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Adopt-a-Book list

When you choose to adopt a book for our library, you get to read the book first, you will receive a tax receipt* and, if you choose, we will put a name plaque in the front of the book. You can adopt a new book to skip the holds line, to commemorate a life event, as a dedication to a loved one or to give back to your community.

If you would like to purchase one of these titles as a donation, please call or email us at 613-924-2048 or athenspubliclibrary@gmail.com.

*If the book that you adopt is $25 or more, if you adopt multiple books totaling $25 or more over the same calendar year, or you make a donation as well as adopting a book, you will be issued a tax receipt for your donation if requested.

Annual & Monthly Donations

There are many ways businesses, families and individuals can support our library.

Donations and volunteering time are the most common. Please reach out to one of our librarians, Diane or Karen if your are interested in volunteer in the library, or on our library board.

Cash donations allow the library to look after the most important needs.    Please keep us in mind when thinking of annual or monthly donations.

You may also want to consider sponsoring our Adopt a Book program.  This is updated quarterly and is posted below.

Donations are essential for the Library to continue to provide quality programs, services, and materials for all ages of Library visitors.

We can accept etransfer, cash or cheque. Donations over $25 will receive a tax receipt.
Etransfer should be sent to athenspubliclibrary@gmail.com.

Or click below to print of our donation form, which can be mailed or delivered.

Thank you for your consideration

Your Donation is Needed!

Donations are essential for the Library to continue to provide quality programs, services, and materials for all ages of Library visitors.

While wages and basic building maintenance is provided by the Township of Athens, we are increasingly challenged to provide quality resources and programming to meet the needs of our community.

Please give as generously as you can because your donation will make a difference for people in our community today.

We can accept etransfer, cash or cheque. Donations over $25 will receive a tax receipt.
Etransfer should be sent to athenspubliclibrary@gmail.com.

Click below to print our donation form and mail in or drop off to the library,or complete the form online.

Other Ways to Give

Memorial Donations

You can honour the memory of a loved one, friend or colleague by making a memorial contribution to the Athens Public Library. Then families will be notified and the donor will receive a tax receipt.

CLICK to download or print a donation form and mail or drop off to  the library.

Donations of Books and other materials

Athens Public Library gratefully accepts new or used books and audio-visual materials. Your library resources are enhanced each year through the addition of many generous donations. We welcome your donations with the understanding that these materials become the property of the library to be used at our discretion. Presently donated items are added to the collection, sold at our annual book sale for fundraising or recycled.

Listed below is our general guidelines concerning donations of used materials for our book sale.