DC Books to Prisons

Prisons censor staggering numbers of books, not only for content but for the size of a book or the color of mailed envelopes. Today is the last day of our Banned Books Week bookdrive, when each book donated from local bookstores is matched by a $ donation. Check out our wishlists - linktr.ee/dcbtp

Our currently ongoing Banned Books Week book drive is one of the 12 ways to build a better D.C. this week! Check it out and donate some books off our local bookstore wish lists (linktr.ee/dcbtp) - all donations will be cash matched ! 51st.news/12-ways-to-b...

On October 6&7, books bought from our partner local bookstores on bookshop*org (BOL Co-op, MahoganyBooks, Solid State Books, People’s Book) will be delivered to us with no shipping charge! And with our current Banned Books Week book drive, a foundation will cash match all donations! linktr.ee/dcbtp

@bannedbooksweek.bsky.social starts today. The most restrictive book bans are at prisons, where policies are implemented with no public voice. Alongside @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social, all week, books bought from our @bookshop.org wishlist will be cash matched by donors. See thread for link to donate

We face book restrictions with every letter we receive, and states and prisons across the country are implementing even more restrictive bans on reading material for incarcerated people. But we still serve thousands of prisoners a year across the country! See our book wish lists - linktr.ee/dcbtp

@bannedbooksweek.bsky.social starts Sunday. The most restrictive book bans are at prisons, where society’s forgotten have been stashed and policies implemented with no public voice. All week books bought for us from our independent bookstore wish lists will be cash matched. Go here - linktr.ee/dcbtp

Black August was created by incarcerated people in San Quentin State Prison in 1979 to mark the deaths of Jonathan P. Jackson (d. August 1970) and George Jackson (d. August 1971) at the prison. Check out our Solid State wish list; every book we get will be used to fulfill a request. linktr.ee/dcbtp

This Sunday come donate some books and celebrate James Baldwin's birthday with us at the Eaton House in DC!

In 2018 a one-pound media mail package cost $2.66 while today the one-pound rate is $4.47, and most packages we send are two or three pounds each. We would like to raise $5,000 to help cover postage for the next few months, so please consider donating today at linktr.ee/dcbtp. Thanks!

US prisons ban 50K books! Send books via @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social @prisonbookprogram.bsky.social @pghpbp.bsky.social @appalachianpbp.bsky.social @books2prisonersspo.bsky.social @booksthroughbars.bsky.social @valmcdermid.bsky.social @markhamillofficial.bsky.social #reading #fiction #books #read

The President Lincoln Cottage Museum is holding a book drive for us this month! If you're in the neighborhood visit a very cool museum and help send books to the incarcerated!

Big Thanks to everyone who donated books to DC BtP over the last week! This was our most successful book drive ever and that could not have been done without all of you. Each book donated means more than giving something to read, it offers hope, education, and escape.

Sat. May 2nd is the last day to have your donation MATCHED for a book order online for @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social. They need new condition books more than ever. The purchase of a single book can impact someone's life. I hope you'll take a look at our open wishlist ❤️ bookshop.org/wishlists/fc...

Don’t wait any longer! May 2 is the last day of our matching book drive. Help improve someone’s life by donating books in-store or online which will be cash matched by a generous donor. Help us and support an indie bookstore at the same time! Check out our online wishlists here – linktr.ee/dcbtp

We'll be here Saturday May 2! Come by and say hi and expand your perspectives! withfriends.co/event/279520...

@solidstatebooksdc.bsky.social, at 600F H St NE and 14th & S Street NW in Washington DC, is a full-service, Black-owned general bookstore and a great supporter of DC BtP. Until May 2 all books bought for us from our wishlist will be cash matched! Support the bookstore and our work at linktr.ee/dcbtp

BOL Co-op, at 716 Monroe St NE Studio #11 Washington DC is a worker-owned community bookstore rooted in global racial justice. Support BOL Co-op and DCBtP through May 2 by buying a book in-store or from our wish list at linktr.ee/dcbtp with every book bought for us matched with a cash donation.

Do the thing! DC BtP is a rad organization, and you can make a difference! Donate 1 book or match me and donate 5! Donated? Reply to me and I will pick a complimentary gif for you 💃

People’s Book, at 7014 Westmoreland Ave Suite A, Takoma Park MD, is a mom-and-pop bookstore and appreciated supporter of DCBtP. Support People’s Book and DC BtP through May 2 by buying us a book in-store or from our wish list at linktr.ee/dcbtp, with every book bought matched with a cash donation.

Through May 2 you can support Lost City and DC BtP by buying a book in-store or from our online wish list at linktr.ee/dcbtp (link in bio), with every book bought for us matched with a cash donation. Help us send books to the incarcerated and support an independent bookstore at the same time!

Keep Indie Bookstore Day going! Through May 2 all books bought for us from these indie bookstores will be matched with a cash donation, and today 4/26 all shipping is free! Check out or wish lists at linktr.ee/dcbtp (link in bio) or stop by the store and tell them to hold it for us to pick up!

