Gifts to the Library

The Nelson Poynter Memorial Library at the University of South Florida Saint Petersburg needs and seeks your support. This page highlights some ways of giving that may be of interest to you. All gifts in support of the Library are tax-deductible and are deeply appreciated.

Gift of Books

Donors may contribute materials to The Society for the Advancement of Poynter Library on behalf of Poynter Library. The Society gratefully accepts unrestricted donations. All donated materials are assessed for addition to the collection. Individual items may be added to the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library's collection or to another more appropriate library within the University of South Florida System. Other materials may be sold through the Society’s arrangement with an online used book vendor; proceeds of these sales support Poynter Library. Mass market paperback books and other materials that cannot be sold to benefit the Library may be recycled. If a donor will be claiming a tax deduction, he/she should submit a list of items contributed. If the estimated value exceeds $500, IRS regulations regarding Non-Cash Contributions will apply. Please contact the Head, Collection Development & Technical Services, in such cases.

Gifts are accepted in the Circulation Department, Nelson Poynter Memorial Library, Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  We ask that you complete a donation form when you provide gift books, in order that we may note your gift and send an acknowledgement.  Arrangements may be made for pick-up of large gifts. For more information, please call Patricia Pettijohn, Collection Development Librarian, at 727-873-4407 or E-mail: ppettijohn@nelson.usf.edu

Bookplate Program

The USF St. Petersburg Memorial Library Bookplate is a lasting and meaningful way to celebrate a birthday, honor a graduate, commemorate an anniversary or remember a loved one.

You choose the wording to inscribe on the bookplate and it will be affixed to a new book in the subject area of your interest. The library will send a letter of thanks to the donor as well as a letter of acknowledgement to the individual or family being honored. Your gift makes it possible for the Nelson Poynter library to enhance its collections and continue to serve as a vital resource for the University community.  Participation in the Bookplate Program is $50.00 per book title and your contribution is tax deductible within the guidelines of the law.

For more information, please call Patricia Pettijohn, Collection Development Librarian, at 727-873-4407 or E-mail: ppettijohn@nelson.usf.edu

Gift of Cash or Securities

The Nelson Poynter Memorial Library also welcomes contributions of cash or long-term, appreciated securities, which can be used to establish either expendable or endowed funds for the purchase of books, periodicals, and other library materials. Donors may prefer to make a will provision for the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library, or name the Library as the ultimate designation of a life-income gift.

For further information about bequests and life-income gifts, please contact:

Campus Development
USF St. Petersburg ONE Bldg
140 Seventh Avenue South
St. Petersburg Florida 33701
Phone: 727-873-4154
Fax: 727-873-4192

Or contact:

Kathleen Arsenault, Dean of the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library, University of South Florida Saint Petersburg, at 727-873-4400