Contributions to the University Libraries enhance our ability to support students and faculty as they discover, access, and apply scholarly information. Gifts to the Clarke Historical Library benefit Michigan communities and researchers through the curation and preservation of special collections focused on the history of Michigan and the Old Northwest Territory, children’s literature, and the history of Central Michigan University.
Your gift to the University Libraries inspires users to explore diverse ideas and create new knowledge. Your contribution to the Clarke Historical Library enhances its unique collections and national reputation.
To choose where you'd like your gift to go to, click the "Give Now" button and select your desired fund designation.
Featured Funds:
Friends of the Libraries
The Friends of the Libraries is a membership organization that supports the programs and services of the University Library and the Clarke Historical Library. You can become a Friend of the Libraries with an annual donation of $100.00. Gifts from our Friends nourish students and faculty in all CMU academic programs, enabling the Libraries to purchase unique collections, enhance library services that nurture student success and foster scholarly activity, and support library programming.
Clarke Historical Library Associates
Your gift to the Clarke Historical Library Associates Program supports the key missions of the Clarke Historical Library: collecting and preserving books, documents, manuscripts and periodicals about the cultural, industrial and natural history of Michigan. Your gift also supports the Clarke's outreach, programming, and exhibitions.
Library Acquisitions Program
Your gift to the Library Acquisitions fund expands the Libraries' ability to provide the very best, most up-to-date scholarly resources for CMU students and faculty. Material costs vary by format and subject. A typical physical book averages $75 and a typical e-book averages $125. Journal subscription costs range from $500 for a humanities journal to $6,000 for a chemistry or physics journal.
Library Student Employee Scholarship
Library Student Employee Scholarship fund provides assistance for students working part-time while attending college. Students who work on campus are more likely to complete their degree than those who work off-campus, and they gain important skills for their future. A student employee working at the University Libraries can earn up to $200 per week.
We are grateful to alumni and friends who have participated in the CMU Giving Week Quest in support of our students. There’s still time to give a gift for CMU’s 133rd Anniversary! If you haven’t yet, consider making a gift to your favorite CMU scholarship or fund and help ignite the path for student success.
We’ve reached an incredible 1,000 gifts. Thank you so much, alumni and friends! We’re one more donor goal away from unlocking $1,333 for the Ignite Scholarship that helps first-generation students. A gift to any fund helps!
