The University of Dayton
Library Advancement Association

The University of Dayton Library Advancement Association focuses its resources and energies on building and promoting the University’s libraries by attracting new resources including funds, books, manuscripts and other appropriate materials to guarantee an added measure of excellence.

We depend on the generosity of Friends like you to help us achieve our goal to keep UD’s information resources current, comprehensive, and accessible.

These efforts benefit current students, faculty and staff, and also many alumni, community and corporate friends who regularly make use of the Libraries’ extensive and diverse resources for personal enrichment and research.

The Library Advancement Association supports the information resource and information technology needs of:

Roesch Library with its twin emphases on providing high quality, user-focused information services and adding a measure of excellence to the cultural life of the wider community. Roesch Library provides access to extensive print and electronic collections in the humanities, the sciences (social, life, physical, and applied), business management, engineering and technology.

The Marian Library founded in 1943 and recognized as the world’s largest collection of printed materials on the Virgin Mary, promotes religious art by continuing to develop its already extensive holdings and through sponsoring nationally and internationally recognized art exhibits.

The University’s Rare Books, Special Collections, and Archives house collections ranging from baseball to Bombeck, from 19th-century British and American first editions to Dayton area art, history, and more.