Donate
Books to Raise Money For PBP
Thanks
to our partnership with Better World Books,
we can also accept hardcover nonfiction. (Fiction
does not sell well online.)
Better World Books is
an online bookseller that produces “social capital.”
A percentage of the profits made on books sold on our behalf are
returned to PBP to fund our postage costs. In addition, Better World
Books distributes books to literacy organizations around the country
such as Books for Africa, Room to Read as well as the Prison Book
Program.
Why give books to PBP to sell? Because the number of prisoners we
can help is limited only our ability to pay the postage to mail
the books. Every $3 we raise lets us help another prisoner.
If you need to get rid of a large number of books we can arrange
to have them packed and picked up. Please contact info@prisonbookprogram.org
for more information.
For more information on Better World Books, please visit www.betterworldbooks.com
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Books We Need for Prisoners
- Paperbacks
Donations must be in good condition.
Typically, books that are over 25 years old cannot be used, as they are
often outdated or in poor condition.
We
can use most non-fiction and fiction in new or very good condition.
The following
subjects and genres are in constant demand:
- African-American
studies
- The Autobiography
of Malcolm X and works about or by Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Native American
studies
- Mexican, Aztec,
and Mayan studies
- Puerto Rican studies
- English dictionaries,
thesauruses, and foreign language dictionaries
- GED Prep
- Spanish/English
dictionaries and books in Spanish
- How to start a small
business.
- Jailhouse lawyer
legal materials
- Health especially
HIV and Hepatitis C
- Gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender
studies
- Trades (i.e. woodworking,
automotive, etc.)
- Spirituality &
Religion - (Islam and non-mainstream religions such as Wicca, Paganism,
Buddhism, New Age, etc. are very hard for us to find.)
- History
- Psychology and philosophy
- Secret societies
and the occult (e.g., Masons, Rosicrucian Order, extra terrestrials,
etc.)
- Mysteries
- Westerns
Bookstore gift certificates
to help purchase hard-to-find titles are gratefully accepted! We are a
non-profit organization with 501(c) 3 status, so your donations are fully
tax-deductible.
Where To Bring Donations
Book donations can be dropped
off at the PBP office in the basement of the United First Parish Church
in Quincy Center during our normal volunteer hours. Because
of space limitations, please contact us if you are bringing more than
six boxes (617-423-3298 or info@prisonbookprogram.org).
We have a very limited availability to pick up donations; please contact
us for more details.
Book Drives and Book
Drop Off Sites
Please contact us if your business, church, or
other organization would like to serve as a book drop off center and/or
hold a book drive!
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