INTERNATIONALIST

PRISON BOOKS COLLECTIVE

There are a lot of ways to help the  Internationalist Prison Books Collective put free literature and educational materials into the hands of prisoners.  We are always in need of your support.  Every bit of help counts, whether it be volunteering your time, or making a donation to the project.  Feel Free to contact us for more information.

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DONATING BOOKS

Most prisons do not allow hardcover books, therefore we can only send paperback books to prisoners. Donations must be in good condition.  Also, we can use most non-fiction and fiction if it is in new or very good condition.  These books can either be sold online or through book sales to raise money for postage.  Each $2.50 that we raise is another prisoner that we can serve.

 

PLEASE DONATE.  THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS ARE ALWAYS IN DEMAND:

 

¨ Dictionaries (English, Spanish-English, and Law

¨ Thesauruses

¨ African-American history, politics, culture

¨ The Autobiography of Malcolm X and/or books about MLK, Jr.

¨ Latin American history, politics, culture

¨ GED or Basic Education Materials

¨ ESL books

¨ Books in Spanish

¨ Books about starting or running your own business

¨ Yoga, meditation, and other spiritual disciplines (such as Wicca)

¨ How-to books on art, carpentry, and other trades

¨ Queer Studies

¨ Health—particularly HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, and Tuberculosis

 

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WHERE TO BRING DONATIONS

Book donations can be dropped off at Internationalist Books and Community Center on West Franklin in Chapel Hill. Because of space limitations, please contact us if you are bringing more than six boxes (919-942-1740 or prisonbooks@gmail.com).

 

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VOLUNTEERING

Do you want to directly touch the lives of prisoners? We constantly need help filling prisoner book requests. The work is very fulfilling: read a letter from a prisoner, find some books in our library and package them for mailing.  Click here to read quotes from actual book requests.

If you would like to help, come by our workspace and we'll get you started. There's no need to sign up ahead of time and you can stay for as long as you wish.  Please email citizenplastic@gmail.com for directions and more information about volunteering.

Hours

· Sundays: 1:00 - 3:00pm

 

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FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS

We are a non-profit organization, relying solely on donations for our operating expenses (expenses being: the cost of postage for mailing packages to inmates in Mississippi and Alabama, the cost of making copies of resource lists, and the cost of packaging materials).

 

If you would like to make a donation, please send a check made payable to “Internationalist Books” and send it or drop it off at the following address:

 

Internationalist Books

405 W. Franklin Street

Chapel Hill, NC 27516

 

Please specify that your donation is to go towards the Prison Books program.

 

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OTHER DONATED MATERIALS

We are also in constant need of packaging materials.  Please consider donating the following items:

 

¨ Stamps

¨ Sturdy, clear packing tape

¨ Clean brown paper grocery bags

 

 

 

 

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