The Prison Books Collective

The Prison Books Collective is a Chapel Hill, NC-based anti-prison group that sends hundreds of books to prisoners in the South each month, maintains an extensive radical ‘zine catalog, widely distributes a monthly poster promoting political prisoner support, and publishes prisoners’ art and writing. We also work to raise awareness about the prison-industrial complex in our own community and connect with others seeking to abolish this brutally racist and repressive system.

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Back to only accepting specific genres

Back to only accepting specific genres

After a couple months of accepting ALL books, we are now back to ONLY accepting soft cover books and only certain high-demand genres. Please check out our book donation page for more about what we’re looking for. Wondering what all those books were being collected for? It’s a benefit book sale a group of UNC students (Student Chapter of the American Library Association) has been organizing for…

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Dec. 25th, Annual Christmas Caroling at Central Prison

Christmas 2015 outside Central Prison Monday, December 25th, 10 am Christmas Caroling outside Central Prison in Raleigh. Meet under the railroad trestle off W. Cabarrus St. Wake up early on Christmas Day and show people in Central Prison that they’re not forgotten! Bring drums or other noise makers if you have them! The more noise we make, the more likely people on the inside will hear us! This…

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Political Prisoner Birthday Poster for October 2017 is Now Available

Political Prisoner Birthday Poster for October 2017 is Now Available

Hello Friends and Comrades, Here is the political prisoner birthday poster for October.(11″x17″ PDF, 759KB) Also available as a shareable PNG here (imgur link). Print it out and plaster your community, both in commemoration of these freedom fighters and to advertise locally for a political prisoner letter writing night. Get together with some friends in your town to send birthday cards to these…

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Political Prisoner Birthday Poster for September 2017 is Now Available

Political Prisoner Birthday Poster for September 2017 is Now Available

Hello Friends and Comrades, Here is the political prisoner birthday poster for September.(11″x17″ PDF, 8.13MB) Also available in color here, and as a shareable PNG here (imgur link). Print it out and plaster your community, both in commemoration of these freedom fighters and to advertise locally for a political prisoner letter writing night. Get together with some friends in your town to send…

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Fundraiser and Ben and Jerry’s Chapel Hill Sept 12 We're excited to announce that we're having ANOTHER benefit night at Ben and Jerry's in Chapel Hill!

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Political Prisoner Birthday Poster for August 2017 is Now Available

Political Prisoner Birthday Poster for August 2017 is Now Available

Hello Friends and Comrades, Happy Black August! This month is important for highlighting the liberation of people of African descent in the Western Hemisphere, from abolition and rebellion to revolution and self-determination. Here is the political prisoner birthday poster for August.(11″x17″ PDF, 1MB) Also available in color here, and as a shareable PNG here (imgur link). Print it out and…

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Welcome Volunteers!!!

We’re excited to announce that we are now accepting new volunteers in our new space!! So please come to a workday! Map to our workdays space The address is: 4312 Etta Rd, Durham, NC 27705. Download a map with directions. Note: GPS and mapping programs will get you to Etta Road, but our building is set back from the road, through some trees, so you can’t see it from Etta.              

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Political Prisoner Birthday Poster For June 2017 Is Now Available

Political Prisoner Birthday Poster For June 2017 Is Now Available

Hello Friends and Comrades, This Month, June 11th is the International Day of Solidarity with Long-Term Anarchist Prisoners. Do something fierce in your community to commemorate these prisoners. Continue to support the troops facing 80 years and 8 felonies fighting against the clown regime. Here is the political prisoner birthday poster for June.(11″x17″ PDF, 2.45MB) Also available in color here,…

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We've moved into our NEW space!

We’ve moved into our NEW space!

We are excited to announce that we have a NEW SPACE!! We will remain in Durham, NC.  We are very grateful to Human Kindness Foundation for generously donating space to us!! We are taking one more weekend to get all settled in and organized. We hope to begin welcoming in new volunteers starting Sunday, June 11. Stay tuned to find out the exact address and directions. Thanks to all of you for your…

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We're moving at the end of May!!

We’re moving at the end of May!!

We will be packing up and then moving for the rest of May (May 21-May 31), so we will NOT be having our regular workdays filling packages, and thus are putting a pause on new volunteers. We’re still finalizing a new space. So stay tuned. Since we’ll be between locations and setting up for the next 3 weeks, please email us to get involved. If you’d like to help with the move, email us at…

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Political Prisoner Birthday Poster For May 2017 Is Now Available

Political Prisoner Birthday Poster For May 2017 Is Now Available

Hello Friends and Comrades, HAPPY MAY DAY! Get out there and make the foundations of this vile white supremacist capitalist patriarchal state tremble, crumble, and organize with your coworkers, your neighbors, and your loved ones to bring about the new world in the ashes of the old. Here is the political prisoner birthday poster for May.(11″x17″ PDF, 533KB) Also available in color here, and as a…

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Political Prisoner Birthday Poster For April 2017 Is Now Available

Political Prisoner Birthday Poster For April 2017 Is Now Available

Hello Friends and Comrades, Here is the political prisoner birthday poster for April.(11″x17″ PDF, 519KB) Also available in color here, and as a shareable PNG here (imgur link). Print it out and plaster your community, both in commemoration of these freedom fighters and to advertise locally for a political prisoner letter writing night. Get together with some friends in your town to send birthday…

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Political Prisoner Birthday Poster For March 2017 Is Now Available

Political Prisoner Birthday Poster For March 2017 Is Now Available

Hello Friends and Comrades, Here is the political prisoner birthday poster for March.(11″x17″ PDF, 430KB) Also available in color here, and as a shareable PNG here (imgur link). Print it out and plaster your community, both in commemoration of these freedom fighters and to advertise locally for a political prisoner letter writing night. Get together with some friends in your town to send birthday…

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Prison Books Collective needs a new home (again!)

Prison Books Collective needs a new home (again!)

We are again looking for a new home, by the end of May!! Please help. From April 2016 to now, we have been renting a room in a business in Durham. We have appreciated our new home and have gained many new volunteers, but we can’t afford the rent!! It is costing us $300/month to rent the space, and we really need that money to send books!  Our current lease ends on May 31, and we’d like to have a…

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Fundraiser at Nightlight Bar & Club

Fundraiser at Nightlight Bar & Club

We’re excited to announce that we’re partnering with Nightlight in Chapel Hill for a benefit show on Friday, Feb. 17 at 8 pm! What: Benefit Event for Prison Books Collective!! Help us send free books to people locked in NC and AL prisons! When: Friday, Februay 17, 2017, 8-11 pm Where: Nightlight, 405 W. Rosemary Street, Chapel Hill, NC Cost: $10 ($8 for students, seniors and low-income)…

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Political Prisoner Birthday Poster For February 2017 Is Now Available

Political Prisoner Birthday Poster For February 2017 Is Now Available

Hello Friends and Comrades, Here is the political prisoner birthday poster for February.(11″x17″ PDF, 7.2MB) Also available in color here (11″x17″ PDF, 2.6MB), and as a shareable PNG file here (imgur link). Print it out and plaster your community, both in commemoration of these freedom fighters and to advertise locally for a political prisoner letter writing night. Get together with some friends…

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Political Prisoner Birthday Poster For January 2017 Is Now Available

Political Prisoner Birthday Poster For January 2017 Is Now Available

Hello Friends and Comrades, Here is the political prisoner birthday poster for January.(11″x17″ PDF, 5MB) Also available in color here, and as a PNG here (imgur link). Print it out and plaster your community, both in commemoration of these freedom fighters and to advertise locally for a political prisoner letter writing night. Get together with some friends in your town to send birthday cards to…

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