Author Andy Chan has been with BtP since 1994. Books to Prisoners is federally registered 501(c)3 nonprofit and has been since 2009 (donations to BTP are tax-deductible!). But for decades like many small charities we weren’t a 501(c)3, not least because the cost of applying seemed prohibitive, and the number of donors asking if they … Continue reading How the Grateful Dead Played a Part in BTP Becoming a 501(c)3 Nonprofit
Comrade Animals – Pluto & Juno
From 2013 to 2018, Books to Prisoners filled orders out of a basement work space we rented from the University Christian Church at NE 50th St and 15th Ave NE. This has been our only venue so far to provide live music to work by. On Tuesday nights, the Seattle Choral Company rehearsed down the … Continue reading Comrade Animals – Pluto & Juno
Left Bank Books is Doing an Archive Project!
Books to Prisoners was one of the first projects the collective that established Left Bank Books undertook after it opened the bookstore in 1973. The following text is reproduced from the flyer-like graphic announcement above. "We" in this case means Left Bank Books. A couple of Left Bank Books collective members are creating a small … Continue reading Left Bank Books is Doing an Archive Project!
The Very Long Year
Andy Chan has volunteered with Book to Prisoners since 1994. This is the first in a series of anecdotes from our history to commemorate our 50th Anniversary . Books to Prisoners has had many homes: at least 9 that we can remember. For much of our existence we have lived rent-free. This was as much … Continue reading The Very Long Year