Chicago Books to Women in Prison

05/27/2026

Visit www.cbwp.org/volunteer-join to fill out an inquiry form and join our volunteer waitlist.
Each month, 6-12 spots will open up for new volunteer orientation and will be announced to everyone on the waitlist. We look forward to meeting new volunteers at orientation soon! 📚

05/07/2026

Hi all! We are going to sunset our Facebook account in the next week or so. To stay in touch, you can follow us on Instagram () or sign up for our newsletter on our website (https://www.cbwp.org/). We appreciate your continued support.

04/06/2026

That’s over 400 book packages reaching women and trans people in prisons nationwide! Thanks to our volunteers and supporters for an amazing month 💛📚

03/01/2026

Lots of love to all our volunteers who helped fulfill over 200 requests this month! ♥️📚

02/05/2026

Thank you to all our friends who have braved the January cold to offer donations and volunteer with us this month!! What an amazing start to the year!
Looking for other ways to show your support? There’s still time to contribute to our gift card drive with ! Check the link in our bio to find our wishlist and other opportunities to get involved!

02/02/2026

We have reached our $1500 goal but there is still time to donate to our gift card drive with , running through February 14th!
A big thank you for everyone’s generosity during this fundraiser. The gift cards donated go towards making sure that we are able to get highly requested books to women and trans people in prison.

07/18/2025

At every volunteer orientation, we make sure to emphasize the importance of the little note we add to the back of each invoice. Depending on the requests, we sometimes ask clarifying questions, encourage letter writers to request more books, or simply offer encouragement and human connection.

Head to cbwp.org to learn more about how you can support this work❤️

07/07/2025

06/13/2025

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06/10/2025

We love our indie bookstore friends, including ! They host a wishlist for us with some fresh, new selections just in time for Pride month.

Buying books from our wishlist helps us keep a steady stock of LGBTQ+ books on hand so that we can be responsive to our q***r letter writers! And you can support local indie bookstores at the same time!

Check out the wishlist at bit.ly/CBWPunabridged