Make a Gift
Annual Giving
Join us in fostering community awareness of the resources available at Brookens and providing the essential financial support for the development of collections and services. In return, you will belong to an organization that enhances the vibrant intellectual life of the University of Illinois Springfield and of the surrounding communities.
Circles of Giving:
Carl Sandburg / Chancellor’s Circle ($2500+)
Gwendlowyn Brooks Circle ($1000)
James Jones Circle ($500)
William Maxwell Circle ($250)
Lorraine Hansberry Circle ($150)
Vachel Lindsay Circle ($50)
Special Rates
Faculty and Staff * ($25)
Students* ($5)
*Faculty and staff must be currently employed at UIS. Students must be currently enrolled at UIS.
By Mail
Please make check payable to the UIF – Friends of Brookens Library.
University of Illinois Springfield
Brookens Library
One University Plaza
Springfield, IL 62703
Online
Making a gift to Brookens Library is easy, convenient and secure. Visit https://giving.uis.edu/
Gifts in Kind
We welcome and encourage donations that enrich and enhance our collections. Suitable gifts in kind include: books, CDs, DVDs, manuscripts, historic maps, artwork, special collections, and photographs. Gifts in kind may be tax deductible.
To discuss the possible donation of your gift in kind, please contact Stephen McMinn, Director of Collections & Scholarly Communications at (217) 206-8452 or the University Archivist at (217) 206-6520. For gifts of books, DVD’s, CD’s or audio books, not intended for special collections, see Materials Donation below.
Materials Donation
When donating to the University Library it is important to remember that the library reserves the right to add the items to the collection, sell them in a library book sale, or dispose of them when necessary. Currently, after two years of inventory, we send unsold books to Better World Books, an organization that funds literacy in underdeveloped countries.
We gladly accept the following types of material donations:
- Books
- DVDs
- CDs
- Audio books