Donors may also sponsor the expansion of our collection of classic authors. The Adopt-an-Author program allows the library to acquire all of the new titles published by their chosen author. When a new title becomes available the sponsor is placed 1st in the hold queue, has her/his name placed on a donor plate on the title page, and reimburses the library for the cost of the book. This cost is usually 25-45% off cover price.
The library gets all of the new books by the following authors through the Adopt-an-Author Program. Here is the list of the authors and their sponsors.
Adopted Authors & their Sponsors
Sarah Allen                       Susan Bushnell
Isabel Allende                    Catherine Kenyon
Julia Alvarez                       Sandy Haas
Mary Kay Andrews            Barbara Shenton
Jeffrey Archer                     Memorial Fund
Kate Atkinson                     Memorial Fund
Margaret Atwood               Linda Schneider
Fredrick Backman             Doreen Jones
David Baldacci                 Joyce Jones
Nevada Barr                       Karen Bindrum
Marie Benedict                   Memorial Fund
John Berendt                      Memorial Fund
Elizabeth Berg                     Memorial Fund
Steve Berry                       Deb Matthews
Wendell Berry                   Robin Bebo Long
Chris Bohjalian              Kelly Kelly
C. J. Box                          Friend of Library
C. Alan Bradley                Memorial Fund
Geraldine Brooks             Catherine Kenyon
Alafair Burke                 Memorial Fund
James Lee Burke              Wendell Pontious
Bill Bryson                        Memorial Fund
Peter Carey                       Eric Bowman
Robyn Carr                       Memorial Fund
Stephen Carter              Beryl Goldsweig
Richard Castle                Karen Bindrum
Michael Chabon             Judy Jensen
Tracy Chevalier              Virginia Bowman
Jennifer Chiavorini        Memorial Fund
Lee Child                         Karen Bindrum
Ann Cleeves                   Beryl Goldsweig
Harlan Coben               Memorial Fund
Margaret Coel              Memorial Fund
Ben Coes                       Wendell Pontious
Michael Connolly           Tim Crowley
Bernard Cornwell            Memorial Fund
Patricia Cornwell             Memorial Fund
Justin Cronin                    Memorial Fund
Michael Cunningham     Memorial Fund
Maria De los Santos        Virginia Bowman
Jeffrey Deaver                   Karen Bindrum
Nelson DeMille                 Deb Matthews
Bruce DeSilva                   Nancy Harvey
Anita Diamant               Memorial Fund
Anthony Doerr                  Memorial Fund
Paul Doiron                       Friend of Library
Robert Dugoni               Joan Pontious
Esi Edugyan                       Tim McDonald
Dave Eggers                       Memorial Fund
Louise Erdrich                    Catherine Kenyon
Janet Evanovich              Mary Sue Crowley
Richard Paul Evans           Memorial Fund
Fannie Flagg                      Memorial Fund
Elinor Florence                   Karen Bindrum
Jonathan Foer                Judy Jensen
Ken Follett                         Lynn Moltz
Laurie Frankel               Janet West
Charles Frazier              Deborah Scherer
Tana French                      Memorial Fund
Alan Furst                        Janice Yelland
Diana Gabaldon              Memorial Fund
Neil Gaiman                      Memorial Fund
Robert Galbraith                Eric Bowman
Jane Gardam                      Linda Schneider
Lisa Gardner                      Memorial Fund
Bonnie Garmus                  Memorial Fund
W Michael Gear                  Memorial Fund
Lisa Genova                      Janet West
Elizabeth George             Memorial Fund
Tess Gerritsen                     Memorial Fund
Malcolm Gladwell             Memorial Fund
Julia Glass                        Mary McGrath
W.E.B. Griffin                      Friend of Library
Elly Griffiths                       Beryl Goldsweig
Martha Grimes                   Memorial Fund
James Grippando             Wendell Pontious
John Grisham                     Joyce Jones
Lauren Groff                      Memorial Fund
David Grossman                Judy Jensen
Sara Gruen                       Memorial Fund
Emily Henry                     Laura Gardner
Kristin Hannah              Memorial Fund
Mick Herron                      Ann VanDusen
Elin Hilderbrand                Jola Labejsza
Laura Hillenbrand            Memorial Fund
Anne Hillerman                 Memorial Fund
Colleen Hoover                  Memorial Fund
Anthony Horowitz            Memorial Fund
Khaled Hosseini              Catherine Kenyon
Greg Iles                         Memorial Fund
John Irving                       Memorial Fund
Walter Isaacson              Memorial Fund
Major Jackson               Will Gardner
J.A. Jance                        Memorial Fund
Craig Johnson               Joan Pontious
Stan Jones                      Wendell Pontious
Jan Karon                         Mary Beth Deller
Julia Keller                         Karen Bindrum
Laurie King                       Memorial Fund
Stephen King                      Pat Desmond
