Adopt-A-Tech

Support Student Success

The Libraries’ Technology Lending program lends over 300,000 items every year and these services help save students more than $500,000 annually. The Adopt-A-Tech program gives you the chance to support student success and affordability by increasing our ability to lend a variety of items.

With philanthropic support, we can ensure that technology is never a barrier to passing a class, learning a new skill, or affording college. We can build a collection of tech resources for long-term lending so that students don’t have the stress of affording something new, and we can grow our collection of emerging technologies so that all students can gain a competitive advantage, no matter their economic background.

Donations to Adopt-A-Tech will support the Library Excellence Endowment, which provides unrestricted funding for the Libraries. Your support will help provide a variety of technology initiatives. Plus, you can help support new initiatives not yet developed. By making a donation, you will have an immediate impact on all NC State students.

Donors to the program will be recognized on our Adopt-A-Tech website.

Filament for 3D printers Learn How To Adopt

Filament for 3D printers

Filament is the plastic that our 3D printers use to shape into new models and prototypes.
Magsafe adapter for a mac Learn How To Adopt

Powercords: Mac and Dell Options

We offer a variety of power charging options for computers and other accessories, for when students forget their charging device at home.
Graphic calculator on a white background Learn How To Adopt

Calculators

Scientific, financial, and graphing calculators are used in many classes across campus.
kindle e-reader Learn How To Adopt

Tablets and E-Readers

E-readers are available for student use. Future technology will allow students to store course materials on wireless electronic readers.
canon rebel camera Learn How To Adopt

Canon EOS Rebel DSLR

A camera to help students experiment and learn digital photography.
GoPro camera Learn How To Adopt

Go Pro + Supplies

A GoPro is a small handheld HD camera with a wide-angle lens that combine the best qualities of point-and-shoot cameras and camcorders in a more compact device.
LulzBot Mini 2 Learn How To Adopt

3D Printer for Makerspace

A versatile, high performance desktop 3D printer engineered to deliver premium results print after print. Compact, portable, and scalable, the Mini 2 features numerous upgrades over the original LulzBot Mini.
Oculus Go Learn How To Adopt

Oculus Go-Virtual Reality Headset

Fully portable, cordless Virtual Reality Headset with touch controller for viewing and interacting with immersive environments.
macbook pro laptop Learn How To Adopt

Laptops (PC and Mac)

Mac OSX, Windows or Google Chrome operating systems are available for student use.
Sphero bolt - clear plastic ball with electronics inside Learn How To Adopt

Tech-Lending Beta Program

This category houses a number of different experimental items. This includes electronics protoyping platforms, full light field cameras and kickstarted products. These items may have limited availability and non-standard loan terms.