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We can't thank enough all who bought books at our partner bookstores during PBBW 2024. As a community, you raised $6,913, which will be matched for a total of $13,826 (!!) in new books for incarcerated readers! Thanks QABC, Third Place Books, Phinney Books, LBB & Outsider Comics!

Because prisons claim *potential* for drugs. WI officials confirmed to prison book programs that our programs have done nothing, but mere *possibility* means donated books are now totally banned, severing crucial lifelines. Blanket bans can't be allowed on such flimsy pretenses!

The largest book ban in the country is in our prison and jail system. Here’s the latest example of book bans behind bars. 👇

Escaping Prison with Role-Playing Games: Listen to this episode of Imaginary Worlds Podcast where folx inside talk about how their imaginations help them mentally escape and how prison officials stop this psychic release through censorship: imaginaryworldspodcast.org/episodes/escap…

Did you know there are still prison libraries without adequate funding and resources? action.everylibrary.org/lessons_from_s…

Wiscon. prisons restrict books & mail to keep drugs out, but some staff still bring drugs in: "This policy is another way DOC is blaming families & the people they incarcerate for the problems their staff can’t or won’t address...it’s a false narrative." wisconsinwatch.org/2024/10/wiscon…

Stitch Crypt has a cool fundraiser for Books to Prisoners & select other book-focused nonprofits thru Nov. 17. Donate at least $15 to receive special bookmark cross stitch patterns. And a donor is MATCHING ALL DONATIONS to us TODAY (Nov. 14)! Learn more: instagram.com/p/DB43zmnsMcH/

Recently, cross stitch creator The Stitch Crypt released a book of bookmark patterns, providing a copy to anyone who donated $15+ to selected nonprofits, including Books to Prisoners. In just a few weeks, this community raised enough to provide for 1,000 readers. We are in awe.

It's that time of the year: #GivingTuesday! Your support powers free reading materials to incarcerated people across the country. We receive 1,000 requests for books every month; a gift of $25 provides books for 5 readers. Donate today or on December 3 at bookstoprisoners.net.

NEW: Prisons in New York state have used an opaque, vaguely defined process to ban hundreds of books and other texts, according to documents MuckRock obtained through open records requests, reports Sammy Sussman. muckrock.com/news/archives/…

More coverage of a new ban on free, donated books in Minnesota prisons. This ban ends programs from community groups operating for 50 years & forces incarcerated readers to pay a month of wages for a single book. Sign the action to reverse this ban: secure.everyaction.com/P-XtClM-dUiSam…

Looking for a unique gift that you won't have to wrap or mail? Michael Kramer & Kate Reading narrate audiobooks, best known for the Wheel of Time series. With a donation of $50+ to any prison book program, they'll record a personal message for a person of your choice: katereadingaudiobooks.com/books-to-priso…

Minnesota prisons are now banning donations of used books from programs like ours. Our groups ship thousands of free books each year upon request. If the MN DOC does not repeal this new policy, people in prisons will be cut off from these vital community connections. Please sign!

All that's left of our old home. The boards are going to the Ballard Tool Library. The next time we move, let it be because the last prison has been converted into a library, and nobody needs books from us anymore.

In IALA member René Zadoorian (rené 🇦🇲🇮🇷)'s essay, "Books to Prisoners: A Grapevine to Freedom," he dissects censorship within the American prison system. Read his essay and learn more about Books to Prisoners (Seattle), in the 5th issue of Fruitslice: bit.ly/40ZaV1B