Thank you for your interest in making a difference by giving to UBC Library.
Complete listing of Funding Opportunities at UBC Library:
Listed By Group
- Chung Collection Funds
- Collection Endowments
- Friends of the Library
- Learning at the Library
- Parents Program Funds
- Professional Development Awards and Endowments
- Rare Books and Special Collections Funds
Group Listing
Chung Collection Funds
Collection Endowments
Friends of the Library
- Friends Of Koerner Library
- Friends Of The Art + Architecture + Planning Library
- Friends Of The Asian Library
- Friends Of The Law Library
- Friends Of The Library
- Friends Of The Music Library
- Friends Of University Archives
- Friends Of Woodward Library
- Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Endowment
Learning at the Library
- Learning @ The Library
- UBC Library Collections Enrichment
- UBC Library Technology Endowment
- Wireless @ UBC
Parents Program Funds
Professional Development Awards and Endowments
- Diana Lukin Johnston Award Endowment For Library Staff
- Suzanne Dodson Professional Development Award Endowment
Rare Books and Special Collections Funds
- Peggy Sutherland Memorial Library Fund
- Rare Books And Manuscript Enhancement
- Friends Of Special Collections
- Friends Of The Arkley Collection (Early And Historical Children’s Literature)
- Rodger Stanton Memorial Library Collection
- Harry Hawthorn Foundation Endowment
Listed Alphabetically
- Cawley Family Collection Endowment Fund
- Chung Collection Family Fund
- David Lam Endowment For The Chung Collection
- Diana E.M. Cooper Endowment For Fine Arts
- Diana Lukin Johnston Award Endowment For Library Staff
- Friends Of Koerner Library
- Friends Of Special Collections
- Friends Of The Arkley Collection (Early And Historical Children’s Literature)
- Friends Of The Art + Architecture + Planning Library
- Friends Of The Asian Library
- Friends Of The Law Library
- Friends Of The Library
- Friends Of UBC Music Library
- Friends Of University Archives
- Friends Of Woodward Library
- Harry Hawthorn Foundation Endowment
- Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Endowment
- Learning @ The Library
- Parents Innovation Fund
- Peggy Sutherland Memorial Library Fund
- Rare Books And Manuscript Enhancement
- Rodger Stanton Memorial Library Collection
- Suzanne Dodson Professional Development Award Endowment
- UBC Library Collections Enrichment
- UBC Library Technology Endowment
- UBC Okanagan Parent’s A Plus Library Fund
- University Library Centenary Endowment Fund
- Wireless @ UBC
Descriptions
Cawley Family Collection Endowment Fund
To find out more, please contact us. Donate to the Cawley Family Collection Endowment Fund now.
Chung Collection Family Endowment
The Chung Collection Family Endowment, created by the Chungs, will support and enhance the collection and its technical requirements. Funds will allow for the continued provision of first-class reference services to students, scholars and community members; increased access to materials thanks to cataloguing and processing updates; and the proper exhibition, conservation and storage of the collection. In addition, funds will also be used to develop websites and exhibits, allowing for a better understanding and appreciation of this exceptional collection.
Dr. Wallace Chung and Dr. Madeline Chung have a long history of generously supporting the Library. In 1999 they donated the Chung Collection, a stunning array of 25,000 items valued at more than $5 million. This collection, which contains rare books, maps, photographs and a painstakingly restored replica of the ship Empress of Asia, is a treasure of UBC Library. The collection is focused on Dr. Chung’s areas of interest, including the experiences of Asians in British Columbia and across North America, the journals and maps of early European explorers of the Pacific Northwest, and historical items from the Canadian Pacific Railway.
To ensure that scholars and visitors can continue studying these treasures, donate to the Chung Collection Family Fund.
To find out more about the Chung Collection, visit their website: www.library.ubc.ca/chung
To find out more about Dr. Wallace Chung and Dr. Madeline Chung and their support of UBC Library, read their profile.
