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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Prisons censor staggering numbers of books, not only for content but for the size of a book or the color of mailed envelopes. Today is the last day of our Banned Books Week bookdrive, when each book donated from local bookstores is matched by a $ donation. Check out our wishlists - linktr.ee/dcbtp

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

On October 6&7, books bought from our partner local bookstores on bookshop*org (BOL Co-op, MahoganyBooks, Solid State Books, People’s Book) will be delivered to us with no shipping charge! And with our current Banned Books Week book drive, a foundation will cash match all donations! linktr.ee/dcbtp

Image with black background and logos of Bol Co-op, MahoganyBooks, People’s Book and Solid State Books with white text that says “BIG NEWS! FREE SHIPPING! TODAY! TOMORROW! OCTOBER 6-7 All books donated from these local bookstore wish lists on bookshop*org will be directly sent to us and you won’t have to pay for shipping! If you were thinking about donating during our Banned Books Week Book Drive, now’s the time to do it! linktr.ee/dcbtp”

Image with black background with white text that says “Triple your impact for less! During Banned Books Week, every book donated through our independent bookstore wish lists will be matched dollar-for-dollar by a generous donor. And on October 6 and 7, all books purchased from our partner local independent bookstores on bookshop*org will be delivered straight to us with no shipping charge. We get the books to send and the money to send them, local bookstores get the sales, and you save money! How can it get better than that! There has never been a better time to donate to DC Books to Prisons than today!! linktr.ee/dcbtp”

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

We face book restrictions with every letter we receive, and states and prisons across the country are implementing even more restrictive bans on reading material for incarcerated people. But we still serve thousands of prisoners a year across the country! See our book wish lists - linktr.ee/dcbtp

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

@bannedbooksweek.bsky.social starts Sunday. The most restrictive book bans are at prisons, where society’s forgotten have been stashed and policies implemented with no public voice. All week books bought for us from our independent bookstore wish lists will be cash matched. Go here - linktr.ee/dcbtp

Image with a white block with black text that states over a picture of a book shelf "STARTING SUNDAY! From October 4-10 all books purchased from our partner independent bookstores will be cash matched by a donor! Check out our independent bookstore wish lists and prepare for tomorrow! linktr.ee/dcbtp”

Image with a white block with black text that states over a picture of a book shelf "By participating, you’ll be supporting local bookstores, getting NEW books to those we serve across the country, and helping to keep DCBtP up and running. Check out our independent bookstore wish lists and prepare for tomorrow! linktr.ee/dcbtp”

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Black August was created by incarcerated people in San Quentin State Prison in 1979 to mark the deaths of Jonathan P. Jackson (d. August 1970) and George Jackson (d. August 1971) at the prison. Check out our Solid State wish list; every book we get will be used to fulfill a request. linktr.ee/dcbtp

Black August is an annual commemoration and prison-based holiday to remember Black political prisoners, Black freedom struggles in the United States and beyond, and to highlight Black resistance against racial, colonial and imperialist oppression.

in honor of this month Check out our Solid State wish list for related titles and they’ll be delivered directly to DC Books to Prisons and those we serve.

https://linktr.ee/dcbtp

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

This Sunday come donate some books and celebrate James Baldwin's birthday with us at the Eaton House in DC!

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

In 2018 a one-pound media mail package cost $2.66 while today the one-pound rate is $4.47, and most packages we send are two or three pounds each. We would like to raise $5,000 to help cover postage for the next few months, so please consider donating today at linktr.ee/dcbtp. Thanks!

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

The President Lincoln Cottage Museum is holding a book drive for us this month! If you're in the neighborhood visit a very cool museum and help send books to the incarcerated!

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Big Thanks to everyone who donated books to DC BtP over the last week! This was our most successful book drive ever and that could not have been done without all of you. Each book donated means more than giving something to read, it offers hope, education, and escape.

