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Far Above: The Campaign for Kansas has launched. Learn about our vision for KU Libraries.

Our 2012 annual report and the Spring 2013 issues of Annotations and Bibliophile are available online.

57th Annual Snyder Book Collecting Contest

Learn more about Open Access at KU and around the world

Adopt-a-Journal giving opportunity

Adopt a Journal at KU Libraries is a giving opportunity established in 2011, which enables donors to underwrite subscriptions to high-quality journals and research databases that are essential to the research done at the University of Kansas. (More...)

NEH awards $70,939 to KU Libraries for cataloging and digitizing John Gould bird illustrations

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) will provide $70,939 to the University of Kansas Libraries for cataloging and digitizing scientific illustrations from the collection of John Gould (1804-1881), a notable nineteenth-century British publisher of illustrated bird books. (More...)

A Message from the Dean

As dean of KU Libraries, I see firsthand the pride and prestige associated with this great university, due in large part to the unparalleled support of its advocates. Libraries are the heart of a university, and patrons and friends are the heart of a library. Since I joined the KU Libraries family, I have been delighted to see a growing interest in our endeavors. (More...)

Introducing the Vosper Giving Society

Named for celebrated librarian and former director of KU Libraries Robert Vosper (1913-1994), the Vosper Society honors those who demonstrate interest in and support for KU Libraries’ purpose, vision and potential as an essential partner to scholarship at KU and beyond. Thank you, Vosper Donors

Board of Advocates
The KU Libraries Board of Advocates serve as the chief volunteer group of KU Libraries. As advisors to the Dean, its members provide human and financial resources necessary to promote and achieve the mission and vision of KU Libraries. (Learn More...)

News and Announcements
Check out recent news items about KU Libraries, its program and services.

Upcoming Events
Join KU Libraries for a suite of events welcoming the public to our state-of-the-art libraries and displaying the wealth and variety of our collections. View photos from past events

KU Libraries Annual Reports