Subject Guides: Institutional Libraries: Book Donations

Organizations Who Donate Library Books to Prisons

Art Resources Transfer - Distribution to Underserved Communities Library Program (D.U.C.)
Distributes books on contemporary art and culture to public schools, libraries, prisons, and alternative education centers nationwide, free of charge. Also provides Reading Resources with online teaching guides.
Books Inside
Collects, processes, and hand picks titles for used book distribution to prison libraries around the country.
Books Through Bars
Sends reading material to prisoners and by encourages creative dialogue about the criminal justice system.
LGBT Books to Prisoners
Sends books to incarcerated LGBTQ-identified people across the United States.
Prison Book Program
Mails free books across the country and maintains the excellent National Prisoner Resource List available on their website.
Women's Prison Book Project
Provides women and transgender persons in prison with free reading materials.

Picture Credit: How Your Old Books are Bringing New Hope to Women in Prison, DNAInfo.com, January 12, 2017.