David Lam Endowment for the Chung Collection
A Gift to Celebrate Our History
The David Lam Endowment for the Chung Collection is devoted to the enhancement of the Chung Collection through the development of special exhibitions, publications highlighting the collection, and outreach programs to the community. In particular, your support will assist in events such as colloquiums, workshops and educational programs that demonstrate the Chung Collection’s cultural and historical value. Funds will also be directed to lending exhibits or artifacts from the Chung Collection to other cultural institutions, and to providing support for scholars researching the Chung Collection.
The Chung Collection is a nationally recognized collection of rare books, maps, photographs and artifacts that provides a fascinating and first-hand insight into events that shaped British Columbia and Canada. Dr. Wallace Chung assembled more than 25,000 items over several decades for the collection. Of particular interest to Dr. Chung are the early European exploration of the Pacific Northwest, the Chinese experience in British Columbia and North America, and the story of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company.
To find out more about the Chung Collection, visit their website: www.library.ubc.ca/chung.
To find out more about Dr. David Lam and his support of UBC Library, read his profile.
Diana E.M. Cooper Endowment for Fine Arts
Diana Cooper’s passion for the arts and energy helped shape UBC Library’s fine art collection during her time as a Reference Librarian from 1965 to 2004. The Diana E.M Cooper Endowment was created to honour her memory as an exceptional colleague and friend, and is dedicated to the acquisition of materials to support the study of creative and/or fine arts.
Diana Elizabeth Malcolm Cooper’s love of the arts and librarianship was clear early on. She received her Bachelor in Fine Arts from UBC in 1964, and then obtained her Bachelor in Library Sciences a year later. A lifetime Vancouver resident, Diana began her professional career as a Fine Arts Reference Librarian at UBC in 1965, and remained a member of the UBC family until 2004.
During her time at UBC Library, Diana worked tirelessly to develop the Fine Arts collection through the creation of new art exhibits, writing and teaching. Indeed, Diana affected the lives of many individuals with her kindness and infectious passion for art history, which she shared with students, staff and faculty. Her enthusiasm inspired many students to pursue careers in fine arts or art librarianship.
Diana was a woman of many interests and passions. She especially enjoyed opera, classical music, ballet, writing, philosophy, comparative religion, gardening and fashion design. It was her talent as an artist, however, that enhanced her Library legacy. Diana’s artistic inclinations tended towards landscapes, still lifes and cartoons. Her drawings are scattered throughout the Library website, adding a human and often amusing perspective.
Her family created the Diana Cooper Endowment Fund as a tribute to her years of service to the Library and its users. This fund is dedicated towards the acquisition of materials for the study of creative and fine arts. The funds generated from this endowment continue to play a vital role in the development of the Fine Arts collection. Recent purchases such as The Golden Age of Spain: Painting, sculpture, architecture and Andy Warhol: The album covers, 1939-1987 are excellent additions to the collection.
To contribute to the Diana Cooper Endowment Fund, please donate to the Diana E.M. Cooper Endowment For Fine Arts fund.
Diana Lukin Johnston Award Endowment for Library Staff
Created in loving memory of a passionate reader and life-long learner, the Diana Lukin Johnston Award Endowment for Library staff is awarded to UBC Library staff members who wish to pursue a career as professional librarians, or to UBC librarians wishing to develop further their skills through professional development.
Over the years, the award has had a significant impact on many lives. After working at UBC Library for many years as a Library Assistant, Alexis Greenwood chose to pursue a degree in library sciences. She won the Diana Lukin Johnston award in 2002. While the funds helped her with tuition, she also greatly appreciated meeting Diana’s husband, Derek Lukin Johnston, whom she calls a wonderful, entertaining man and a great storyteller. In 2003, Lynne Gamache, a Librarian in Borrower Services, used the award to attend the joint Canadian Library Association/American Library Association conference. The event is the world’s largest library conference and exhibition, and is an excellent opportunity for librarians to be exposed to new ideas and initiatives.
