Give: The Library at UC Riverside

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The Library at UC Riverside serves as a vital hub for our community of curious and dedicated students, faculty, and beyond. We offer a wealth of academic resources and foster a culture of learning and innovation. Our library is dedicated to empowering students, faculty, and the wider Inland Southern California community to continue exploring the folds of our past, present, and future.

Philanthropic partnership plays a crucial role in our ongoing efforts to expand our collections, upgrade technology, and deliver impactful programming that equips future generations with the tools to transform the world.

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Initiatives You Can Support

As the largest research library in Inland Southern California, ranking among the 120 largest research libraries in the U.S. and Canada, your support will enable us to continue providing essential resources that drive academic excellence and community engagement.

Students First Fund & Development Fund

Current students and alumni have shared with us how the UCR Library has contributed to their success by providing a place that is welcoming, reliable, and conducive to serious study, research, and collaboration.

A gift to the Students First Fund grows student-centered resources in the library. The Development fund allows us to identify priorities in the growth and improvement of the UCR Library and stay nimble to meet those evolving needs.

Special Collections

Our Special Collections and University Archives house archives and manuscript collections, photographs, maps, books, the Eaton Collection of Science Fiction & Fantasy, and other rare or unique research materials that document a wide range of subject areas such as medieval manuscripts, artists' books, and the personal papers of important contemporary authors.

Creat’R Lab

An innovative space in which students and faculty experiment with tools and technologies to spark curiosity, deepen knowledge, and transform research, our Creat’R Lab consists of:

Creat’R Lab Makerspace
Robotics Lab
3D XP Lab

Your support can go toward equipment like:

3D printers and scanners
Electronic prototyping kits
Fabrication/sewing technology
Staffing for the Lab, including student employees

With your partnership, we can continue to expand library collections and equipment used
by not only UC Riverside students, faculty, and staff but the wider research community.
Your gifts to the UC Riverside Library system enable us to be nimble contributors to the
growth and breadth of available collections, spaces, and tools to preserve and expand knowledge.

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UCR is well known as one of the best, if not the best, at promoting upward mobility, creating opportunities for people

James Kvaal

U.S. Under Secretary of Education

One thing I really want to highlight is that the students at UCR are empowered - empowered to lead, empowered to be agents of change.”

Miguel Cardona

U.S. Secretary of Education

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April 08, 2026

Congressman Shomari C. Figures Explores Tuskegee Legacy at the UCR Library

On Tuesday, April 7, 2026, the UCR Library hosted Congressman Shomari C. Figures for a visit to engage with our Tuskegee Airmen Collections.

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April 07, 2026

Amazing Stories: A Century of Science Fiction

A new exhibit marking 100 years of the historic science fiction magazine 'Amazing Stories' is now on display at the Tomás Rivera Library. Be sure to view it by April 26.

Photo of the outside of the Orbach Science Library

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Spring UCR Library Workshops & Events

Join the UCR Library this spring for a variety of free workshops and events! Build foundational research and data skills, learn how you can incorporate AI into your research, and more.

Blue and gold graphic for UCR Give Day, April 7–8, featuring a plaid circular emblem and the hashtag #UCRGiveDay.

March 31, 2026

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UCR Give Day is April 7 - 8 and early giving is open! Supporting our Library Student First Fund will provide essential course materials, career resources, and more to ensure every student succeeds.

University Librarian Mihoko Hosoi standing inside Rivera Library, representing the leadership team working to address student feedback from the Winter 2026 "Add It, Fix It, Love It" campaign.

March 30, 2026

Thank You for Shaping the Future of the UCR Library

We want to extend a huge thank you to the hundreds of students who participated in our "Add It | Fix It | Love It" campaign this March. We appreciate your feedback and we're already taking action.

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March 26, 2026

Maker Week 2026

April 20 - 24: Join us for a week-long celebration of prototyping, creativity, and making! Organized by the UCR Library's Creat'R Lab, Maker Week is open to all UCR students, faculty, and staff.