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Books2Prisoners: Empowering Inmates Through Literature

A project of the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center. Our mission is to provide books to inmates in Illinois by recycling donated books, offering a platform for inmates to share their stories, and educating the community about prisons. Help us by purchasing books, making donations, or volunteering with us. Since 2005, we have sent over 38,000 books to inmates. Your support keeps our program thriving.

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Books2Prisoners: Empowering Inmates Through Literature

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  1. A project of the Urbana Champaign Independent Media Center

  2. Our Mission • provide books to inmates in Illinois by recycling donated books • facilitate a quality volunteer experience • offer a venue for inmates to tell their own stories • educate ourselves and our community about prisons

  3. Providing free books costs money • Since 2005 we have sent 38,381 books in 9,988 packages to 6,001 of Illinois 44,054 inmates • Books are donated by our community • Each package costs approximately $3.00 to ship • To pay for this expense we: 1. sell books at semi-annual Book SaleThank you for supporting us!2. sell books on an Amazon.com book store3. rely on donations from individuals & organizations

  4. Providing free books costs money • We purchase dictionaries and special titles You can donate a dictionary for $3.00 inquire at checkout

  5. Who volunteers with us? Book Lovers

  6. Who volunteers with us? Students

  7. Who volunteers with us? Retirees

  8. Who volunteers with us? People who want to make a difference

  9. Thank you for your support • Your book purchase today helps keep our program growing • To learn more about our organization ask one of our volunteers or visit: www.books2prisoners.org

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