Data librarian Mary Luebbe won the award in 2005/6 and used the funds to attend two events: a biennial meeting of the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research at the University of Michigan, and training sessions with Statistics Canada staff at the University of Saskatchewan. The award provided Mary with a chance to meet colleagues and learn about new resources and technology for computing in the social sciences. “Keeping up with the latest developments is crucial for my work, but the travel uses up more than my share of the library’s funding for attending conferences,” Mary said.
Awards like the Diana Lukin Johnston Award Endowment for Library staff have an immediate and personal impact on those who keep the Library relevant and engaging.
Awarded to
- Alan Doyle, University Records Manager, University Archives 2008/09
- Katherine Kalsbeek, Reference Librarian, Rare Books and Special Collections 2007/08
- Mary Luebbe, Data Librarian 2005/6
Donate to the Diana Lukin Johnston Award Endowment For Library Staff fund now.
Friends of Koerner Library
This fund is used to enrich the humanities and social sciences collection and the map and atlas collection at Koerner Library by purchasing new resources and older, out-of-print materials that would otherwise be difficult to obtain due to rising costs.
This fund is used to obtain books, journals, online resources and other learning tools. At the donor’s discretion, individual gifts can be directed toward particular acquisitions.
Donate to the Friends of Koerner Library fund now.
Friends of Rare Books and Special Collections
Rare Books and Special Collections is dedicated to enhancing British Columbia’s legacy. Indeed, it holds the largest collection of B.C. historical material in any academic library.
Donations to this fund go towards the purchase of special items. These could include locally produced, limited edition books; rare maps of voyages through early British Columbia; and items that compliment its growing rare book collections.
Donate to the Friends of Special Collections Fund fund now.
Friends of the Arkley Collection (Early and Historical Children’s Literature)
The Arkley Collection is a whimsical collection of Canadian, British, French and American children’s books from the late 18th century to 1930. It contains many unique items such as Canadian first editions, the works of important illustrators such as Andrew Lang and more than 100 editions of works by Lewis Carroll, the beloved author of Alice in Wonderland.
This charming collection’s growth relies largely on gifts, although important Canadian items are purchased as they become available.
Donate to the Friends of The Arkley Collections (Early and Historical Children’s Literature) fund now.
Friends of the Art + Architecture + Planning Library
Contributions to the Art + Architecture + Planning division of UBC Library are used to purchase books, exhibition catalogues, images databases and other materials in the fields of art history, studio art, architecture, and community and regional planning with an emphasis on the Vancouver area.
The collection includes more than 200,000 items (including more than 400 journal subscriptions) and is rich in Canadian, Pre-Columbian, Asian, and Italian Renaissance and Baroque art.
Support the arts and donate to the Friends of the Art + Architecture + Planning Library (formerly the Friends of the Fine Art Library) now.
Friends of the Asian Library
Where Research Meets Community
Since its inception in 1960, the Asian Library has developed the largest research collection of Asian language materials in Canada. The Asian Library holds more than 600,000 volumes in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indonesian and South Asian languages. While the collection is comprehensive in its range of subjects, it is especially strong in the humanities and social sciences.
Highlights of the Asian Library include the valuable Puban collection 蒲坂藏書; the Swann collection; the Song Xuepeng collection 宋學鵬藏書; the The Pang Jingtang collection 龐鏡塘藏書; Japanese government publications; research materials on Chinese-Canadian settlement in British Columbia; the Japanese-Canadian studies collections; the Tibetan Buddhist Resource Centre online archives; 70,000 volumes in South Asian languages including Punjabi and Hindi;13,000 volumes in Indonesian; and more than 29,000 Korean monographs.
Contributions to this fund help preserve and enhance the collection of Asian materials and support special projects such as preservation of rare volumes and digitization. Past projects including digitizing rare Japanese Tokugawa 徳川 maps and the Chinese Times 大漢公報, the longest-running Chinese newspaper in Canada.
To support the Asian Library, donate to the Friends of Asian Library fund now.
