The year is winding down, which means it’s Giving Tuesday time!

Online giving is open NOW through Tues, Dec. 1 @ 11:59 p.m. EST. Visit the campaign page to learn more and make a gift. Many of you have been champions in the past, and we hope you will be again this year.

The Libraries has a new priority — to purchase the ‘African Diaspora 1860-Present’ collection. To raise $38,500, we will need the help and support of many. This significant digital database will be accessible to all and is particularly special to Dean Dewey and her husband, Bill. So much so that they gave a $5,000 matching gift to inspire others. When asked why she and Bill are passionate about this project, Barbara shared:

“Bill’s career studying African art and our subsequent travels in Africa and the Caribbean motivated us to provide this modest gift as a recognition that library collections have historically focused on Western European traditions often leaving out much of the world’s rich knowledge base. We hope our gift will be a catalyst for securing further collections highlighting the African experience throughout the Americas and the world to support Penn State students and faculty research and teaching.”

Thank you for supporting this important initiative! If you have any questions at all, please reach out to Sarah Bacon at sac210@psu.edu / 814-863-7718.

P.S. Read more about Giving Tuesday via the Libraries’ Facebook Event.