How does my gift help the library?
Your gift to the University Library helps our students and faculty access the services, resources, and functional spaces that support a successful university experience.
A gift to the University Library can support:
- Student awards and programming
- Digital projects
- Indigenous initiatives
- Enhancing library spaces
- Collection development
- Areas of greatest need
Donating books
The library is actively seeking donations of the following:
- Archival collections, rare books, manuscripts and other printed material. Materials relating to supporting the collection mandate of University Archives and Special Collections (UASC), which focuses on including ephemera and memorabilia relating to the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, and published materials relating to Western Canada (especially Saskatchewan authors and publishers); rare books and manuscripts; published materials relating to the LGBTQ community; artists’ books; and monographs and articles by university authors, Canadiana, and 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. See the UASC website for more information about these collecting areas, as well as information about primary source (archival) collections.
- Materials that help build other special collections across the University Library, including:
- Historical Textbook Collection (Education and Music Library)
- Saskatchewan Music Collection (Education and Music Library)
- Canadian books for children
- Materials supporting teaching and research that are otherwise difficult to access through regular channels.
- Materials supporting inclusive collections that are otherwise difficult to acquire.
With the exception of the above focus areas, we are unable to accept:
- Textbooks
- Working/office collections
- Journals and magazines
- Encyclopedias
Digital bookplates
A digital bookplate is one of the ways we can recognize gifts from University Library donors.
More information about digital bookplates, including guidelines and options, may be found on our website.
By the Book
The By the Book newsletter is a publication for the library’s alumni and friends and is published twice a year. Read the latest issue, Winter 2024.
Past issues:
- Spring 2024 (PDF 2.5 MB)
- Winter 2023 (PDF 4 MB)
- Spring 2023 (PDF 4 MB)
- Winter 2022 (PDF 6 MB)
- Spring 2022 (PDF 2.8 MB)
- Winter 2021 (PDF 6 MB)
- Spring 2021 (PDF 5 MB)
- Winter 2020 (PDF 2.38 MB)
- Spring 2020 (PDF 1 MB)
- Winter 2019 (PDF 3.6 MB)
- Spring 2019 (PDF 1.9 MB)