Friends of the Law Library
The Law Library caters to the study, reference and research needs of students and faculty. The Library houses a research collection of approximately 225,000 volumes acquired from major common law jurisdictions of the world including Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, the European Community and the Pacific Rim.
Specialized areas include Aboriginal Law, Asian Law, Criminal Law, Dispute Resolution, Environmental Law, Legal History, and Women and the Law. A specialized Asian law collection contains resources in English and other languages pertaining to China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and Taiwan.
These funds are used to purchase books in these specialized and expanding areas of interest to ensure that a comprehensive research collection is maintained.
Donate to the Friends of The Law Library now.
Friends of the Library
This general fund supports various needs across all of our Library branches and divisions. Funds may be earmarked according to a donor’s wish, but are generally used by the University Librarian to support priority projects. These could include renovation and refurbishment, digitization activities, collection enhancement and staff development.
Donate to the Friends of The Library fund now.
Friends of the Music Library
The Music Library holds one of the finest research collections of musical materials in Canada. Its fund is used to enrich these collections through the acquisition of expensive materials and fill the collection’s gaps by purchasing older or out-of-print material.
This fund is used to purchase books, music scores, journals, sound recordings and other materials. It can also be used to purchase or upgrade listening equipment. Individual gifts can be directed towards particular acquisitions at the donor’s discretion.
Donate to the Friends of the Music Library now.
Friends of University Archives
University Archives supports the management of UBC’s records by coordinating the University’s records management program. University Archives disseminates information about UBC’s development and proud history to interested individuals at the University and beyond. It promotes academic research by providing reference services and creating finding aids and other specialized research tools.
This fund supports the ongoing digitization of photographs, paper documents and audio recordings. Projects supported include the development of an oral history program, periodic displays and the purchase of expensive, specialized equipment.
Donate to the Friends of University Archives fund now.
Friends of the Woodward Library
Woodward Biomedical Library is the principal library on campus for life sciences materials and houses the largest health sciences collection in Western Canada. The collection includes holdings in biology, botany, dentistry, forestry, land and food systems, medicine, nursing, nutrition, pharmaceutical sciences and zoology.
This flexible fund covers general purpose needs such as special book purchases, equipment and furnishings for the St. Paul’s Hospital Library and Hamber Library. Earmarked donations for specific use are welcome.
Donate to the Friends of Woodward Library fund now.
Harry Hawthorn Foundation Endowment
The Harry Hawthorn Foundation for the Inculcation and Propagation of the Principles and Ethics of Fly-Fishing was established in 1953 during an angling expedition to Upper Campbell Lake. It involved eight UBC professors and Roderick Haig-Brown, noted author and conservationist. At the end of the holiday, it was decided by a judiciary hearing that all ill-gotten gambling gains would be put towards a foundation to purchase books for UBC Library about the genteel sport of angling.
All members agreed to the wise decision, and endowment income continues to be used to purchase materials on fly-fishing, game fishing and angling.
Donate to the Harry Hawthorn Foundation Endowment fund now.
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Endowment
The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre supports lifelong learning at UBC, throughout the province and beyond. It embodies innovation in education and the key elements of learning and research in the 21st century: Interaction, interdisciplinary work, internationalization and information technology.
The Learning Centre houses UBC Library’s Art and Architecture and Planning division and the Science and Engineering division, Rare Books and Special Collections, the Chung Collection and University Archives. It also features Canada’s first automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS), capable of holding up to 1.8 million volumes and retrieving items in mere seconds with remote controlled hydraulic lifts.
This fund supports innovative programs and services offered by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
Support the Irving K Barber Centre Learning Endowment now.
Learning @ the Library
This fund helps the Library upgrade its equipment and learning spaces. Potential purchases include new laptops for the laptop-lending program, scanners, monitors, self-service checkout machines, enhanced student spaces, and special cabinets for non-standard collections such as maps and music scores.
Donate to the Learning @ The Library fund now.
