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Published August 27, 2013 Events Closed

Attention bookworms: Chicago Books to Women in Prison is going to be taking Sunday, September 1 off from packing books in observance of labor day. We invite you to read a good book that day…maybe Nelson Lichtenstein’s State of the Union?

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3,738 packages so far in 2017!

That’s 3,239 packages of books and 499 blank journals—and counting. In 2016 we sent 3,901 packages (3,310 packages of books and 591 blank journals). Many thanks to all our supporters! (updated October 15, 2017)

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ICYMI: In the News

How Can Books Empower Incarcerated Women? An Interview with Chicago Books to Women in Prison, Book Riot, March 6, 2017

4 Star Chicagoan Sending Books to Women Prisoners, Windy City LIVE, ABC7, February 3, 2017

Chicago Organization Sends Books To Women In Prison, Morning Shift, WBEZ 91.5 FM, January 23, 2017

How Your Old Books Are Bringing New Hope To Women In Prison, DNAinfo, January 12, 2017

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