Top third yellow background written in black “Big Thanks to all that donated to our book drive! This was our biggest one yet, and every book and dollar will be used to fulfill our mission. – DCBtP” Bottom two-thirds red background words in white “Thank for your investment in bettering our reading ability, our language skills, and helping us get out of here for awhile at least. It means a lot that you guys care enough to pin a small amount of courtesy towards us. Most of all thank you for caring about those you don’t know your blessings will come for the work you do. – Richard, OK
Thank you for caring for us who have been forgotten about and caring enough to do things to show we have not been left alone by everyone everywhere.
– John, New Castle IN
Thank you for the extraordinary service you are providing us. It really means the world to me and many others that you are willing to send these books to us. It not only makes serving our sentences much less painful, it expands our horizons, allows us to immerse ourselves in other worlds, take on the roles of different individuals, and provides reprieve from the awful life that is prison.
– William, Indiana”

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Don’t wait any longer! May 2 is the last day of our matching book drive. Help improve someone’s life by donating books in-store or online which will be cash matched by a generous donor. Help us and support an indie bookstore at the same time! Check out our online wishlists here – linktr.ee/dcbtp

Blue background with black framing, photo of someone looking at bookshelves on the right. Written in Black on white “Independent Bookstore Week Matching $ Book Drive Ends May 2! Support DCBtP and indie bookstores now and we get books and the money! Check out our wishlists -
linktr.ee/dcptp BOL Co-op People’s Book Lost City Books Solid State Books Little District Books”

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

We'll be here Saturday May 2! Come by and say hi and expand your perspectives! withfriends.co/event/279520...

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

@solidstatebooksdc.bsky.social, at 600F H St NE and 14th & S Street NW in Washington DC, is a full-service, Black-owned general bookstore and a great supporter of DC BtP. Until May 2 all books bought for us from our wishlist will be cash matched! Support the bookstore and our work at linktr.ee/dcbtp

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

BOL Co-op, at 716 Monroe St NE Studio #11 Washington DC is a worker-owned community bookstore rooted in global racial justice. Support BOL Co-op and DCBtP through May 2 by buying a book in-store or from our wish list at linktr.ee/dcbtp with every book bought for us matched with a cash donation.

Dark green background with a picture of BOL storefront in middle and written in black with orange background on top of the picture “Independent Bookstore Week book drive with BOL Co-op! Below the picture written in black with orange background “Through May 2 all books bought online or in-store for us from BOL Co-op will be matched by a cash donation! Check out our wish list! linktr.ee/dcbtp”

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

People’s Book, at 7014 Westmoreland Ave Suite A, Takoma Park MD, is a mom-and-pop bookstore and appreciated supporter of DCBtP. Support People’s Book and DC BtP through May 2 by buying us a book in-store or from our wish list at linktr.ee/dcbtp, with every book bought matched with a cash donation.

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Through May 2 you can support Lost City and DC BtP by buying a book in-store or from our online wish list at linktr.ee/dcbtp (link in bio), with every book bought for us matched with a cash donation. Help us send books to the incarcerated and support an independent bookstore at the same time!

In the middle a picture of the Lost City bookshelves, on the top a gray box with black writing “Independent Bookstore Week book drive with Lost City Books!” and under the picture a gray box with black writing “Until Saturday May 2, we are partnering with Lost City Books to provide books to the people we serve, with a donor matching all book purchases with cash! Come into the store or check out our online wish list to double your impact!
linktr.ee/dcbtp”

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Keep Indie Bookstore Day going! Through May 2 all books bought for us from these indie bookstores will be matched with a cash donation, and today 4/26 all shipping is free! Check out or wish lists at linktr.ee/dcbtp (link in bio) or stop by the store and tell them to hold it for us to pick up!

Light blue and black text over a purple background with light blue stars. “Indie Bookstore Book Drive with free shipping! Solid State Books BOL Co-op People’s Book Little District Books Lost City Books Today every book bought for us online at these indie bookstores has free shipping and we get a matching cash donation! linktr.ee/dcbtp”

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Support indie bookstores and DC BtP! This weekend you can buy us books online with free shipping, plus we'll get a matching cash donation! As prison book restrictions become more onerous, our need for new books is greater than ever. Check out our wish lists at linktr.ee/dcbtp.

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

From April 25 through May 2 a generous foundation is matching up to $1,000 per each partner bookstore for all book purchases then donated to us. We get the new books we desperately need, the store gets the sale, and then we get money to mail the books! Check out our wish lists at linktr/ee.dcbtp

Image that sates over a picture of a book shelf "Starting Saturday! FROM APRIL 25-MAY 2 SUPPORT INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORES AND DC TO PRISONS! ALL PURCHASED FOR OUR PROGRAM FROM OUR PARTNER BOOKSTORES WILL BE CASH MATCHED BY A DONOR"

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

This Saturday we'll be at the DC Black Cat Bookfair with zines and buttons and info and stuff along with many other cool writers, publishers, and orgs. Come by and get radicalized!

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Our friends at @peoplesbooktakoma.com have set up a shelf for us in their store with needed titles for people to purchase and donate, and we've already got a boxfull! This is very much appreciated and when nearby stop into the store!