Barbara Kingsolver           Catherine Kenyon
Sophie Kinsella               Barbara Shenton
Dean Koontz                      Memorial Fund
John Krakauer               Memorial Fund
W. Kent Krueger            Debbie Scherrer
Lorna Landvik               Memorial Fund
Shari LaPena                      Laura Gardner
Eric Larson                       Memorial Fund
John LeCarre                 Memorial Fund
Jeffrey Lent                      Barbara Stratton
Donna Leon                      Eric Bowman
Elizabeth Letts                    Eileen Dague
Beverly Lewis                      Nancy Parrish
Reeve Lindbergh              Isabella McFarlin
Penelope Lively              Judy Jensen
Sarah Maas                      Memorial Fund
Debbie Macomber           Memorial Fund
G.R.R. Martin                      Isabel McFarlin
Archer Mayor                      Isabel McFarlin
A. McCall Smith               Joan Pontious
Paula McClain                Jeannette Bair
David McCullough           Memorial Fund
Val McDermid                 Nancy Harvey (Karen Pirie series), Memorial Fund (all others)
Ian McEwan                      Memorial Fund
Deon Meyer                      Jim Dague
Sue Miller                          Beryl Goldsweig
Megan Miranda              Memorial Fund
M. Mizushima                  Wendell Pontious
C.E. Morgan                      Catherine Kenyon
Liane Moriarty             Laura Gardner
Walter Mosley                 Memorial Fund
Jojo Moyes                      Memorial Fund
Paula Munier                      Eric Bowman
Alice Munro                      Eric Bowman
Ann Napolitano           Memorial Fund
Jo Nesbo                         Memorial Fund
Celeste Ng                      Memorial Fund
Edna O’Brien                      Judy Jenson
Tawni O’Dell                      Amy Braun
Maddie O’Farrell             Linda Schneider
Delia Owens                       Memorial Fund
Sara Paretsky               Memorial Fund
Jay Parini                        Judy Jensen
Ann Patchett                      Catherine Kenyon
Katherine Paterson           Tim Crowley
James Patterson             Joyce Jones
Louise Penny                      Burma Cassidy
Jodi Picoult                       Memorial Fund
Douglas Preston             Karen Bindrum
Richard Price                      Memorial Fund
Annie Proulx                      Memorial Fund
Kate Quinn                       Memorial Fund
Kathy Reichs                      Memorial Fund
Taylor Jenkins Reid           Memorial Fund
Emilie Richards                  Mary Beth Deller
Bill Roorbach                    Isabella McFarlin
David Rosenfelt                 Karen Bindrum
Richard Russo               Mary Fratini
John Sandford                   Memorial Fund
George Saunders              Memorial Fund
Lisa Scottoline               Martha Slater
Lisa See                        Memorial Fund
Jeff Shaara                      Memorial Fund
Daniel Silva                      Becky Burgee
Curtis Sittenfeld            Memorial Fund
Karin Slaughter             Memorial Fund
Jane Smiley                      Memorial Fund
Zadie Smith                      Leanne Hoppe
Nicholas Sparks            Memorial Fund
Dana Stabenow               Karen Bindrum
Neal Stephenson             Memorial Fund
Sarah Stonich               Doreen Jones
Sarah Strohmeyer           Martha Slater
Elizabeth Strout                 Memorial Fund
Ron Suskind                      Lois Bond
Frank Tallis                       Wendell Pontious
Amy Tan                              Memorial Fund
Charles Todd                      Memorial Fund
Peter Tremayne               Memorial Fund
Anne Tyler                      Memorial Fund
Lisa Unger                      Memorial Fund
Abraham Verghese           Memorial Fund
Martin Walker               Joan Pontious
Ruth Ware                         Memorial Fund
Jennifer Weiner             Barbara Shenton
Andy Weir                         Memorial Fund
Michele Wells                Walt Wells
Randy Wayne White           Karen Bindrum
Stephen White               Karen Bindrum
Colson Whitehead           Will Gardner
Beatriz Williams             Memorial Fund
Simon Winchester           Memorial Fund
Lisa Wingate                      Memorial Fund
Don Winslow                      Memorial Fund
J. Winspear                       Debbie Scherrer
Bob Woodward              Lois Bond
Rebecca Yarros              Memorial Fund
Previously Adopted Authors
Stephen Ambrose            Memorial Fund
Maeve Binchy                  Susan Bushnell
A. S. Byatt                        Linda Schneider
Pat Conroy                      Isabella McFarlin
Nicolas Evans                   Memorial Fund
Margaret Frazer               Linda Schneider
Sue Grafton                      Karen Bindrum
Sue Henry                       Karen Bindrum
P.D. James                       Beryl Goldsweig
Hillary Mantel              Judy Jensen
Tom Piccirilli                      Nancy Harvey
Ruth Rendell                      Memorial Fund
Anita Shreve                      Hillary Leonard
A. Rivers Siddons               Memorial Fund
Susan Vreeland                  Memorial Fund
Kate Wilhelm                      Memorial Fund