center.