Friends of the Library Membership Brochure

MeMbership

Discovery

A dy N A MiC hub O f

College of Charles ton libr aries

John James Audubon’s Carolina Parakeet, 1829

“The AddLeSTONe LibrAry ANd STAff prOvide invaluable knowledge and resources necessary To succeed AT The COLLege. i’M very grATefuL fOr The LibrAry...”

“...yOu CAN schedule consulTaTions, insTanT Message sTaff ANd uSe A varieTy of online daTabases.”

– Lauren Swing ‘11

inspirational

More than 1.5 million people –

students, faculty and visitors – walk through the doors of the College of Charleston Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library each year to explore the Lowcountry’s premier research library.

The Addlestone Library serves as a home for study, collaboration, and investigation – a dynamic hub of discovery that supports education at the highest levels.

This splendid facility houses more than 700,000 print volumes, provides access to 45,000 electronic journals and 100,000 electronic books, and boasts one of the region’s finest collections of rare materials and South Caroliniana. Open 110 hours per week, 340 days a year, the Addlestone Library is the perfect inspirational setting.

open 110 hours per week, 340 dAyS A yeAr, The AddLeSTONe LibrAry iS The perfecT inspiraTional seTTing.

lifelong learning f O r T h e wh O Le COMMu NiTy

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he College of Charleston friends of the Library supports and advances the interests of the Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library as the leading intellectual and cultural force in the community.

Membership dollars directly enable these efforts by

enriching the College of Charleston community. They add depth and reach to the strategic acquisition of rare and essential materials. flexible, unrestricted dollars have never been more important. They allow the library to respond quickly

and decisively to meet everchanging needs. Gifts to the Friends of the Library also support lively, thoughtprovoking dialogues on issues of the day.

These opportunities for lifelong learning strengthen our campus and the Charleston community.

Our annual schedule of events connects the library to world-class partners within the College of Charleston, and to people from across the Lowcountry and beyond. for a complete friends of the Library schedule of events, visit blogs.cofc.edu/fol.

Collaboration Study

MeMbership Le v eLS ANd be NefiTS Friend – $40-$99 w A personalized membership card to borrow books from the College of Charleston Libraries. w Access to electronic materials on-site at the Addlestone Library. w receipt of Discovery, the friends of the Library semi-annual newsletter. w Acknowledgment of support in the library’s online annual report.

Supporter – $100-$499 w All “friend” benefits. w Two personalized membership cards. w invitation to special exhibits and events throughout the year.

Contributor – $500-$999 w All “Supporter” benefits. w invitation for two to the winthrop roundtable, an annual dinner and lecture featuring a noteworthy speaker.

Investigation dean’S CirCle – $1,000-$2,499 w All "Contributor" benefits. w invitation for two to a special event hosted by the dean of Libraries. w Opportunity for behind-the-scene tours of Special Collections with the library’s curators.

ConServator – $2,500-$4,999 w All “dean’s Circle” benefits. w Sponsorship of the conservation of a rare book in Special Collections with recognition in the library’s online catalog.

SuStainer – $5,000 ANd AbOve w All “dean’s Circle” benefits. w Opportunity to sponsor the conservation of a rare book in Special Collections or directly support a particular subject area of the general collections.

Give online Visit cofc.edu/giving and click “give now!” select friends of the library from the dropdown menu.

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