Giving to Vanderbilt

Jean and Alexander Heard Library Annual Fund

Jean and Alexander Heard Library

You are an integral member of the Jean and Alexander Heard Library community. With an annual gift to the library, you help provide exceptional opportunities for our student and faculty researchers.

Together with our outstanding students, faculty and staff, you are Vanderbilt.

When you invest in the library, you support:

The acuisition of state-of-the-art resources for scholarly research
The preservation of special collections and digital archives
Special programs, lectures, workshops and exhibits

Read a special message from
University Librarian Valerie Hotchkiss

Donor Society

Learn more about our Heard Society and leadership giving.

Why I Give

"To me, the libraries are the heart of the learning experience. Their contents allow any student to expand on or enrich what he/she has learned in class or from other students. Working in the library also helped pay part of my educational expenses, and inspired me to pursue a lifetime career as a professional librarian. Not a day goes by without the blessing of picking up a book and reading at least one hour or longer, even in my 80s!"

Shirley Joy Svihra, BA'56, MA'58,
Oak Leaf Society member

Tell us why you give.

Contact Us

Contact a member of the Office of Annual Giving today by emailing annualgiving@vanderbilt.edu or calling (866) 882-3863.

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