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

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

Another slogan on a board? Your support makes it real. In 2023, we anticipate over 14,000 requests from people in prisons and jails across the US. They may have few – if any – other ways of accessing books for education, personal growth, or companionship. We want to take a moment to thank all of you who continue to make our mission a reality. We couldn’t do any of this without you. What can your donation do? $25 pays postage to send two pounds of books each to six people. $1

Wednesday, May 9th is GIVEBIG, a one-day online giving campaign to raise funds for local nonprofits. You can support Books to Prisoners by donating to our Paypal (below) or going to GIVEBIG’s website. DONATE VIA PAYPAL $25 sends packages of books to seven people $100 provides postage for an entire day of requests for books $500 provides dictionaries (our #1 request) to 100 incarcerated individuals Why donate? Incarcerated people face significant barriers to being able to acce