| We have been very busy lately. In fact, we now have volunteer activities happening four to five days a week, thanks to your support. Check out our event calendar to see what we're doing today and find out how you can get involved. |
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History of UC Books to Prisoners Events |
| April 2011 |
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March Newsletter Available
Read about the Common Ground Food Coop Roundup,
recent volunteer activitiy
and how we have been
connecting with our community this Winter. Read the March Newsletter
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| March 2011 |
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Common Ground Food Co-Op
Round Up Month for BTP
March 2011
During the month of March 2011
UC BTP is the
recipient of the
Common Ground Food Co-op
Round Up Program.
Support both organizations by
shopping at
Common Ground
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adding a few dollars
or cents
to your purchase to benefit BTP.
Common Ground Food Co-op
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| January 17 2011 |
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| November 2010 |
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UC Books to Prisoners November Newsletter
The second installment of our newsletter
is available, please have a look
View Newsletter
- Volunteer Spotlight
- BTP in our Community
- Generosity & Thankfulness
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| Oct 1-3 2010 |
Help us Promote this sale
Download & Circulate Flyers: 4x4 | 8.5x11
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| August 2010 |
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UC Books to Prisoners selects
Samantha Copeland as
Outreach Coordinator
Samantha is a native of Chicago who lived
in Alabama for ten years. She comes from a large family that believes strongly in service.
Samantha holds a masters degree in Urban Planning from the University of Illinois and recently served as a project manager for a water project in Cameroon , Africa. For the coming year she will be working with Books to Prisoners in the areas of staff development, communications and fund raising.
Join us in welcoming Samantha in her new
role with UC Books to Prisoners
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| March 2010 |
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| January 18 2010 |
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Martin Luther King Jr.
Day of Service
Urbana-Champaign Books to Prisoners
will be holding a special public volunteer
session on
Monday, January 18 from 1-3 PM.
Join us in honoring
the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
View photos from last years day of service event
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| October 20 2009 |
Yvette Scheven
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Volunteer Yvette Scheven
honored by RSVP
RSVP, Retired and Senior Volunteer Program
honors BTP volunteer Yvette Scheven with
Service to an Overlooked Community award
at their volunteer luncheon held Oct 20, 2009.
Yvette is one of BTP's most active members
and one of the first people new volunteers are
likely to meet on their initial visit. Three days
a week Yvette is in our workshop helping to
make our program successful
by providing
orientations and a warm welcome to all who
volunteer with us.
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| October 5th 2009 |
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UC Books to Prisoners selects
Judith Pond as Outreach Coordinator
As the Books to Prisoners outreach coordinator, Judith will be responsible for scheduling, supervising, and planning programming for community groups that are interested in volunteering with BTP.
Read More
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| October 2009 |
Help us Promote this sale
Download & Circulate Flyers: 4x4 | 8.5x11 |
Pages for Pennies
Fall Book Sale 2009
October 2-4 2009
202 S. Broadway Ave Urbana IL
HOURS:
Friday 4-8pm
Saturday 8-5pm
Sunday 10am-2pm*
$0.50 soft covers, $1 hardbacks
*Bag Sale Sunday
(fill a bag for $4)
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| May 2009 |
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Friends on Facebook
Facebook Members can
become a fan of UC BTP
Connect with other BTP volunteers
Get occasional news updates
hear about
new volunteer opportunities
Share photos
We currently have over 100 fans, are you one?
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| April 3-5 2009 - Spring Book Sale |
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Pages for Pennies
Spring Book Sale 2009
a Huge Success!
April 3-5 2009
Thank you to the many volunteers
& community members who supported our
Spring book sale.
We raised more than $4,000.00
which will be used primarily to pay for
postage
on packages sent to inmates
during the next six months.
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| February 2009 |
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| January 19 2009 |
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In honor of the
Presidential Inauguration
Day of Service
called for by the Obama Inauguration Team
in honor of Martin Luther King Day
Urbana-Champaign Books to Prisoners
held open work hours on
Monday, January 19 from 2-4 PM.
About 30 volunteers joined us in honoring
the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
View Pictures
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| October 2008 |
Thousands of high quality books will be offered to the public for pennies on the dollar.
