Cleveland Books 2 Prisoners
Books 2 Prisoners has moved above the Catholic Worker Storefront at 4241 Lorain Ave.
Cleveland Books to Prisoners is a volunteer-run project that sends free books to people incarcerated in the state of Ohio.
Volunteer with us– Come help fill books requests from Prisoners.
Use the library– Send books to friends and family members in prison for free.
Every Sunday
2pm-4pm
above the Catholic Worker Storefront
4241 Lorain Ave. in Cleveland, OH
clevelandbooks2prisoners@hotmail.com
All book-packing sessions are open to anyone willing to help. Please drop by to fill requests, drop off books, help organize the library, share food or a story, etc.
We accept most books of decent quality, but here are some things we're looking for:
- New and paperback books are always preferred due to prison restrictions
- English dictionaries and translating dictionaries
- Thesauruses
- African and African American history, politics, culture, etc. (esp. civil rights era)
- Prison issues
- Radical politics (Anarchist theory and application, Black Liberation Movements, etc)
- Paganism, Wicca
- Real Estate
- Starting your own small business
Cleveland Books to Prisoners is committed to seeking radical change in the way our society deals with issues of criminality and justice. We view the prison-industrial complex as a major demonstration of authoritarianism in our society as well as a significant threat to the goal of liberation of all peoples from the effects of racism and the class structure. Meant as one tactic of many in the struggle against this system, books to prisoners programs all over the country hope to provide incarcerated people the opportunity to escape the criminalizing and dehumanizing conditions they face. Please join us in this work.
Drop-off Sites for Books
Donate books to us at your local book store:
Visible Voice Books
1023 Kenilworth Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44113
Ways to Get Involved
- Put a drop box for books in your church, business, or community center and bring the books to us at C-Space
- Come and pack books on Sundays
- Raise money or collect books from your friends and family
- Contact us about becoming a pen pal
Links
- Prison book programs in North America - interactive map