Books Through Bars

Pack-a-thon 2008 a Success!

lin — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:45:23 +0000

Thanks to everyone that made the 2008 pack-a-thon a Success! On May 18th, we spent the entire day sending free books to 250 individual prisoners and 5 prison libraries. Pledges collected by volunteers paid for all of these packages to be sent, with money left over to help with postage costs throughout the coming year. Special thanks to Whole Foods South Street and Abbraccio Restaurant, who donated delicious food for our dedicated volunteers!

Help us “stamp out” increased postage costs

lin — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:49:57 +0000

On May 12th, postage rates will increase. Each book package sent to a prisoner will cost us 10-15 cents more to mail. Over the course of a year, this will raise our mailing costs by over $800. Please make a contribution to help us offset this expense.

Newsletter Available Online

lin — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 04:42:17 +0000

You can now download the PDF version of our recently published newsletter, which includes a report of the obstacles prisoners face when trying to access educational materials. If you’d like to recieve a print copy of the newsletter, email info@booksthroughbars.org.