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Want to see all we did last year? Check out the DC Books to Prisons 2025 Year-in-Review newsletter! --> tr.ee/FWxFCS

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Great big thanks to our friends @fantomcomics.bsky.social for their donation of 23 boxes of comics and graphic novels! This is such a monumental donation that will help us answer so very many letters, as comics and graphic novels are some of our most popular requests. Thanks again Fantom Comics!

23 big boxes of comics and graphic novels on the floor of the Fantom Comics shop.

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Almanacs are always a popular request, but even more so at the start of the year, and we rarely have enough. Want to help? Check out our bookstore wish lists at linktr.ee/dcbtp

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

We get a lot of requests for comics and RPGs. Join us @fantomcomics.bsky.social this Saturday to play Mario Kart and raise funds so we can send comics and RPGs to incarcerated readers. Bring in any gently used comics, manga, and RPG titles (no nudity please). Can't join us? Donate at linktr.ee/dcptp

An image of text that says 'MARIO KART FUNDRAISER AND BOOK DRIVE PLAY MARIO KART AND BRING SOME COMICS, MANGA, AND RPGS To SEND TO PEOPLE IN PRISONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY! ALL GAMING PROCEEDS WILL ALSO BE DONATED TO DC BTP! FANTOM COMICS SATURDAY JANUARY 6:30 PM 2010 P ST. NW ND FLOOR, DC

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Happy New Year's to everyone! 2025 was a trying year for us all, but trough the end of the year, a generous donor has offered to match all donations made to us up to $10,000! Every dime we get goes directly to sending books to the incarcerated. Donate here > linktr.ee/dcbtp

Hand drawn image of an angel with the text - In 2025 DC BtP sent over 8000 individual packages to people in state and federal prisons across the country. We could not have done this without help from our donors and volunteers. So when we get a note of thanks, it’s for everybody that helps at every step before any books reaches anyone’s hands. Happy New Year’s and big thanks to all!

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Double your impact! A generous donor has offered to match all donations up to $10,000 through the end of the year! We are a completely volunteer-run org working out of a donated space, so you every dime we get goes directly to sending books to the incarcerated. Donate now > linktr.ee/dcbtp

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Today, Saturday 12/20! Come get a book or two @solidstatebooksdc.bsky.social and DC Books to Prisons will wrap it for free! (Though of course donations will be accepted!) Shop local, take care of some last minute Xmas shopping, and support the cause! We'll be there from 9-9 at 600 H St. in DC.

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

DC Books to Prisons is 100% volunteer run, so every cent we raise goes to sending books to people in prison. For the rest of the year every donation made to out program will be matched, up to $10,000! Double your impact at linktr.ee/dcbtp

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

#GivingTuesday has passed, big thanks to the generous donors who helped. We are a volunteer-run org, so every dime we raise goes to send books to the incarcerated. You can still make a donation, and until the end of the year, all donations will be matched up to $10,000! Help us at linktr.ee/dcbtp

Quote - "I credit you guys for me being able to graduate from H.S. The material you guys provided me helped me teach myself algebra and geometry and I passed the math GED test finally at 42. I will now pursue a college degree. I will be the first in my family. I hope to inspire my nieces and nephews." - James in Susanville, CA

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

It's Giving Tuesday! We receive 500-800 letters a month from people requesting books, and we need your help. Every dollar donated goes toward sending books to the incarcerated, and right now a donor is matching all donations up to $10,000! This #GivingTuesday help us send books at linktr.ee/dcbtp

A picture of self-help books with the quote "Being in prison is like living in a knowledge desert. Accordingly, books are the utopian oasis under the unremitting sun" - Bradley in Vacaville, CA

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Tomorrow is #GivingTuesday! The people we serve use books to improve their education, plan for their future careers, and as a distraction from the realities of prison life. Help us send books to the people who need them, and a donor will match everything up to $10,000I Donate at linktr.ee/dcbtp

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Thanks to everyone who came to @solidstatebooksdc.bsky.social yesterday and got some books wrapped up for the holiday! Enjoyed supporting a local bookstore on Small Business Saturday and we appreciate their support for our cause. #SmallBusinessSaturday #BooksToPeopleInPrison

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Join us for complimentary gift wrapping on all purchases @solidstatebooksdc.bsky.social at 600 H Street NE today! Shop local, enjoy the festive and giving vibes, and check a few presents off your list. #IndieBookstore #shoplocal #shopsmall #BooksToPeopleInPrison

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

This Thanksgiving, we thank our volunteers. DCBtP keeps growing, providing more resources to men and women in facilities nationwide. We can only do this because of our dedicated volunteers. Thank you for filling requests, packaging books, calling prisons and beyond. Those we serve thank you too.

