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UC Books to Prisoners is an Urbana IL 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 interact with inmates by reading their letters, selecting books from our collection of donated materials and shipping the books directly to the inmates.  Our volunteers also staff lending libraries in the Champaign County jails.  If you would prefer to work behind the scenes, we need help managing, soliciting and coordinating book donations as well as raising funds to pay for this work.

The mission of Urbana-Champaign Books to Prisoners:

  • to provide books to inmates in Illinois by recycling donated books
  • to facilitate a quality volunteer experience
  • to offer a venue for inmates to tell their own stories
  • to educate ourselves and our community about prisons
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Location:
the IMC Building (Downtown Urbana Post Office)
202 S. Broadway Urbana IL
Friday Jun 6 Special Preview 3 PM - 9 PM $2.00 admission
Saturday Jun 7 Open to the Public 8 AM - 4PM Free
Sunday Jun 8 Bag Sale Day 11 AM - 2 PM $2.00 / bag
 
Preview Be the first to browse thousands of quality books.
Bag Sale Fill a standard grocery bag with books for just $2.00 (no limit)
 
   
Recent News

In November of 2007, UC Books to Prisoners hosted the second National Conference of Prison Book Projects, which took place at our facility in Urbana IL. The conference was an opportunity for similar projects from around the US and Canada to meet and share our experiences.

The conference was a forum that facilitated discussions of the challenges our programs face, and also an opportunity to celebrate the successes of our many and varied approaches to the work we do.