{"id":2376,"date":"2012-09-27T12:02:17","date_gmt":"2012-09-27T16:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sthlibrary\/?page_id=2376"},"modified":"2025-11-18T13:38:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T18:38:53","slug":"donate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sthlibrary\/donate\/","title":{"rendered":"Support the Library"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thank you for your interest in supporting the School of Theology Library<\/a>!<\/strong> We are open to all, including BU undergraduates, graduate students, <\/strong>alumni<\/strong><\/a>, scholars from other Boston Theological Institute schools<\/strong>, scholars from other Boston Library Consortium<\/strong> institutions, visiting scholars<\/strong>, and the general public<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Financial Donations<\/h3>\n

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If you wish to further the mission of our library through a financial donation<\/strong>, you can submit donations at:<\/p>\n

The Campaign for Boston University <\/a><\/h3>\n

Under “Choose Your Cause” please select “Other Fund” from the menu, and then type in “Theology Library” as the fund you’d like to support.<\/strong> <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Power, Privilege, and Prophetic Witness Collection<\/h3>\n

With the Class Gift donation of 2016, the School of Theology Library started building a collection based on the class theme power, privilege, and prophetic witness. The library has already built on that base with new purchases and seeks to expand it in the future<\/a><\/strong>. With your donation for this collection, we welcome suggestions for purchases! If you are interested in helping us add to this collection, follow the directions to donate to the Library Fund above, and indicate “PPPW” in the comments line, along with the book information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Donation of Items<\/h3>\n

Thank you for considering donating items to the Theology Library. Because of space limitations and staff time required for processing, the Library is only able to accept donations during the months of May and June. During May and June, donations are accepted at the Library during business hours, Monday-Friday, 9 am\u20134 pm.<\/p>\n

We may not always be able to add your donated item(s) to our collection.\u00a0 The decision to add a book or other item to the collection is usually based on whether we already have a copy and\/or whether it fits within the parameters of our collection policy. However, your donation will still benefit the Theology Library. Items donated that are not added may be offered to another theological library, given to a student, sold, or (very rarely) disposed of. Proceeds from items sold will go directly into the Library\u2019s funds for acquisitions. While it is not required, if you can provide a list of your donated items with your donation, this will greatly assist the Library staff in processing your donation.<\/p>\n

The Library does not accept the following items as donations:<\/p>\n