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$2,091,446 Amount raised
7,423 Gifts received

Open Educational Resources and Affordable Textbook Fund

Textbook costs significantly increase the financial burden on college students. No student should feel the need to drop out of class because they can’t afford the required materials.

Through the Open Educational Resource and Affordable Textbook programs, the MSU Libraries offers students enrolled in courses with costly textbooks an alternative, peer-reviewed resource for low or no-cost.

Since Fall 2019, the Libraries’ OER program has saved over 57,000 students an estimated $5.8 million.

Don′t let cost be a barrier to education. Donate today to support free, accessible education opportunities for students.

The OER and Affordable Textbook programs were created to provide textbooks and other educational materials to reduce student costs. These resources include textbooks, videos, course modules, homework assignments, digital resources and more.

The average cost of materials per course is $80–$150, and we don’t want undergraduates to have to choose between passing a course and getting enough food to eat. Your support of this program will help students succeed.

Thanks to the generous support of Teresa Sullivan & Douglas Laycock, all gifts to OER are matched up to $2,500 on Give Green Day!

Each gift matters. Funds raised will not only support the purchasing and creation of materials for student access at MSU Libraries but also the faculty who are interested in creating open resources and using them as the primary source for their courses.  

Spartan helmet thermometer representing the project goal
138 Funded

$5,000 Goal

6,935 Amount raised

54 Gifts received

Bonus Money Awarded

  • Goal Reached
    $1,000.00

Donor Honor Roll

1x Gift Matched 2x Gift Matched x2 3x Gift Matched x3 4x Gift Matched x4

  • Michael Santoro
    $20.00
  • Stacey Mattson
    $50.00
  • Barbara Benford
    $100.00
  • Alexandra Rivera
    $100.00
  • Anonymous
    $100.00
  • Jayne Collins
    $200.00
  • Dariusz Bienkowski
    $50.00
  • Alfreda S Fields
    $100.00
  • Lyudmila Ivanova
    $50.00
  • Suzanne Hunt
    $100.00
  • William Beekman
    $100.00
  • Michael Lindhout
    $20.00
  • Jacquelyn Hansen
    $25.00
  • Jonah Magar
    $25.00
  • Anne Elizabeth Swan
    $100.00
  • James Smith
    $200.00
  • Sarah Blom
    $50.00
  • Patrick Kowaleski
    $50.00
  • Julie Taylor
    $25.00
  • Beverly Smith
    $200.00
  • Megan Gawlik
    $25.00
  • Anonymous
    $100.00
  • Norma Smihal
    $10.00
  • Sandra Brown
    $10.00
  • Melanie McGurr
    $100.00
  • Teresa Sullivan and Douglas Laycock
    $2,500.00
  • Devon Davidoski
    $25.00
  • Jill Morningstar
    $55.00
  • Janet Baldwin
    $100.00
  • makayla fernette
    $10.00
  • Neil Romanosky
    $100.00
  • Chenjerai Mabhiza
    $100.00
  • Anonymous
    $50.00
  • Heidi Schroeder
    $100.00
  • Ann-Marie Lindley
    $10.00
  • Brent Montrose
    $100.00
  • Kristen Calabrese
    $10.00
  • Sara Siebert
    $100.00
  • Laurie Hollinger
    $25.00
  • Laura Walesby
    $50.00
  • Stacy Lektzian
    $20.00
  • Sean Davis
    $20.00
  • Julie Taylor
    $50.00
  • Mary Schueller
    $250.00
  • Rachel Minkin
    $50.00
  • Carole Armstrong
    $100.00
  • Matthew Wilcox
    $50.00
  • LUIS FRAGA PITTALUGA
    $150.00
  • Mark Halonen
    $100.00
  • Steven Sowards
    $50.00
  • Joseph Salem
    $25.00
  • Ronald Miller
    $300.00
  • Caitlyn Dial
    $500.00
  • Kathryn Reed
    $25.00