Librarians and their bequests

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this article is to consider librarians as donors.

Design/methodology/approach

Opinion; literature review.

Findings

Librarians are likely to remember charities with wills or other financial bequests.

Research limitations/implications

A collection of stories about librarians as donors might be marketable. Look into library development success when partnering with professional financial advisors.

Practical implications

Be nice to retired librarians and market your library’s giving opportunities to financial advisors.

Originality/value

The author found no evidence of employment or occupation as a donor characteristic; this might be worth exploring either as research or profiteering.

Citation

Steele, K. (2014), "Librarians and their bequests", The Bottom Line, Vol. 27 No. 2, pp. 54-56. https://doi.org/10.1108/BL-05-2014-0014