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

🎁✨ Small Business Saturday Celebration! ✨🎁 Shop local this Saturday at @solidstatebooksdc.bsky.social, 600 H Street, and DC Books to Prisons volunteers will gift wrap the books you purchase for free! Shop small and help us spread cheer! #SmallBusinessSaturday #IndieBookstore #shoplocal #shopsmall

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Good times at the @dcpunkflea.bsky.social yesterday, spreading the word and raising funds for the cause! #BookstoPeopleinPrison

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

We'll be tabling at the @dcpunkflea.bsky.social this Saturday! We'll have zines, stickers, buttons, and all the program info you desire! This is one of my favorite things to do all year, cool people, good vibes, and lots of neat vendors with gifts or the holidays! Don't miss out and come say hi!

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

The final numbers are in from the Banned Books Week Book Drive, and it was our most successful ever! Thanks to all of you, we received 406 new paperback books, as well as over $5,300 in matching funds! We are already sending those books out to the incarcerated populations we serve. linktr.ee/dcbtp

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Thanks to @equalityalec.bsky.social for copies of "Copaganda," which shows the role media, security forces, universities and "liberal" politicians have in growing the security state and ensuring unequal justice. We'll send these to the prison book clubs we support and fulfill individual requests.

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Big Thanks to everyone who donated books to DC Books to Prisons over the last week! The Banned Books Bookdrive was by far our most successful ever, and coupled with the matching cash donation for every book bought from our partner bookstores we’ll be able to keep up and perhaps expand our work.

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Prisons and jails ban more books than all public schools and libraries combined. Throughout the country individual prisons and entire states are implementing more draconian and non-sensical prison book bans, with little public knowledge or outcry.

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Prisons censor staggering numbers of books and other reading materials, not just for their content but for a stunning range of capricious reasons including the size of a book or the color of mailed wrapping paper.

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

@mahoganybooks.bsky.social, in Oxon Hill MD, is collecting books purchased in-store and has a wishlist for us. Through Saturday, October 11, buy a book for DCBtP in-store or from the wishlist and a donor will match the amount of the gift!. Our bookstore wishlists are here - linktr.ee/dcbtp

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Today 10/8! Books donated from our @solidstatebooksdc.bsky.social wishlist will be delivered to us with no shipping - bookshop.org/wishlists/1f.... Until October 11, when you buy a book for DC Books to Prisons from our wishlists a donor will match the amount of the gift. But today is the best day!!!

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

October 7-8 all books purchased from our @solidstatebooksdc.bsky.social and @peoplesbooktakoma.com wishlists come with free delivery! With the Banned Books Week Bookdrive, a donor will cash match every book! Right now is the best time to donate to DC Books to Prisons – linktr.ee/dcbtp

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Until October 11, buy a book for DC Books to Prisons from the @peoplesbooktakoma.com wishlist and a donor will match the amount of the gift to DCBtP. So the store gets the sale, and we get the book and some money to send them! Check out the wishlist - bookshop.org/wishlists/fc...

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Did you know prisons ban books for format, condition, content, size, quantity, source, or the made-up fear they are all dipped in fentanyl? Throughout the country individual prisons and entire states are implementing more draconian and non-sensical prison book bans.

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

@bannedbooksweek.bsky.social starts today! Prisons ban more books than all public schools and libraries combined. All week books donated to us from our partners will be matched. See our @mahoganybooks.bsky.social @solidstatebooksdc.bsky.social and @peoplesbooktakoma.com wishlists - linktr.ee/dcbtpp

A red book on a yellow background with the words Banned Books Bookdrive October 5-11 All books donated from our partner bookstores will be matched with cash! linktr.ee/dcbtp

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DC Books to Prisons @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

@bannedbooksweek.bsky.social starts Sunday. Prisons have the most restrictive book bans in the country. All week books donated to us from our bookstore partners will be matched. See our @mahoganybooks.bsky.social, @solidstatebooksdc.bsky.social, and @peoplesbooktakoma.com wishlists - linktr.ee/dcbtp

Picture of a bookshelf with the text Banned Books Week Bookdrive Starts Sunday! From October 5-11 all books purchased for our program from partner independent bookstores with be matched by a donor! Check out our independent bookstore wishlists and prepare for tomorrow! linktr.ee/dcbtp

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