After LSU unveiled its multi-million dollar athletic complex for the football team this week, some alumni want to put the focus back on academics. LSU Alum Ginger Gibson isn’t faulting the University for building the new state of the art facility, but she also believes students deserve and need a new library so she’s taking matters into her own hands.
“If the only way we can get good facilities on campus then let’s start raising them for the library,” said Gibson.
Gibson has set a goal of $20-million for the new library with the Go-Fund-Me Page that will go straight to the LSU Foundation. Gibson feels so strongly about it because the library is vital to every student at the university.
“Whether it was to get a book, or a newspaper, or a magazine to study in a group, to study alone, it should be such a vital part of every student’s academic experience,” said Gibson.
LSU President F. King Alexander says a new library is in the master plan, but they don’t have the funding yet.
Gibson hopes LSU football fans rally behind the campaign as they do for the team because a modern library is a win-win for everyone.
“We love our football team, we love our university and it is not a choice we have between the two, we should be doing both at the same time,” said Gibson.
All donations are tax-deductible because they will be used to advance academic priorities.
As of Friday afternoon, over $2,000 have been raised for a new library.
