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Books Behind Bars | Add a Listing | FAQs | How to Help | Shipping Books
Once you've sorted through your books and selected those that meet the criteria, it's time to pack and ship them. Here’s how you can do it efficiently and cost-effectively:
Organization or Prison:
Prison Books Collective
Specifics for shipping books/comments:
We send books to NC and AL, and for federal prisoners only we send to TN, WV, KY, MD, VA, and DE. We also send zines across the country.
Types of books or materials needed:
Current, practical business guides for starting small businesses, financial literacy, legal advice and dictionaries, GED prep, skill-building,how to guides, Westerns, English and Spanish dictionaries, General DIY (automotive, electrical, gardening, home repair, tiny houses, etc.), practical self-help (mental health, overcoming addictions, anxiety), introductory Science and nature books, study Bibles, LGBTQ fiction, Urban fiction, Black non-fiction (biographies, auto biographies).
In-person drop-off available:
Yes
Contact Name:
Leigh
Address:
PO Box 625
Carrboro, NC 27510
United States
Phone:
Unknown
Fax:
Unknown
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Organization or Prison:
Women's Prison Book Project
Specifics for shipping books/comments:
Unknown
Types of books or materials needed:
Dictionaries (English, Spanish-English, and Law), Thesauruses, African and African American history, politics, culture, Mexican and Puerto Rican history, politics, culture, GED or Basic Education Materials, ESL books, Books in Spanish, Yoga and Meditation, Martial Arts, Paganism, How-to art, carpentry, landscaping books, Health—particularly HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, and Tuberculosis
In-person drop-off available:
No
Contact Name:
c/o Arise Bookstore
Address:
Women's Prison Book Project c/o Arise Bookstore
2441 Lyndale Ave South
Minneapolis, MN 55405
United States
Phone:
Unknown
Fax:
Unknown
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Organization or Prison:
The Readers Corner
Specifics for shipping books/comments:
Unknown
Types of books or materials needed:
Dictionaries (English, Spanish-English, and Law), Thesauruses, African and African American history, politics, culture, Mexican and Puerto Rican history, politics, culture, GED or Basic Education Materials, ESL books, Books in Spanish, Yoga and Meditation, Martial Arts, Paganism, How-to art, carpentry, landscaping books, Health—particularly HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, and Tuberculosis
In-person drop-off available:
No
Contact Name:
Unknown
Address:
Prison Book Program-The Readers Corner
31 Montford Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801
United States
Phone:
828-254-0552
Fax:
Unknown
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Organization or Prison:
Prison Book Project
Specifics for shipping books/comments:
Currently, we only send books to Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Texas. We do not accept hardcover books or textbooks.
Types of books or materials needed:
Dictionaries (English, Spanish-English), Thesauruses, African and African American history, politics, culture, Mexican and Puerto Rican history, politics, culture, GED or Basic Education Materials, ESL books, Books in Spanish, Yoga and Meditation, Martial Arts, Paganism, How-to art, carpentry, landscaping books, Health—particularly HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, and Tuberculosis. We do not need legal dictionaries or any other legal books.
In-person drop-off available:
No
Contact Name:
Unknown
Address:
Prison Book Project
Box 396
Amherst, MA 01004
United States
Phone:
413-584-8975 Ext. 208
Fax:
Unknown
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Organization or Prison:
Midwest Pages to Prisoners Project
Specifics for shipping books/comments:
Unknown
Types of books or materials needed:
Dictionaries (English, Spanish-English, and Law), Thesauruses, African and African American history, politics, culture, Mexican and Puerto Rican history, politics, culture, GED or Basic Education Materials, ESL books, Books in Spanish, Yoga and Meditation, Martial Arts, Paganism, How-to art, carpentry, landscaping books, Health—particularly HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, and Tuberculosis
In-person drop-off available:
Yes
Contact Name:
Geoffrey Hing
Address:
Geoffrey Hing Midwest Pages to Prisoners Project
310A S. Washington
Bloomington, IN 47404
United States
Phone:
812-339-8710
Fax:
Unknown
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Organization or Prison:
Inside Books Project
Specifics for shipping books/comments:
Unknown
Types of books or materials needed:
Dictionaries (English, Spanish-English, and Law), Thesauruses, African and African American history, politics, culture, Mexican and Puerto Rican history, politics, culture, GED or Basic Education Materials, ESL books, Books in Spanish, Yoga and Meditation, Martial Arts, Paganism, How-to art, carpentry, landscaping books, Health—particularly HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, and Tuberculosis
In-person drop-off available:
Yes
Contact Name:
12th Street Books
Address:
12th Street Books
827 W. 12th Street
Austin, TX 78701
United States
Phone:
Unknown
Fax:
Unknown
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Organization or Prison:
Books Through Bars-NYC
Specifics for shipping books/comments:
Email us at [email protected] with a brief description of your books.
Types of books or materials needed:
Dictionaries (English, Spanish-English, and legal -- no other law books
In-person drop-off available:
No
Contact Name:
c/o ABC No Rio
Address:
NY
United States
Phone:
Unknown
Fax:
Unknown
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Organization or Prison:
Books to Prisoners
Specifics for shipping books/comments:
Donation Cover Letter
Types of books or materials needed:
Dictionaries (English, Spanish-English, and Law), Thesauruses, African and African American history, politics, culture, Mexican and Puerto Rican history, politics, culture, GED or Basic Education Materials, ESL books, Books in Spanish, Yoga and Meditation, Paganism, How-to art, carpentry, history, science, true crime and horror. All books are preferred to be paperbacks. Please note, we currently do not send books to California prisons.
In-person drop-off available:
No
Contact Name:
c/o Left Bank Books
Address:
92 Pike Street
Seattle, WA 98101
United States
Phone:
Unknown
Fax:
Unknown
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