Support indie bookstores and DC BtP! This weekend you can buy us books online with free shipping, plus we'll get a matching cash donation! As prison book restrictions become more onerous, our need for new books is greater than ever. Check out our wish lists at linktr.ee/dcbtp.

This Saturday we'll be at the DC Black Cat Bookfair with zines and buttons and info and stuff along with many other cool writers, publishers, and orgs. Come by and get radicalized!

Our friends at @peoplesbooktakoma.com have set up a shelf for us in their store with needed titles for people to purchase and donate, and we've already got a boxfull! This is very much appreciated and when nearby stop into the store!

"For decades, prisons have functioned as laboratories for speech suppression. Courts have granted correctional administrators extraordinary deference under the logic of “security.” Mail is censored. Phone calls are monitored. Publications are banned." davisvanguard.org/2026/03/inca...

Want to see all we did last year? Check out the DC Books to Prisons 2025 Year-in-Review newsletter! --> tr.ee/FWxFCS

Great big thanks to our friends @fantomcomics.bsky.social for their donation of 23 boxes of comics and graphic novels! This is such a monumental donation that will help us answer so very many letters, as comics and graphic novels are some of our most popular requests. Thanks again Fantom Comics!

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I spoke to a friend on the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota board. They need financial donations to keep up with the heightened demand for their services: www.ilcm.org ILCM is a nonprofit that provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in MN & ND

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Almanacs are always a popular request, but even more so at the start of the year, and we rarely have enough. Want to help? Check out our bookstore wish lists at linktr.ee/dcbtp

At this horrific time in history, we find ourselves reckoning with the past. Carve some time out with us to hear this powerful account of Guantanamo's Prisoner #361. Wed 1/7 @6. RSVP: peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/americ... @uzraz.bsky.social @humanrightsfirst.org @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social

We get a lot of requests for comics and RPGs. Join us @fantomcomics.bsky.social this Saturday to play Mario Kart and raise funds so we can send comics and RPGs to incarcerated readers. Bring in any gently used comics, manga, and RPG titles (no nudity please). Can't join us? Donate at linktr.ee/dcptp

Happy New Year's to everyone! 2025 was a trying year for us all, but trough the end of the year, a generous donor has offered to match all donations made to us up to $10,000! Every dime we get goes directly to sending books to the incarcerated. Donate here > linktr.ee/dcbtp

our January Mario Kart Grand prix will be next Saturday the 3rd, raising funds for DC Books to Prisons! tickets: stores.comichub.com/fantom_comic...

Double your impact! A generous donor has offered to match all donations up to $10,000 through the end of the year! We are a completely volunteer-run org working out of a donated space, so you every dime we get goes directly to sending books to the incarcerated. Donate now > linktr.ee/dcbtp

It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans. 🧵 1 of 9

Today, Saturday 12/20! Come get a book or two @solidstatebooksdc.bsky.social and DC Books to Prisons will wrap it for free! (Though of course donations will be accepted!) Shop local, take care of some last minute Xmas shopping, and support the cause! We'll be there from 9-9 at 600 H St. in DC.

by Kwaneta Harris, incarcerated writer in Texas sfonline.barnard.edu/our-bodies-t...

DC Books to Prisons is 100% volunteer run, so every cent we raise goes to sending books to people in prison. For the rest of the year every donation made to out program will be matched, up to $10,000! Double your impact at linktr.ee/dcbtp

AP finds federal and state authorities in Louisiana are monitoring the online activities of ICE critics. Chilling. apnews.com/article/immi...

#GivingTuesday has passed, big thanks to the generous donors who helped. We are a volunteer-run org, so every dime we raise goes to send books to the incarcerated. You can still make a donation, and until the end of the year, all donations will be matched up to $10,000! Help us at linktr.ee/dcbtp

#GivingTuesday has passed, big thanks to the generous donors who helped. We are a volunteer-run org, so every dime we raise goes to send books to the incarcerated. You can still make a donation, and until the end of the year, all donations will be matched up to $10,000! Help us at linktr.ee/dcbtp

It's Giving Tuesday! We receive 500-800 letters a month from people requesting books, and we need your help. Every dollar donated goes toward sending books to the incarcerated, and right now a donor is matching all donations up to $10,000! This #GivingTuesday help us send books at linktr.ee/dcbtp

Tomorrow is #GivingTuesday! The people we serve use books to improve their education, plan for their future careers, and as a distraction from the realities of prison life. Help us send books to the people who need them, and a donor will match everything up to $10,000I Donate at linktr.ee/dcbtp

Thanks to everyone who came to @solidstatebooksdc.bsky.social yesterday and got some books wrapped up for the holiday! Enjoyed supporting a local bookstore on Small Business Saturday and we appreciate their support for our cause. #SmallBusinessSaturday #BooksToPeopleInPrison