Books Through Bars

Books Through Bars http://www.booksthroughbars.org/
https://linktr.ee/btbphilly

We send quality reading material to prisoners and encourage creative dialogue on the criminal justice system, thereby educating those living inside and outside of prison walls.

Thanks so much to the folks from PHL17 for joining us for a volunteer session!We are 100% volunteer-run, and always in n...
06/18/2026

Thanks so much to the folks from PHL17 for joining us for a volunteer session!

We are 100% volunteer-run, and always in need of volunteers. If you would like to bring a group to volunteer with us, reach out via our website!

Thanks so much to the volunteers from who picked and invoiced books with us earlier this month! They also brought us lo...
06/15/2026

Thanks so much to the volunteers from who picked and invoiced books with us earlier this month! They also brought us lots of books, which are greatly appreciated! 📚📚📚

Pictured here is Maddie with two bags of books which she collected at her wedding for Books Through Bars! Many thanks fo...
06/12/2026

Pictured here is Maddie with two bags of books which she collected at her wedding for Books Through Bars! Many thanks for the donation!
We send out thousands of books every month and are always in need of more, 99% of our books are donated (we buy dictionaries and almanacs which are highly requested). For more info on what books we need and how to donate, visit https://www.booksthroughbars.org/donate-books

We get a number of requests written in Spanish - we always need more volunteers to help translate and pick books. We als...
06/10/2026

We get a number of requests written in Spanish - we always need more volunteers to help translate and pick books. We also could always use more books written in Spanish or for learning English/Spanish

If you’d like to volunteer or donate books, check out the links on our website!

Thanks to everyone who stopped by during porchfest last Saturday! We’ll be out again this Thursday for Dollar Stroll! St...
06/01/2026

Thanks to everyone who stopped by during porchfest last Saturday! We’ll be out again this Thursday for Dollar Stroll! Stop by for $1 books or $5 to fill a bag with books.

Thanks so much to for volunteering with us today! If you would like to bring a group to volunteer, reach out via our we...
05/23/2026

Thanks so much to for volunteering with us today! If you would like to bring a group to volunteer, reach out via our website!

We need dictionaries! They are one of our most requested books, soft-cover strongly preferred. Email us at donations@boo...
05/11/2026

We need dictionaries! They are one of our most requested books, soft-cover strongly preferred. Email us at [email protected] to set up a drop-off!

Thanks so much to for volunteering with us a couple weeks ago!
05/09/2026

Thanks so much to for volunteering with us a couple weeks ago!

Join us on Memorial Day for a packathon! We’re starting the day with a new volunteer orientation from 11-1 (signup at bo...
05/06/2026

Join us on Memorial Day for a packathon! We’re starting the day with a new volunteer orientation from 11-1 (signup at booksthroughbars.org/volunteer) followed by a potluck style lunch at 1! Bring a friend and a dish for a day full of picking and packing books! Volunteers are free to drop in at any time throughout the day.

Address

4722 Baltimore Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
19143

Opening Hours

Tuesday 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Saturday 11am - 2pm

Telephone

(215) 727-8170

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