Michael Winkelhorst has been volunteering with Books to Prisoners for over eight years. He began when we were still in the church...

What got you interested in BTP to begin with, or what made you start volunteering? Does it tie in to the rest of your life in any...

After coming in to wrap packages every Wednesday evening for a couple of years now, Marnie has stepped up to a new level of service....

Kris has volunteered with Books to Prisoners since 1989. Instead of our usual Featured Volunteer questions, we asked her about what it's...

Our featured volunteer this spring is Jackie. Jackie is a devoted volunteer who always diligently selects the perfect books for each...

Our featured volunteer this winter is Kim (she/they). Kim has been volunteering with BTP since June. Recently, she saw how many requests...

What got you interested in BTP to begin with, or what made you start volunteering? Does it tie in to the rest of your life in any...

What got you interested in BTP to begin with, or what made you start volunteering? Does it tie in to the rest of your life in any...

I became interested in BTP when I first heard about it, decades ago, when the facilities were located in Pioneer Square and volunteers...

Susan began volunteering with us in April. Board member Andy Chan recalls, “When I first met Susan it was clear she took the work very...

You won’t see Roger and Susan during shifts very often, but they make enormous contributions behind the scenes. When “Books to Prisoners”...

What got you interested in BTP to begin with, or what made you start volunteering? Does it tie in to the rest of your life in any...

Sol began an internship with Books to Prisoners in January 2023. She has redone much of our signage and our visual guide to where books...

Craig began volunteering at BtP in July 2022. According to Andy, one of our board members, “From the first time I met Craig he had a...

What got you interested in BTP to begin with, or what made you start volunteering? Does it tie into the rest of your life in any...

“Anjali is the kind of young person we love to see taking an interest in literacy and reading in prison. Her stick-to-it-iveness is truly...

Sydney began volunteering with Books to Prisoners in June. She comes in several times a month to wrap packages of books prisoners have...

Bev and Paris Hi Bev! First of all, how did you get started with Books to Prisoners? About 8 years ago, after leaving my job teaching...

Catherine, wearing traditional Metro Seattle area headgear How did you get started with Books to Prisoners? I learned about Books to...

Peter Yates (left) How long have you been volunteering with Books to Prisoners? I’ve been volunteering for Books to Prisoners for one...

Curtis Cronn When did you start volunteering with Books to Prisoners? I’ve been volunteering for six months now. How did you get involved...

Toby Stansell When did you start volunteering with Books to Prisoners? I’ve been volunteering with Books to Prisoners since August 2014....

Sam Herrera When did you start volunteering with Books to Prisoners? I’ve been volunteering since November 2014. I should probably...

Maria Ovalles How did you learn about Books to Prisoners? I found out about the Books to Prisoners organization via the United Way of...

Marissa Cowden What made you start working at BTP? I was working at a marketing agency and I needed a book fix in my life. Before that I...

What in your past has led you to volunteer for BtP? I love the notion of books going to people who have a strong need and desire for them...

When I was 25, I worked with a similar project in Austin for about a year. It was called Books for Prisoners then but is now called...

Ben Heely has been volunteering at Books To Prisoners two nights each week for the last eight weeks.  He is currently studying Computer...

Q: What drew you to work at BtP? Personally, I love books and literature and it seemed like a nice way to pass along that love. It’s...

Michael Grunder has been one of our stalwart wrappers for the past year. He keeps up a lively conversation, often on political topics,...

Kerensa began volunteering at Books to Prisoners in 2003 after finding out about it on the King County United Way website. “It seemed...