Make a Gift

Stony Brook University Libraries offers its friends, alumni, faculty, and staff a number of funding opportunities:

Online Giving. Stony Brook University’s online donation website [8]. The University promises to protect your personal information and uses advanced encryption for your safety.

Direct Gifts. A gift can be made by check or credit card payable to Stony Brook Foundation. To charge your gift to your credit card, please call 631.632.8625.

Securities. You can donate marketable securities outright or fund a planned giving arrangement. A gift of securities during your lifetime will result in a gift tax charitable deduction while The Libraries receive the value of the stock.

Real Estate. Real property can be deeded to the Stony Brook Foundation to benefit the Library.

Tangible Personal Property. The Library accepts gifts of materials (books, records, videos) that complement the mission and vision of the University Libraries. Please contact Nathan Baum [9] at 631.632.9959 for further information. For the donation of rare books and materials, contact Kristen Nyitray [10] in Special Collections at 631.632.7119

Charitable Gift Annuity. In a contract between you and the University (Stony Brook Foundation), the University promises to pay a lifetime income to you or to a person you designate in exchange for your irrevocable gift of assets, usually cash or securities.

Bequests. The Library can be designated in a bequest made in your will or in a living trust.

Qualified Retirement Plan. Consider naming the Stony Brook Foundation as a beneficiary of your qualified retirement plan restricting the funds to the Libraries.

Matching Gifts. Many employers will match a donor’s gift to the Libraries. Enclose a matching gift form obtained from your employer’s human resources office and send with your gift.

For further information about these opportunities please contact:

Dawn McBrearty [7]
Advancement
488 Administration Bldg.
Stony Brook, NY 11794-1601
631-632-4061

Establish a Collection

Much of a resource libraries reputation is based upon the number and variety of publications and material that are acquired, available and preserved for its users. Stony Brook University Libraries offers you an opportunity to enrich its collection by participating in the Collection Endowment project. Collection endowments begin at $10,000 and the Library invites donors to make a single gift or fund their endowment over several years. You can choose a specific subject area or apply your funds to where the needs are the greatest. Special bookplates inscribed with text provided by you will be affixed to the books purchased from your generous gift.

For further information, please contact:

Dawn McBrearty [7]
Advancement
488 Administration Bldg.
Stony Brook, NY 11794-1601
631-632-4061

Honor with Books

The birth of a child, a special anniversary, a visit to a sick friend, an afternoon of pleasure…many of us think of books as a special gift for so many occasions. Books are to be cherished and what better way to cherish a loved one than by honoring them with a book.

Stony Brook University Libraries invites you to participate in Honor with Books, a program designed to honor a special person by placing his or her name on a bookplate in a newly purchased book in the subject area of your choosing. A $100 gift will support the acquisition of a book and at the same time honor a special person in your life. A gift of $500 will provide six book-plated books. This is a wonderful gift for graduation, memorial tributes, personal achievements, birthdays or any occasion that you chose to show you care.

When you make your gift to the Honor with Books program, a copy of the bookplate will be sent to you and the honoree along with a letter of acknowledgement.

For further information, please contact:

Dawn McBrearty [7]
Advancement
488 Administration Bldg.
Stony Brook, NY 11794-1601
631-632-4061

Friends of the Libraries

Great libraries form the core of great universities, allowing their users in every field to make connections, find answers, and pose new questions. The Stony Brook University Library system, with a collection of more than two million volumes and state-of-the-art information services, fills this essential role for our students, faculty, and the surrounding community.

Public librarians regularly refer their patrons to Stony Brook's libraries. High school students come here to do research. Community musicians use our music carrels to listen to musical masterpieces. Corporations seek out our specialty business, engineering, and scientific libraries, among others, for the vital information that only a research library can offer. Our Audio-Visual Library is a source of some of the finest films for our users. And, of course, students and faculty benefit significantly from the Library system’s accessibility. Stony Brook University is proud of the Library’s exceptional reputation.

Friends of the Libraries

By becoming a Friend, you will be making an investment in the future of the Library. The Library System's impressive resources and many cultural activities enrich the academic life of your community. Your membership will support the:

• acquisition of significant collections and cutting-edge information technology
• renovations and enhancement of study spaces and reading rooms
• preservation and conservation of collections
• expansion of services and programs available to the community

Your Membership Makes a Difference

• $60 purchases one new book
• $100 supports a Library program
• $500 helps acquire sound recordings and musical scores
• $1000 conserves and repairs five books
• $5000 maintains an electronic database
• Larger gifts offer naming opportunities

Benefits of Friends Membership

• Member-only special events, tours, and tutorials
• Library system-sponsored programs and exhibits
• Library borrowing privileges (excluding the Health Sciences Library)
• In-house access to digital collections, databases, and information services
• Use of the Special Collection’s rare books, manuscripts, and archives
• Subscription to the Library newsletter

To join, fill out a membership form (.html [11] or .doc [12]), or contact:

Hanne Tracy : Coordinator-Friends of the Library
Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm
Phone 631-632-7115
hanne.tracy@stonybrook.edu [13]

Donate Materials

Gifts of books, tapes, CD's, videos, LP's and miscellaneous materials (e.g. pamphlets, manuscripts, local history, souvenirs and memorabilia) are welcomed by the library as a means of supplementing our book and media collections, filling in gaps in our holdings, and added copies to heavily used titles. Periodicals, journals, and newspapers are generally not accepted unless the library lacks a particular title or there are gaps in our holdings. In most cases donors from off-campus sites are asked to arrange for delivery of materials to the library's loading dock. Pick-up may be provided for on-campus donors. More information... [15]

Inquiries and offers should be addressed to the Gifts Coordinator at the contact information below.

Nathan Baum [9], Gifts Coordinator
Frank Melville Jr. Memorial Library
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-3319
631.632.9959

University Libraries Distinguished Student Employee Award

The University Libraries Distinguished Student Employee Award was established in 2004 by the university libraries staff to reward outstanding work and commitment to the university libraries by the library student staff. The award is funded by voluntary contributions of the university libraries staff and individual owners.

Criteria and Application Packet [16]

Supervisor Instructions and Evaluation Form [17]

Donation form [18]