Please bring all books to Park 551, History Graduate Lounge
Contact: Alexandra Prince alprince@buffalo.edu with any questions or to arrange a pick-up
Chicago Books to Women in Prison, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is an all-volunteer group that distributes paperback books free of charge to people incarcerated in women’s prisons nationwide. They are dedicated to offering women behind bars the opportunity for self-empowerment, education, and entertainment that reading provides. More at: https://chicagobwp.org/
The organization can only use certain types of books. They must be paperback, unmarked, and lightly used/new. They must meet the topical needs of either of these two lists:
https://chicagobwp.org/how-to-help/donations/
https://chicagobwp.org/special-requests/
Some relevant needs include: dictionaries, language learning, recently published popular fiction, crafts/drawing/puzzle books, books about prison, investing and running a business, mental health/trauma/addiction recovery, bisexual and transgender fiction and nonfiction
Amazon Wish-list: Books can also be purchased directly on Amazon through Chicago Books for Women’s Prisoner’s Amazon wishlist.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/3JB7QLOISAPLO/ref=cm_sw_su_w
If you choose this route, please notify Alexandra at alprince@buffalo (so we can keep track)