- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
UC Books to Prisoners Spring Benefit Book Sale
ORGANIZATION: IMC - Books to Prisoners
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
Books to Prisoners' annual spring benefit book sale is a critical fundraiser for our mission to provide incarcerated people with the books they need to grow and learn, the books they ask for. We set out for sale thousands of books donated to us that we either have enough of already, are not requested by prisoners or aren't allowed in.
To hold the sale we need around 70 volunteers over a week to assist with all manner of thing, from advertising, setting up the sale floor furniture, arranging thousands of books on the tables, staffing the sale and taking things down afterwards.
1 Shift
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Thu Apr 03, 2025
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09:00 AM to 05:00 PM CST
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Spots available: 9
Work is done at different days and times. See Sign Up Genius link.
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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
Thu Apr 03, 2025 - Sat Apr 05, 2025
09:00 AM - 07:30 PM
This opportunity has 1 shift
WHERE
Urbana Champaign Independent Media Center202 S. Broadway AvenueUrbana, IL 61801
(40.1114 ,-88.20689 )
DATE POSTED
February 17, 2025
SKILLS
- Library Sciences
- Customer Service
- Retail / Sales
- Organization
- People Skills
- Problem Solving
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Public Groups
REQUIREMENTS
- This is a Done in a Day opportunity and there is no prior training or ongoing commitment needed.
- Must be at least 15
- Most work is in 2 hr shifts. Check the Sign Up Genius link for day&time details.
- There is a lot of moving furniture (lightweight) and boxes of books (not so light) around, so it is best to be fit. Other requirements are on the Sign Up Genius link.