Our Adopt-a-Book Program

The Smithsonian Libraries' Adopt-a-Book Program was established to help us acquire and preserve books within the world's largest museum complex and research organization. When you participate in the Adopt-a-Book program, you significantly increase the Libraries' ability to purchase new books and to preserve rare books and manuscripts for 19 museums, 9 research centers, and the National Zoo.

Our system of libraries supports research in subjects ranging from art to zoology. Museum curators, historians, and other scholars, as well as cultural institutions and educators nationally and internationally still rely on the important books and manuscripts in the Smithsonian Libraries collections. Since all of our libraries are available for public use, nearly 10,000 visitors a year come to Washington DC, New York City and Panama to do research in the library. Millions more see our books through gallery exhibitions and online. You have a role to play in keeping these books available for research and display for years to come.

Your generous donations will have a lasting impact by preserving both the physical items and the quality of the library collections.

	Add to our collection Adopt a Book was established to provide extra resources to build the fund for acquisitions of new books for the Smithsonian Libraries. When you adopt a book, a bookplate will be added in your name and the Libraries will use your contribution to purchase new books. In doing so, you help the Libraries grow its collection.
	Preserve for the future Or you can take pride in knowing that a piece of the Smithsonian Libraries will be preserved for the benefit of future generations. Adopt a Book was also established to provide extra resources to our conservation team who work tirelessly to prevent the onset of deterioration that threatens the life spans of our rare and priceless books.

All Donors will receive acknowledgment from the Director of the Libraries, Nancy E. Gwinn, documenting the adoption and donation as well as indicating the portion of the donation that can be used for tax purposes.

If you would like to adopt a book in honor of or in memory of someone, please indicate this during checkout. Thank you in advance for your generosity!

For more information, please contact:

Christina Muracco
Director of Development
Smithsonian Libraries
P.O. Box 37012, MRC 154
Washington, DC 20013-7012
Email: MuraccoC@si.edu
Telephone: 202.633.2241