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Please do not throw away your old books! They may be needed in institutions around the United States. Please check to see if your books fit the criteria below and consider sending them in. There is a proven correlation between illiteracy and incarceration. Help diminish our country's growing prison population through education.

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Email us at btb@abcnorio.org with a brief description of your books and we

Types of books / materials needed:

Dictionaries (English, Spanish-English, and legal -- no other law books,

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c/o ABC No Rio
Books Through Bars-NYC
btb@abcnorio.org
Pending , NY Pending
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Name: c/o ABC No Rio
Phone: N/A
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Email: btb@abcnorio.org

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Drop of books during business hours. Currently, we only send books only to Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland.

Types of books / materials needed:

We need dictionaries, legal text books, pre-college text books, black fiction and non-fiction, handbooks for the trades, how to start a business, and westerns.

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c/o Autumn Leaves Bookstore
Books Thru Bars of Ithaca
2nd Floor Autumn Leaves Book Store
115 The Commons
Ithaca , NY 14850
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Name: c/o Autumn Leaves Bookstore
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This is a national program which works with all states.

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Types of books / materials needed:

Dictionaries (English, Spanish-English, and Law), Thesauruses, African and African American history, politics, culture, Mexican and Puerto Rican history, politics, culture, GED or Basic Education Materials, ESL books, Books in Spanish, Yoga and Meditation, Paganism, How-to art, carpentry, history, science, true crime and horror. All books are preferred to be paperbacks. Please note, we currently do not send books to California prisons.

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c/o Left Bank Books
Books to Prisoners
92 Pike Street
Seattle , WA 98101
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Name: c/o Left Bank Books
Phone: N/A
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Email: bookstoprisoners@cs.com

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Can books be dropped off in person?

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Specifics for shipping books / comments:

You can ship directly to CIW by putting Attention : Library- Donations. If you live in the area and want to drop books off, Please fill out a donation form. You can fill it out over the phone by calling 909 597 1771 x7384. Books will be used in the Main Library, as well as the Restricted Units and classrooms.

Types of books / materials needed:

Any types of books. Best-sellers, Wiccan, Astrology, Drawing books, joke books, Mystery, Humor, Spanish, Dictionaries, books in other languages, books on tape or cd, music cds, Reference books, phone books for anywhere, True Crime , vampire books, Romance,Christian Fiction, etc. They ladies love authors like Ann Rule, Anne Rice, Danielle Steele, J.D. Robb, Nora Roberts, James Patterson, Janet Evanovich, Linda Howard, V.C. Andrews, J.K. Rowling, Stephanie Meyers, Joyce Meyers, and anything Oprah talks about!

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J. Sage
California Institution for Women
16756 Chino-Corona Road

Corona , CA 92880
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Name: J. Sage
Phone: 909 597 1771 x 7384
Fax: N/A
Email: N/A

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Specifics for shipping books / comments:

Please complete Authorization to Accept Gifts/Donations Form, which can be obtained by calling the phone number below. The books will be used on all four yards in libraries, book carts, and classrooms for literacy.

Types of books / materials needed:

Paperback leisure reading books, science fiction, westerns, mystery, fantasy, suspense.

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Virginia Fair Amitani
CDC&R Mule Creek State Prison
4001 Highway 104
PO Box 409099
Ione , CA 95640
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Name: Virginia Fair Amitani
Phone: 209-274-5980
Fax: 209-274-5904
Email: N/A

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Please send to: CMCF Vocational School 3794 Highway 468 Pearl, MS 39288

Types of books / materials needed:

Ann Rice, Clyde Barker, Erica Spindler, Mary Morrow, Stephanie Perry Moore, BB Cameron Moore, Mysteries, True Crime, Black Heritage books, black authors

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Pat Owen
Central Mississippi Correctional Facility
Vocational School 3794 Highway 468
Pearl , MS 39288
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Name: Pat Owen
Phone: 601-932-2880 ext. 6344
Fax: 601-932-2880 ext. 6335
Email: POwen@MDOC.state.ms.us

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Types of books / materials needed:

Dictionaries (English, Spanish-English, and Law), Thesauruses, African and African American history, politics, culture, Mexican and Puerto Rican history, politics, culture, GED or Basic Education Materials, ESL books, Books in Spanish, Yoga and Meditation, Martial Arts, Paganism, How-to art, carpentry, landscaping books, Health—particularly HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, and Tuberculosis

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C/o The Quixote Center
DC Books to Prisoners
3502 Barnum Street
Brentwood , MD 20722-1346
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Name: C/o The Quixote Center
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Specifics for shipping books / comments:

Books cannot be wired bound and cannot contain CD-ROMs.

Types of books / materials needed:

science, history, geography, self-help, pop psychology, career, business, popular fiction, college textbooks

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Mary Gray
Florence Crane Correctional Facility
38 Fourth St.
Coldwater , MI 49036
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Name: Mary Gray
Phone: 517-269-9165 EXT: 1610
Fax: N/A
Email: graymc@michigan.gov

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N/A

Types of books / materials needed:

Dictionaries (English, Spanish-English, and Law), Thesauruses, African and African American history, politics, culture, Mexican and Puerto Rican history, politics, culture, GED or Basic Education Materials, ESL books, Books in Spanish, Yoga and Meditation, Martial Arts, Paganism, How-to art, carpentry, landscaping books, Health—particularly HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, and Tuberculosis

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N/A
Groundwork Books
0323 Student Center
La Jolla , CA 92037
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