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83 people are interested
Help people in Illinois prisons have books to read
ORGANIZATION: IMC - Books to Prisoners
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83 people are interested
At Books to Prisoner volunteer sessions, you will read letters from incarcerated people and select books from our large collection of gently used books to send to the prisoner. Other volunteer tasks include collecting books from the public donation bins, cleaning and sorting new donations, data-entry, and packing books to be shipped.
During the summer months, we hold two public volunteer sessions a week:
Tuesdays, 7-9 PM
Saturdays, 2-4 PM
Please email the Volunteer Coordinator to get the sign up link: rachel@books2prisoners.org
During the academic year, we hold four public volunteer sessions a week:
Tuesdays, 7-9 PM
Wednesdays, 7-9PM
Saturdays, 2-4 PM
Sundays, 2-4 PM
Our location, in the basement, is not chair-accessible at this time
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About IMC - Books to Prisoners
Location:
202 S. Broadway Ave, P.O. Box 515, Urbana, IL 61802, US
Mission Statement
The mission of U-C Books to Prisoners is to provide books to incarcerated people in Illinois at no cost to them, and to promote education about incarceration and prisons in our community.
Description
UC Books to Prisoners is an Urbana, Illinois based project providing books to people in prison in Illinois by mail as well as through the Champaign county jail library which we operate.
We are an 20 year-old community-powered and volunteer-run organization with a number of easy ways for you to get involved. No experience is required (but it helps if you like to read). It suits most volunteers to give two to four hours a month due to the nature of the work, but if you like, you can volunteer more often,
Our volunteers interact with the incarcerated by reading their book request letters, selecting books from our collection and preparing them for shipment. They also regularly sort through book donations. We also staff a lending library in the Champaign County jail. If you would prefer to work behind the scenes, we can also utilize your unique skills coordinating book drives, fund raising, tech-support, packing boxes, data-base work, developing programs to educate and engage the community around issues of books and prisons, staffing our book sales, and more.
CAUSE AREAS
Community,
Education & Literacy,
Justice & Legal
WHEN
We'll work with your schedule.
WHERE
Independent Media Center-Books to Prisoners202 S. Broadway Ave.Urbana, IL 61803
(40.1067 ,-88.2138 )
DATE POSTED
February 15, 2025
SKILLS
- Adult Education
- Problem Solving
- Reading Comprehension
- Verbal / Written Communication
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 16
- Orientation or Training
- Each work session is 2 hours long
- Must be able to walk up and down stairs, have general computer facility, like to read non-fiction and/or fiction.