Connecting with Alumni as an Academic Library

Existing literature about alumni and academic libraries is limited to describing fundraising or projects with special collections. In contrast, this paper expands conceptions of alumni connections to academic libraries by exploring two different institutions' collaborations with alumni-focused departments in "friendraising" and building affinity for the library. The authors share their approaches to collaboration with various alumni projects at their institutions. Keywords: Academic Library, Alumni, Programming, Friendraising, Outreach, Collaboration, Reunion Weekend, Homecoming, Finals Week, Book Clubs