Support All Dukes on JMU Giving Day

Posted February 26, 2026 in Carrier Renovation News, Featured News, Giving to JMU Libraries News, JMU Libraries News

Your gift powers learning for all Dukes.

Libraries connect people with ideas—and with opportunities to learn and grow. They’re where students and scholars draw on the wisdom of the past and help shape the future.

When the expanded Carrier Library reopens in August, it will be a vibrant hub of discovery and connection at the heart of campus, joining Rose Library, the Music Library, and the Educational Technology & Media Center in inspiring generations of Dukes.

JMU Libraries is more than a place—it’s a team dedicated to supporting every Duke.

On Giving Day, your gift to JMU Libraries directly supports all JMU students.

Every Duke relies on classroom technologies, research tools, and the other expertise and services the Libraries’ staff and faculty provide.

Your gift supports student employees.

Giving Day supports our student employees, many of whom receive scholarships as they learn new skills and how to balance hands-on work in the library with their academic and social lives.

“Working at the libraries has allowed me to build upon my organizational and communication skills, which will aid me throughout my career. I am truly appreciative of the job, skills, and friends this position has brought to me.”

—Savannah Hughes, 2025-26 scholarship recipient, pictured

Ready to make a larger gift and leave a lasting mark?

Donate $1,939 and have your name — or a loved one’s name — immortalized in our one-of-a-kind sculptural book display in the new Jones Wing of Carrier Library!

P.S. To ensure your special “book” can be created in time for Carrier’s grand reopening, please make your $1939 gift to the “Carrier Library Campaign 2025-26” fund by April 15.Thanks to Krystal Bilberry (JMU ’05, ’07M) for the illustrations above!