Parents Innovation Fund
A gift to the Parents’ Innovation Fund enables UBC Library to enhance student experiences through resources, programming and facilities. This flexible fund empowers the Library to allocate dollars where they are needed most. For example, Parents’ Innovation Fund donations helped support dramatic improvements to the garden level of Woodward Library. Students now flock to the bright, high-tech study space in “The Wood,” the southernmost Library branch on campus that serves a wide variety of students, despite its focus on the health sciences.
With the help of parents like you, UBC Library can continue to build its collections of books, journals, periodicals and electronic resources to match students’ evolving needs, create more study spaces that promote learning and collaboration, and teach students to navigate an information-intensive world. Maintaining a top-rated Library system in the 21st century depends on the support of parents who understand that the Library remains central to learning and life for students at UBC.
Donate to the Parents Innovation Fund now.
Peggy Sutherland Memorial Library Fund
The medicine chest of the soul.- Inscription over the door of the Library at Thebes
The Peggy Sutherland Memorial Library Fund was created in 2000 thanks to the generosity of the Sutherland Foundation. The fund supports the Peggy Sutherland Site, which offers an array of information resources for those in working in healthcare. The Peggy Sutherland website provides vital online resources for students, researchers, community users, patients and healthcare practitioners, with a special focus on nurses. The site supplies valuable and up-to-date resources about physical therapy, midwifery and women’s health.
Peggy Sutherland was born in 1927 in Coalhurst, Alberta. In the late 1940s she moved to Vancouver, where two important events occurred. She received her nursing degree from the School of Nursing at St. Paul’s Hospital in 1950, and met her eventual husband Hugh, whom she married in 1951.
Throughout her life, Peggy was a devoted mother and volunteer. She donated her time to groups such as the Brownies, the Pioneer Girls, and the Candy Stripers, and regularly taught Sunday School classes. In addition, Peggy continued to work in nursing, which led to lifelong friendships and first hand knowledge of the information requirements of those in the healthcare profession.
The Peggy Sutherland Memorial Library Endowment Fund honours the memory of this remarkable woman and supports her passion for learning. The fund is devoted to supporting the Peggy Sutherland Site, which provides an extensive amount of online and print resources for those working in nursing, allied health, breast cancer research, and women’s health. The site is also a valuable resource for anyone doing health-related research.
The endowment fund would not be possible without the support of the Sutherland Foundation, a long-time supporter of the Library and its users. To find out how you can contribute to this fund, and to the continued education of those in healthcare, contact us or use the link below to donate online.
Donate to the Peggy Sutherland Memorial Library Fund fund now.
Rare Books and Manuscript Enhancement
UBC’S Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC) contains significant collections of rare books, archival materials, historic maps, photographs, broadsides and pamphlets. Its collections are of national and international importance and attract researchers from around the world.
This fund is used to purchase books, manuscripts and other printed materials, as well as equipment such as map-filing cabinets and digitization software. The RBSC fund supports the comprehensive and costly care of these precious collections.
Donate to the Rare Books and Manuscript Enhancement fund now.
Rodger Stanton Memorial Library Collection
The education of the doctor which goes on after he has his degree is, after all, the most important part of his education. – John Shaw Billings
The Rodger Stanton Memorial Library Collection helps further the education of life sciences workers through the purchase of library materials.
The fund was created in honor of Rodger Stanton, a B.C. surgeon born in 1930 and raised in Kimberly, B.C. He attended the UBC Faculty of Medicine in 1956 before interning in internal medicine in Michigan and Washington. Returning to B.C. in 1958, he married Patricia Cash, with whom he had two daughters, Mary and Sandy. Rodger spent the next 19 years working as a surgeon and coroner at practices throughout B.C. before passing away in 1977.
To honour his memory, a library trust was founded in 1978 at St. Paul’s Hospital to acquire resources for hospital staff. In 1998, the Sutherland Foundation, long-time supporters of health-related education, donated $1 million to the fund and created the Rodger Stanton Memorial Library Collection. In 2001, the endowment moved to UBC, and is used to purchase materials for all of the Life Sciences libraries.
