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New display at Alameda bookstore

Loving the support of another Books Inc. location in Alameda! Stop by and check it out and enjoy the nearby restaurants, outdoor seating, theatre and movieplex, and much more. It’s a fun place to hangout. Help PLP and support a local independent bookstore first opened in 1851!

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What do people love about volunteering with PLP?

PLP is an all-volunteer organization so needless to way we couldn’t send out thousands of books each year without so many people contributing in different ways to our efforts. Hear from a few of our volunteers…

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Spring/Summer 2024 Thank You Letters

Here are some of the lovely and much appreciated notes we’ve received from book recipients over recent months.

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Check out videos of volunteers reading letters and showing book selections

Here are two videos of volunteers reading letters and showing book selections

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Berkeley High students interested in law and social justice have participated in multiple book selection sessions this past year.

This past week we hosted one last letter answering session before the end of school with local high school students

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Double your impact for Independent Bookstore Day 2024!

Independent Bookstore Day 2024 is your big opportunity to support local booksellers and stock up on new selections for yourself — and once again, for PLP as well.

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What kinds of books do people ask for?

The most common requests are for genre fiction (thrillers, romance, sci-fi/fantasy, etc), self-help, business, drawing, graphic novels, science, GED material, exercise, almanacs and so much more. Here is a sample of letters that volunteers responded to recently.

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Great to receive this letter from someone who really enjoyed the book he received from us

Thick fantasy/sci-fi novels like “The Starless Crown” are a popular request from incarcerated readers.

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Fall 23/Winter 24 Thank you letters

So many great letters

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See some favorite wishlist donations in 2023

Watch a video which highlights some of the great books we received in 2023.

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About the Prisoners Literature Project

The Prisoners Literature Project is an inclusive, all-volunteer, grassroots nonprofit whose purpose is to encourage reading, the pursuit of knowledge, and self-determination among incarcerated people. By sending free reading materials to those behind bars, PLP aims to foster learning and critical thinking and help people prepare to lead successful lives after incarceration. We believe that all people have a right to read.

Please consider donating to the PLP or volunteering your time (if you live in the Bay Area, CA!) to help us answer letters from prisoners who write us from all over the United States.

Prisoners – want books?

Mailing address for U.S. prisoner book requests: Prisoner Literature Project c/o Bound Together Books 1369 Haight St San Francisco, CA 94117 There's more info here on what else prisoners need to include with their requests.