Just a few of the many appreciative letters we got from incarcerated readers this year. 1/3/2025 Dear Volunteers, Happy New Year! Thank you all for the wonderful books you sent me last year. I really appreciate everything you do for guys like me. I can't wait to see what you choose for me this year. Hopefully you won't find the books I like too taxing to search for. Take care and happy hunting. You people are awesome! Your #1 fan. Books of Interest: I love graphic novels, the

Hello Left Bank Books, It is my pleasure to write and thank you that your gift to me (the book you have sent) is a gift to many! I looked around last night and realized that 9 people have a book they borrowed from me. And they return them only to borrow another which is my joy to be able to bless them with an escape, a treasure, a good book to provide a comfort that us "readers" know only to be found in the pages of a good book! So I thank you Left Bank and wish you the best

"Dear Seattle Books to Prisoners, first of all, let me say thank you to you guys for offering this wonderful service. It is such a blessing to find out about this from another inmate here. My life has been very negative and dark lately, filled with violence and hate. However, I'm trying to make a change and start reading a lot more and doing a lot of exercise and stretching also meditation. Being on close custody and stuck in a cell 24 hours a day can really do a number on yo

Dear Volunteers, Thank you for the books, magazines and pamphlets. I appreciate the time and effort spent on selecting and packaging these selections as well as the generosity of those that donate to make these items free. Thank you for this gift. It made my week, at the very minimum. Made me feel like a valued human being after many experiences intended to make me feel less than. Sincerely,

“I hear the whisper from my book and it resonates in my soul And this story has been told… A wonderful story and when we stop a page we fold A good book in here is like having gold… Getting lost in a book you never feel old And with each story your imagination grows This is a true story that has been told As the guards watch me it will show… It’s not hard to figure out, a good book never gets old Yeah, this is my story that must be told… And the knowledge and wisdom never let

Messages from the people we serve about the power of a book.

A Book Bars do not a prison make if one has a book to read. Stone and steel seem to disappear simply with the turn of the page. Adventures unfold, treasures untold, await those who venture within. A book will take you to places you've never been, places you never imagined you'd go, places unseen, as if in a dream, places better than the place you're in. So walk away from that rerun tv. Put down those dominoes. Leave the fussin' and cussin' behind. Travel to new worlds, new ad

“I wanted to send you a letter expressing how very grateful I am that you sent me those three business books. On first glance, they are going to be quite helpful. I was struggling just this morning with an essay I had to write for my MBA class, scrambling to find nonexistent resources (since we don’t have access to the internet here in prison) to support my arguments, and now that you’ve sent these books – which I received midway through writing my essay – I will be able to p