Adopt A Book
Help Our Collection Take Flight! 🦋📚
Plainsboro Library’s Adopt-a-Book Program is a special way for community members to support literacy, learning, and access to knowledge. Your donation helps us expand and maintain our collection, ensuring that readers of all ages can discover new stories, explore fresh ideas, and fuel their curiosity.
When you adopt a book, you can choose to honor a loved one, celebrate a milestone, or simply share your love of reading with others. Your generosity will be recognized with a personalized bookplate inside the adopted book, leaving a lasting impact on our library community.
By adopting a book, you help our collection grow and provide resources that inspire, educate, and entertain. Join us in nurturing knowledge—one book at a time!
How It Works
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Choose Your Adoption Tier: Select from different levels, from a single book, or five, or a launchpad, to a full shelf. You may also list up to 5 specific book(s)/launchpad(s) you’d like to adopt in the notes section, or leave it blank and let us choose. We will do our best to honor your item requests, though exact placements are subject to availability and are not guaranteed.
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Optional: Make Your Dedication: You may also dedicate your donation in honor or in memory of someone.
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Support the Library: Your donation directly funds the purchase of books, technology, and preservation efforts.
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See Your Impact: Your adopted book (or books) will become a part of our collection, available for the whole community to enjoy.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Adopt-a-Book Program allows individuals, families, or businesses to adopt a book, Launchpad, or shelf in the Plainsboro Library collection. Your donation helps us grow and sustain a diverse, vibrant collection accessible to all. In appreciation, we offer a variety of recognition opportunities.
You can choose from the following options:
- One Book – $30
- Five Books – $100
- One Launchpad – $300
- A Shelf (5-year sponsorship) – $1,000
Optional: You may suggest up to 5 specific titles or shelf sections in the comments section when donating. We will do our best to honor these requests, though exact placements are not guaranteed.
No, donors do not own any items. All adopted books and resources remain the property of the Plainsboro Library and are available for community use. Your adoption is a donation that supports library materials and services.
Please note that book and Launchpad adoptions last for the item’s lifespan in our collection. Shelf sponsorships remain in place for five years from the date of donation.
The Plainsboro Library offers recognition perks to honor your generosity:
- Dedicate One Book – $30
- Bookplate: “This book was generously adopted by [Your Name].”
- Optional dedication in honor or memory of someone
- Recognition in the Annual Report
- Dedicate Five Books – $100
- Bookplates in five books
- Optional dedication in honor or memory
- Recognition in the Annual Report
- Social media shoutout
- Adopt a Launchpad – $300
- Bookplate on the Launchpad case
- Optional dedication in honor or memory
- Listed as “Technology Builder” in the Annual Report
- Social media shoutout
- Feature on library webpage
- Adopt a Shelf (5-Year Sponsorship) – $1,000
- Plaque on a shelf of your choice
- Optional dedication in honor or memory
- Listed as “Legacy Supporter” in the Annual Report
- Social media shoutout
- Feature on the library webpage
- One-time feature in our weekly e-newsletter (~5,000 reach)
You may dedicate your sponsorship in honor or memory of someone special. Examples:
- “Adopted in honor of [Name].”
- “Adopted in memory of [Name].”
- Or simply: “Adopted by [Your Name].” (default)
Dedications appear on bookplates, Launchpads, or shelf plaques.
At the sole discretion of the library, your donation helps the library:
- Add new items to our collection, resources, programs, and technology.
- Maintain existing items, resources, programs, and services.
- Promote equitable access to information and education for the entire community
Each contribution, no matter the tier, plays a vital role in enriching the experiences of our patrons.
Yes. All donations are tax-deductible through the Plainsboro Free Public Library Foundation. You’ll receive a donation receipt for your records.
Absolutely. You can opt for anonymity during the donation process. If you choose to remain anonymous, your name will not appear on any bookplates, dedications, and public acknowledgments, though you’ll still receive a thank-you letter.
If you have additional questions, please contact Darren Miguez at dmiguez@plainsborolibrary.org. Thank you for considering our Adopt-a-Book Program. Your support helps us grow and maintain a vibrant library collection for the entire Plainsboro community!
