UC Books to Prisoners is an Urbana Illinois based project providing books to Illinois inmates at no cost. We offer books by mail to all Illinois inmates and operate lending libraries in our two local county jails.
We are an all volunteer organization with a number of easy ways for you to get involved. Whether you have an hour a month or would like to volunteer more often, you are invited to to work with us.
We primarily interact with inmates by reading their letters, selecting books from our collection of donated materials and shipping those books directly to inmates in response to their requests.
Our volunteers also staff two lending libraries in the Champaign County jails. If you would prefer to work behind the scenes, we can also utilize your unique skills managing, coordinating book donations and fund raising, as well as many other education & outreach as well as technical tasks. |
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Friends on Facebook
Facebook Members can
become a fan of UC BTP
Connect with other BTP volunteers
Get occasional news updates
hear about
new volunteer opportunities
Share photos
We currently have over 80 fans, are you one?
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| April 3-5 2009 - Spring Book Sale |
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Pages for Pennies
Spring Book Sale 2009
a Huge Success!
April 3-5 2009
Thank you to the many volunteers
& community members who supported our
Spring book sale.
We raised more than $4,000.00
which will be used primarily to pay for
postage
on packages sent to inmates
during the next six months.
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| Staffing our Jail Library allows you to volunteer as your schedule permits |
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UC Books to Prisoners
Jail Library Volunteer Program
- No experience necessary
- Three hours per month
- Unique volunteer
experience
Learn more about getting involved
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| January 19 2009 |
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In honor of the
Presidential Inauguration
Day of Service
called for by the Obama Inauguration Team
in honor of Martin Luther King Day
Urbana-Champaign Books to Prisoners
held open work hours on
Monday, January 19 from 2-4 PM.
About 30 volunteers joined us in honoring
the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
View Pictures
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