UC Books to Prisoners is an Urbana Illinois based project providing books to incarcerated individuals in Illinois at no cost by mail as well as through the county jail library which we operate.

We are a community-powered volunteer organization with a number of easy ways for you to get involved. No experience is required and whether you have an hour a month or would like to volunteer more often, you are invited to to work with us.

Our volunteers interact with the incarcerated by reading their letters, selecting books from our collection of donated materials and sending books in response to their requests. We also staff the lending library located in the Champaign County jail. If you would prefer to work behind the scenes, we can also utilize your unique skills managing volunteers, coordinating book donations, and activities involving fund-raising and education & outreach, as well as many other technical tasks.