NCSU Libraries Focus Online
Volume 25 number 3 - Spring 2005
ACHIEVE: A Truly Great Library Is Within Our Grasp
By Suzanne Weiner, Library Development
Late in 2004 the Board of Directors of the Friends of the Library and NC State's
University Library Committee launched a campaign to raise additional funding
to make the renovated spaces in the D. H. Hill Library more functional and
attractive for library users. These funds will supplement the current bond-funded
renovation in the East Wing that addresses the facet of the D. H. Hill Library
that most frustrates students and faculty--the gross inadequacy of the facility.
The renovated space will feature a new Special Collections Research Center
with a spectacular exhibit gallery and an attractive reading room. The current
reference reading room will be transformed into a technology-equipped "learning
commons" where students can study, collaborate, and use the library's
rapidly expanding digital collections.
The campaign provides naming opportunities for areas and items in the renovated
space. Donors have the opportunity to support the library while honoring or
memorializing loved ones, mentors, or themselves. Several items have already
been reserved, including the "Astral Bench," an elegant cherry bench
that will serve as a focal point in the Conservatory. Faculty research studies,
tables, and chairs have also been popular selections among individuals seeking
to honor a family member. Bricks are one of the icons of this great university,
and many donors have chosen to honor a friend or relative with an engraved
brick that will be placed on the walkway overlooking the Brickyard at the entrance
of the library.
This is an exciting time to be a part of the NC State community and the Libraries.
Improvements made through these gifts will have a huge impact on the quality
of the library environment and the teaching, learning, and research activities
that take place there. The Wolfpack Club has made available a $100,000 gift
to match the first cash donation of $150,000 or more. The donor will receive
campaign credit for the total amount, in addition to the naming rights. Opportunities
abound for NC State and library supporters! For more information about these
naming opportunities, please call Director of Library Development Jim Mulvey
at (919) 515-3339 or send an electronic-mail message to jim_mulvey@ncsu.edu.
Naming Opportunities
(Items in boldface have been reserved by a donor.)
| Special Collections Research Center |
$3 million |
| Special Collections Reading Room |
$1 million |
| Reference Reading Room |
$750,000 |
| Gallery ($500,000) and Conservatory ($250,000) |
$750,000 |
| Learning and Research Center for the Digital Age |
$500,000 |
| Theater |
$350,000 |
| Digital Media Laboratory |
$250,000 |
| Preservation Laboratory |
$250,000 |
| Multimedia Seminar Center |
$150,000 |
| Assembly Room |
$100,000 |
| Special Collections Seminar Room |
$50,000 |
| Collaboratory |
$25,000 |
| Conference Room (Second Floor) |
$25,000 |
| Graduate Study Collaboration Rooms (4) |
$25,000 ea. |
| Reference Services Desk |
$25,000 |
| Student Group Study Rooms (8) |
$20,000 ea. |
| Interlibrary Services Center |
$20,000 |
| Astral Bench for the Conservatory |
$15,000 |
| Faculty Research Studies (60); 4 reserved to date |
$15,000 ea. |
| Special Collections Service Desk |
$15,000 |
| Gallery Exhibit Cases (22) |
$10,000 ea. |
| Conservatory Light Sculpture |
$5,000 |
| Tables in Special Collections Reading Room (8) |
$5,000 ea. |
| Tables in Reference Reading Room |
$3,500 ea. |
| Gallery Chairs (3) |
$1,500 ea. |
| Study Carrels/Workstations, 3 reserved to date |
$1,000 ea. |
| Special Collections Reading Room Chairs (64) |
$750 each |
| Reference Reading Room Chairs, 2 reserved to date |
$500 each |
| Bricks |
$250
(lg.), $150 (sm.) |
|
