Join us for Triton Giving Day on April 29, 2026, a 24-hour opportunity to uplift students, faculty, researchers and programs across UC San Diego.
At the heart of it all, the Library fuels learning, research and innovation across campus. From expanding access to course materials and digital resources, to creating welcoming spaces for study and well-being, to preserving distinctive collections that drive original scholarship, your support makes a lasting difference.
We invite you to make your impact by considering a gift to one of the Library funds highlighted below.
Library Student Engagement Fund
The Library Student Engagement Fund makes it possible for the Library to be more than a place to study, but also a place for connection, care and recentering.
Through this fund’s support, UC San Diego students can unwind, engage and find moments of creativity and calm through student events like De-Stress with Pups, amenities like WalkStations, finals de-stress activities like LEGO building and watercoloring, and spaces like the Zen Den. These experiences offer meaningful breaks from academic pressure, while supporting student well-being when they need it most.
A gift to the Library Student Engagement Fund helps the Library offer programs, spaces and activities that enrich the student experience, while ensuring these opportunities remain free and accessible to all students.
Give to the Library Student Engagement Fund
Library Excellence Fund
The Library Excellence Fund fuels innovation, access and impact across campus and beyond. As the central hub for knowledge creation, UC San Diego Library connects students, faculty, researchers and the broader community with vital resources — digital collections, specialized archives, cutting-edge technology and expert research support.
Gifts to the Library Excellence Fund allow the Library to respond quickly to emerging needs, expand study and collaboration spaces, enhance digital scholarship and support programs that directly improve student success.
Donations help bridge gaps that traditional funding doesn’t cover, enabling high-impact efforts such as expanding open access resources that make scholarly work available to all; investing in tools that power data and media services; and preserving unique cultural and historical materials that enrich teaching and research.
Your gift ensures that future generations of Tritons benefit from a vibrant, inclusive and forward-looking library environment.
Give to the Library Excellence Fund
Special Collections Fund
UC San Diego Library’s Special Collections & Archives is a vital steward of rare, unique and culturally significant materials that tell the stories of people, places and ideas not preserved anywhere else.
From manuscripts and historical archives to distinctive regional and thematic collections, these materials support original research, deepen understanding of underrepresented voices, and connect students and scholars with primary sources that illuminate the past and inform the future.
Special Collections & Archives is more than a repository — it’s a dynamic research engine that strengthens UC San Diego’s academic excellence and fuels discoveries across the humanities, social sciences and beyond.
Philanthropic support ensures these treasures are preserved, accessible and vibrant for generations to come. Donations fund new acquisitions; vital conservation efforts that protect fragile materials from deterioration; digitization initiatives that expand global access; and enhanced curatorial programming that brings these resources to life through exhibitions, workshops and student engagement.
Give to the Special Collections Fund
See the Impact
Read stories that highlight how Special Collections & Archives fuels research, enriches teaching and inspires new ideas.
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- Setting Sail on Experiential Learning: Course Modality Takes Students Off Campus and into the Community
- Helping Shape and Share the Newest Stuart Collection Piece with the Masses
- Gato Negro Ediciones: Library Adds Rare Bilingual Risographs to Special Collections & Archives
- A Lifelong Love of Collecting: The Steve Turner African Americana Collection
- Inside the Vault: Preserving History for the Future