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Loyal Friends: Insights From A Few Of The Libraries’ Two-Decade Donors, Kansas State University Libraries
Loyal Friends: Insights From A Few Of The Libraries’ Two-Decade Donors, Kansas State University Libraries
Kansas State University Libraries
In honor of Hale’s 20th anniversary, we’d like to recognize a few generous friends who have given every year for the last two decades—or more! We are deeply grateful for their unwavering, steadfast support. Meet some of our devoted donors: Jolene Hill, Verlyn Richards and Eugene Laughlin.
Textbook Affordability Project: Chipping Away At The Cost Of A University Education, Kansas State University Libraries
Textbook Affordability Project: Chipping Away At The Cost Of A University Education, Kansas State University Libraries
Kansas State University Libraries
Seven out of ten students say that they have not purchased a required text because of its price tag. In fact, The College Board, an organization that works to expand access to higher education, estimates a full-time undergraduate student at a public four-year university will pay $1,298 per year for books and supplies. So in order to fill students’ backpacks without emptying their wallets, K-State Libraries launched the Textbook Affordability Project.
A Spot Well Loved: Donations To K-State Libraries Support Student Success, Marisa Larson
A Spot Well Loved: Donations To K-State Libraries Support Student Success, Marisa Larson
Kansas State University Libraries
What is the one thing at Kansas State University that all students have in common? Using the K-State Libraries! But K-State Libraries wouldn’t be able to help students to the level that it does without philanthropic support.
Small Select Library Or Miserable Excuse: Antebellum College Libraries In The American Southeast, Patrick M. Valentine
Small Select Library Or Miserable Excuse: Antebellum College Libraries In The American Southeast, Patrick M. Valentine
The Southeastern Librarian
What role did antebellum college libraries play in the development of the South? National studies rarely mention southern institutions, while institutional histories neglect the role of the library. Yet the history of southern antebellum college libraries should be of special interest because this was often their initial formative period. There were few college libraries in the South prior to 1800 but many were founded in the following decades. It was in the last decades before the Civil War that the South first became really aware of the need for widespread education. At the same time, southern colleges were in many …