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Giving to the Libraries

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 was back for its tenth year on March 12th, 2025. Gifts of any amount on that day helped unlock challenge funds that will allow 51ԹLibraries to:

❤️ acquire new materials for our collection
❤️ enhance access to digital resources and databases
❤️ provide technology upgrades and accessibility improvements
❤️ restore rare books, archives and visual art materials like the unique
➕ so much more

By giving to the libraries, you helped create the next decade of impact. Thank you!

Pages from the Feather Book featuring illustrations of a person and birds created by feathers.
Feather Book, Rare Books and Special Collections | Livre de plumes, Livres rares et collections spéciales

#McGill24 était de retour le 12 mars 2025 pour sa dixième année. Les dons de toute somme ce jour-là ont contribué à débloquer des fonds de défi qui permettront aux bibliothèques de 51Թde :

❤️ acquérir de nouveaux matériaux pour notre collection
❤️ améliorer l'accès aux ressources numériques et aux bases de données
❤️ moderniser la technologie et améliorer l'accessibilité
❤️ restaurer des livres rares, des archives et des œuvres d'art visuelles, comme le 
➕ et bien plus encore !

En donnant aux bibliothèques, vous avez contribué à façonner la prochaine décennie d’impact. Merci !

Pages from the Feather Book featuring illustrations of a person and birds created by feathers.
Feather Book, Rare Books and Special Collections | Livre de plumes, Livres rares et collections spéciales

The impact of giving to the Library

Gifts to the Library have an immediate impact, providing students with the tools they need to nurture their curiosity, achieve academic success and go on to fulfilling careers. The following are just a few of the many things made possible through recent donations.

  • Visitors looking at rare itemsRenovation of the Colgate Room in Rare Books and Special Collections thanks to the Joan and Clifford Hatch Family Foundation – transformed into a flexible space for both lectures and classes.
  • The – used in teaching and learning and available online as a digital collection.
  • Student internships in the 51ԹVisual Arts Collection (VAC) – gives students the chance to gain valuable work experience while also helping with the day-to-day management of over +2,500 artworks as well as outreach and art education initiatives.
  • The Michele Larose-Osler Artist-in-Residence programme – promotes interaction with the Osler Library’s history of medicine materials in new and surprising ways.

Contact

Steven Spodek, Development and Alumni Relations Officer
Office of the Dean of Libraries
3459 McTavish Street, H3A 0C9, Montreal, QC, Canada

Phone: 514-398-1771
steven.spodek [at] mcgill.ca (Email)

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