Historical April–May 2022 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Missouri Prison Books is a St. Louis-based 501(c) 3 non-profit organization that sends free books on request to incarcerated people in Missouri.
We are located in the World Community Center at the corner of Kingsbury and Skinker. MPB formed in 2019 to fill the need for reading material inside prisons.
This need is particularly acute in Missouri, where few other organizations do similar work.
While demand for books is high in prisons across the U.S., incarcerated people are barred from receiving books from individuals, and prison libraries are often under-resourced. Many prisoners lack money to buy reading material, are restricted from accessing Internet resources, and have few contacts outside prison that can procure books for them.
In the past couple of years we had a spot at both the wonderful neighborhood Wintermarkt and Rags to Riches events as two of our donation fundraisers.
We are also happy to be affiliated with Subterranean Books in the Loop – one of the great independent bookstores in St. Louis.
As we are entirely volunteer-staffed and donation-funded, we always welcome contribution of books, or money (for postage, mailing supplies, and specific book purchases). Our webpage address is https://missouriprisonbooks.org for more information, and we are on instagram @ moprisonbooks.
We can also be contacted at the email below for book pickup or drop off arrangements. Your neighbor – Christiane Carlsson moprisonbooks@gmail.com
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Missouri Prison Books donations.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, April–May 2022.
Read this article in the original newspaper issue.
Original source: SD_Times2022_04.pdf, printed page(s) 1; PDF page(s) 1.
