The Importance of Donations

The interest and support of individuals is critical to the music library and its commitment to continued growth in size, quality and service. The library is used not only by Tulane faculty and students, but also by those of Loyola University, the University of New Orleans, other universities, schools, musicians and individuals in the city, and by music researchers from throughout the world. It is the strength of our collections that makes this library stand out, and the support of individuals is essential to our mission.

Financial Donations

• Monetary gifts enable the music library to strengthen and enrich collections in a carefully planned manner that will be of the greatest use to library users.

 
• Gifts to the music library are considered charitable donations and are tax deductible.

 
• If you wish to remember a friend who has a special interest in music, the music librarian can select books, scores, or recordings in the price range you specify. This saves you the trouble of selecting an item and ensures your donation will be used in the best possible manner.

 
• Major gifts can include bequests made through a will; deferred gifts that provide you or others with a life income and then benefit the library; and outright gifts, such as cash or marketable securities. Your gift can also add to or create an endowed fund that keeps the principal intact and uses only the income. Tulane's Office of Planned Gifts will be happy to discuss such gifts with you; please contact the office at 104 Monk Simons Building, Tulane University, New Orleans LA 70118, (504) 865-5751 or (800) 999-0181.

 

Materials Donations
 

What the Library Needs Books dealing with all aspects of music   Music scores Sound recordings Video recordings   Back issues of music periodicals

 Some Important Points

• For large donations of materials, we can provide limited pickup services in the New Orleans area when given reasonable advance notice.

• We will add to the collections those materials that we need, and the rest will be included in the next book sale and thereby raise money for the library.

• As with financial donations, your gifts to the music library are considered charitable donations and are tax deductible.

To contact the music librarian: Leonard Bertrand, Head Maxwell Music Library Tulane University New Orleans, LA 70118-5682 Tel: (504) 862-8644 Fax: (504) 862-8969 lennyb@tulane.edu

 

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