The impact of the Rodger Stanton Memorial Library Collection on the Life Sciences libraries has been enormous. Since 2000, nearly 5,000 books have been purchased, including Confessions of Emergency Room Doctors, Photographic Atlas of the Body, and The Social Context of Birth. The endowment also offers access to electronic resources such as MD Consult and Harrison’s Online.
The Rodger Stanton Memorial Library Collection enables UBC Library to offer users access to world-class medical books and electronic collection.
Donate to the Rodger Stanton Memorial Library Collection fund now.
Suzanne Dodson Professional Development Award Endowment Fund
A lifelong passion for the Library and its workers
The Suzanne Dodson Professional Development Award Endowment Fund is an endowment from Suzanne Dodson, a 36-year veteran of UBC Library who retired in 1999. The award helps fund professional development opportunities for Library employees.
Suzanne Dodson has a long history of supporting UBC Library. In 2007, she made yet another generous gift. As a long-time Librarian at UBC Library, Suzanne worked closely with Library Assistants and was keenly aware of their vital contributions. Suzanne donated $20,000 to establish the Suzanne Dodson Professional Development Award Endowment Fund, which Library Assistants can use to undertake professional development activities.
During her time at UBC Library, Suzanne was the consummate librarian. She was awarded the President’s Service Award for Excellence in 1997 as a result of the leading role she took in securing the free deposit of provincial government publications for academic libraries. She has also been given an Honorary Life Membership in the British Columbia Library Association for her contributions to librarianship.
Donate to the Suzanne Dodson Professional Development Award Endowment fund now.
UBC Library Collections Enrichment
This fund is used to enrich UBC Library’s collection by providing start-up funding for expensive subscriptions. It can also help meet requests from faculty, particularly new faculty, for specialized items. The fund also serves as a support for acquisitions if the Canadian dollar experiences a significant drop in value.
It can be used to purchase books, journals, digital resources or other materials. Individual gifts can be earmarked towards particular acquisitions.
Donate to the UBC Library Collections Enrichment fund now.
UBC Library Technology Endowment
Technology is key to providing access to information resources for research, learning and teaching.
This fund supports the purchase of equipment, software and services that provide UBC Library with the infrastructure to meet the learning and teaching needs of the 21st century. Examples include the acquisition of software for downloading e-books onto handheld devices, the purchase of digitization equipment and the expansion of online academic databases.
Donate to the UBC Library Technology Endowment fund now.
Okanagan Parent’s A Plus Library Fund
“I love the vibe and hum of the students in the Library – it really is a contagious and infectious learning environment!”- Melody Burton, Head, UBC Library – Okanagan campus
A gift to the Okanagan Parents’ A-Plus Library Fund enables the Okanagan Library to enhance student experiences through resources, programming and facilities. This flexible fund enables the Library to allocate dollars where they are needed most as its role changes and expands on a growing campus.
With the help of parents like you, the Okanagan Library can build its collections of books, journals, periodicals and electronic resources to match students’ evolving needs, create more study spaces that promote learning and collaboration, and teach students to navigate an information-intensive world. Creating and maintaining a top-rated Library system in the 21st century depends on the support of parents who understand that the Library remains central to learning and life for students at UBC’s Okanagan campus.
Donate to the Okanagan Parent’s A Plus Library Fund now.
University Library Centenary Endowment Fund
To find out more, please contact us.
Donate to the University Library Centenary Endowment Fund now.
Wireless @ UBC
New technologies play a key role in enhancing access to information and resources at the Library. The Wireless@UBC Fund empowers UBC Library to anticipate and benefit from these rapidly evolving technologies. Support for the Wireless@UBC fund helps the Library make hand-held devices – including iPads and mobile phones – available to students so they can download information, share it, and participate in learning and research. Your gift to the Wireless @UBC Fund will help UBC Library support teaching and learning in the 21st century with the right tools.
Donate to the Wireless @ UBC fund now.
