Books to Prisoners (Seattle)
@B2PSeattleSeattle nonprofit mailing free books to incarcerated people in the United States. Advocating for access to education & communication in facilities since 1973.
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We're getting ready to move our library! Thursday, August 29 will be the last day that we can accept donations of books until after we've settled into our new home. Our goal is to move in October and to be ready to accept new donations in November, so stay tuned for updates!
Recently, cross stitch creator The Stitch Crypt released a book of bookmark patterns, providing a copy to anyone who donated $15+ to selected nonprofits, including Books to Prisoners. In just a few weeks, this community raised enough to provide for 1,000 readers. We are in awe.
Never gonna forget a prison employee rejected a copy of Game of Thrones because it had a map inside (which isn’t allowed if of their state or a neighboring state) but the map was of Westeros, a wrinkle in George R.R. Martin’s brain.
And note: This is actually a better outcome than we often see! 1st: A rejection was recorded and mailed to us (not always the case). 2nd: A review committee exists in TX, ensuring a single guard or warden can't make unilateral decisions (not always the case). The bar is LOW.
Now that I have more time again, I cannot wait to see the new digs. One of my favorite places to volunteer. 📚🤓
Twitter is decaying, so we're trying something new on Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/bookst… We'll continue to post on both platforms for now (and, of course, still on Instagram & Facebook), but we hope to see you over there. Eventually, the entire wonderful community here might move.
Twitter is decaying, so we're trying something new on Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/bookst… We'll continue to post on both platforms for now (and, of course, still on Instagram & Facebook), but we hope to see you over there. Eventually, the entire wonderful community here might move.
Stitch Crypt has a cool fundraiser for Books to Prisoners & select other book-focused nonprofits thru Nov. 17. Donate at least $15 to receive special bookmark cross stitch patterns. And a donor is MATCHING ALL DONATIONS to us TODAY (Nov. 14)! Learn more: instagram.com/p/DB43zmnsMcH/
Wiscon. prisons restrict books & mail to keep drugs out, but some staff still bring drugs in: "This policy is another way DOC is blaming families & the people they incarcerate for the problems their staff can’t or won’t address...it’s a false narrative." wisconsinwatch.org/2024/10/wiscon…
Did you know there are still prison libraries without adequate funding and resources? action.everylibrary.org/lessons_from_s…
Escaping Prison with Role-Playing Games: Listen to this episode of Imaginary Worlds Podcast where folx inside talk about how their imaginations help them mentally escape and how prison officials stop this psychic release through censorship: imaginaryworldspodcast.org/episodes/escap…
The largest book ban in the country is in our prison and jail system. Here’s the latest example of book bans behind bars. 👇
Because prisons claim *potential* for drugs. WI officials confirmed to prison book programs that our programs have done nothing, but mere *possibility* means donated books are now totally banned, severing crucial lifelines. Blanket bans can't be allowed on such flimsy pretenses!
Because prisons claim *potential* for drugs. WI officials confirmed to prison book programs that our programs have done nothing, but mere *possibility* means donated books are now totally banned, severing crucial lifelines. Blanket bans can't be allowed on such flimsy pretenses!
Wisconsin prisons no longer accepting donated books | @fox11news buff.ly/4eEKuDK
We can't thank enough all who bought books at our partner bookstores during PBBW 2024. As a community, you raised $6,913, which will be matched for a total of $13,826 (!!) in new books for incarcerated readers! Thanks QABC, Third Place Books, Phinney Books, LBB & Outsider Comics!
✨october 2024 book pick✨ Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler for more information on book club meetups sign up for our mailing list - link in bio 🌱
The matched new book drive for #PrisonBannedBooksWeek ends tomorrow. But the impact of your gift will last into the future, as people in prison read & share the books you've bought for them. Shop: Phinney Books @queenannebookco Left Bank Books Outsider Comics @ThirdPlaceBooks
Why are book bans in prisons so awful? theguardian.com/us-news/2024/s…
Join us Monday evening at Carnegie Library to hear from @AlwaysStevie and @SaxapahawB about prison censorship and our movement's fight for the right to read. #prisonbannedbooksweek
Monday @AlwaysStevie and Moira Marquis talk about censorship inside and what you can do about it. In-person and online! Register here: events.cmu.edu/event/11079-bo… @CarnegieMellon @PGHPBP @whitewhalebks
Monday @AlwaysStevie and Moira Marquis talk about censorship inside and what you can do about it. In-person and online! Register here: events.cmu.edu/event/11079-bo… @CarnegieMellon @PGHPBP @whitewhalebks
Wisconsin Books to Prisoners has sent over 70,000 free books to people over 20 years without incident. Yet, the Wisconsin DOC is trying to ban them. Read more: tonemadison.com/articles/wisco…
Most of our library's stock is driven by community members who donate used books, but special grants provide money to purchase new books tailored for a reader's request. These special funds provide perfect matches, like the welding book we could send to the writer of this letter.
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