Today is GiveBIG Day 2026 and Books to Prisoners (BTP) is facing an unprecedented time. We need your support more than ever as we work to answer more than 1,000 letters from prisoners every month. The United States continues to lock up millions of citizens without providing adequate support for prison education or prison libraries. Prison literacy programs are frequently one of the only ways incarcerated people are able to own books and use these vital tools to soothe themsel

Get ready for GiveBIG Day 2026! GiveBIG is a statewide fundraising campaign hosted by Washington Gives to raise money for nonprofit organizations.This year, GiveBig kicks off on April 28, 2026, and ends with a 24-hour giving event on May 5! We hope you will take this opportunity to donate to Books to Prisoners (BTP)! A donation to BTP allows us to continue to offer essential books and other printed resources to incarcerated people across the United States. The work we do is

Independent Bookstore Day (IBD) is a time for us to celebrate the local businesses that keep the art of storytelling alive. These precious spaces promote literacy, champion new and marginalized voices, build communities, showcase local writers, and help sustain a diverse literacy ecosystem. In honor of IBD, Books to Prisoners (BTP) is partnering with local bookstores to expand access to books for incarcerated readers. From April 25th to May 2nd, when you visit a participating

Have you ever found yourself exploring a new neighborhood, spotting a bookstore you’ve never visited. You walk in, “just to browse,” and before you know it, you’re walking out with a stack of new books from fresh authors thanks to the convincing recommendations and table showcases from the bookstore’s employees. April 25 is Independent Bookstore Day and a time to celebrate and support those small businesses that feed your healthy book-reading infatuation. We invite you on I

Happy New Year! As we enter 2026 please consider donating books! Donations are the lifeline of Books to Prisoners and enable us to continue our work. We are specifically looking for the following genres and titles. We accept new and used books and have a strong preference for paperbacks, although we will accept hardbacks as well. Fiction: Fantasy Horror Non Fiction: Beyond Bars Used Copies Penguin Random House Prisoner’s Self-Help Litigation Manual Amazon A few used copies

Books we're out of: Coloring books for adults (no nudity) Paperback books about automotive repair and maintenance Paperback self help Figure Drawing for Kids, or other paperback drawing guides without nudity Paperback fantasy Paperback dictionaries Paperback Jewish nonfiction and fiction You may notice a trend here. The number of prisons and jails that don't allow people to have hardcover books grows by the month. Paperbacks can go so many places that hardcovers can't. Book

Orca totem, Pacific NW coast. We need donations of paperback Native American nonfiction and fiction by Native American authors year-round. We're especially low right now. We're looking for fiction, biographies and memoirs by and about Native Americans, history from an indigenous perspective, and pre-Columbian religions/mythology. Here are some contemporary authors and titles we'd like to have in order to fill requests from incarcerated readers: Literary fiction by Leslie Mar

Books last longer than candy, and they're better for your teeth! We always need books on these spooky topics: Horror fiction, classic and modern Paranormal fiction of all kinds and not-so-spooky, but still associated with Halloween and scary movies: Witchcraft Wicca Neopaganism Spiritual practices inspired by indigenous traditions of Africa, Asia, and the Americas As well as books about: UFO's and aliens Cryptozoology Haunted houses Bizarre coincidences The Occult If you hav