Books Through Bars

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  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.

05/04/2026
Join Books Through Bars & Hearts On A Wire on Wednesday, May 5th from 6:30-8:30 for Literary Liberation!This is an educa...
05/01/2026

Join Books Through Bars & Hearts On A Wire on Wednesday, May 5th from 6:30-8:30 for Literary Liberation!
This is an educational event for anyone interested in low-risk advocacy for people who are incarcerated. We’ll chat about our work and then dive into volunteering tasks! Snacks & masks will be provided.

A few of our volunteers showed up for the   block party last week to table as part of Mumia Week 2026. None of us are fr...
04/30/2026

A few of our volunteers showed up for the block party last week to table as part of Mumia Week 2026. None of us are free until all of us are free!

We asked our volunteers, what brings you to this work? I’d like to introduce more discussions about mass incarceration t...
04/23/2026

We asked our volunteers, what brings you to this work? I’d like to introduce more discussions about mass incarceration to the indie newsroom I created, and would like to be more educated myself.
- BTB volunteer

Thanks so much to the Penn Alumni Club of Philadelphia for coming to volunteer with us last weekend!If you are intereste...
04/22/2026

Thanks so much to the Penn Alumni Club of Philadelphia for coming to volunteer with us last weekend!

If you are interested in bringing a group to volunteer with us, reach out via the contact form on our website!

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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