Don't miss this opportunity to support our organization and get some great deals. |
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Hours:
Friday 4-8pm
Saturday 8:30am-6pm
Sunday 11am-2:30pm
(bag sale 1-2:30 on Sunday)
Location:
the IMC Building (Downtown Urbana Post Office)
202 S. Broadway Urbana IL
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| June 6-8 2008 |
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Location:
the IMC Building (Downtown Urbana Post Office)
202 S. Broadway Urbana IL
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Special Preview |
3 PM - 9 PM |
$2.00 admission |
| Saturday Jun 7 |
Open to the Public |
8 AM - 4PM |
Free |
| Sunday Jun 8 |
Bag Sale Day |
11 AM - 2 PM |
$2.00 / bag |
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| Preview |
Be the first to browse thousands of quality books. |
| Bag Sale |
Fill a standard grocery bag with books for just $2.00 (no limit) |
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| Holidays 2007 |
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Are you looking for a meaningful gift to give your
friends
and family this holiday season?
Why not consider buying a book to send to an inmate in an
Illinois
prison
or jail in honor of your loved one?
Books to Prisoners will use your donation to buy books to
add to the Champaign County Jail Libraries or to
send to an inmate in an Illinois prison.
More information
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| November 2007 |
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National Conference
of Prison Book Projects
November 2-4 2007
Hosted by U.C. Books to Prisoners
Urbana IL
This was the second National
gathering of prison book projects.
The conference catered to the
needs
of established book programs
as
well as emerging groups.
More information
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| Friday Sept 28 - Sunday Sept 30 2007 |
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Pages for Pennies
Book Sale
September 28 - 30 2007
Thanks to the support of our community
this was our most successful book sale to date
we raised almost $4,000.00
for postage
Location:
the IMC Building (Downtown Urbana Post Office)
202 S. Broadway Urbana IL
Friday Sept 28: noon - midnight
Saturday Sept 29: 7:00 AM - midnight
Sunday Sept 30: 11 - 6 PM
BAG SALE
($2.00 for a bag of books!)
Sunday 2- 6 or when we sell out!
Volunteer Opportunites:
Contact April adiaz25@uiuc.edu
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| April 2007 |
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Prisoner art from Captured Words, Free Thoughts 2007
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3rd Annual Zine Released
UC Books to Prisoners accepts
inmate art and writing and publishes
an annual review.
This year, we focus on works by local
inmates from Champaign County and
Illinois prisons.
Download a copy from our site:
Inmate Publications
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| Friday April 20 - Saturday April 21 2007 |
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Prison Arts Festival
Second Annual Prison Arts Festival
Friday
Art Opening & Dancing to Desafinado
Friday 8:00 PM
Saturday
Film Screening: Mario's Story
1:00 - 3:00 PM
Town Forum: Schools-to-prisons pipeline
4:00 - 5:30 PM
Poetry Reading & Hip Hop Celebration
7:00 PM - Late
All Events FREE & at you IMC
202 S. Broadway Urbana IL
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| Thursday April 12 - Monday April 16 2007 |
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Pages for Pennies Book Sale
Huge Success!
Thanks to the support of the Champaign Urbana
Community, we had our most successful book sale yet.
From April 12 - 16th we held our
Spring book sale
raising over $3,300
This money will allow us to continue with our operations
and covers approximately six months of our expenses.
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| Saturday March 10th 2007 |
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Volunteers load books into their new home
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UC BTP Opens 2nd Jail Library
UC Books to Prisoners has opened a new library
in the Urbana IL "Satellite Jail" facility.
Like the library in the downtown jail, this new
library is stocked with books, donated by the
community and staffed by UC Books to Prisoners
Volunteers.
Services are scheduled to begin on March 16th
You can participate, to find out how
send us a message.
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Pages for Pennies:
A Book Sale to Benefit Books to Prisoners
We'd love to invite you out for our Spring Book Sale! Proceeds from this book sale go towards shipping costs and dictionaries, the only books we actually buy for our inmates.
Pages for Pennies will be held at the IMC Building, 202 S. Broadway, in Urbana, Illinois (the old post office). If you'd like to volunteer for the book sale, please contact Susan Bruce, our coordinator for the sale.
Hours:
Thursday, April 12 - 4pm-9pm
Friday, April 13 - 12pm-9pm
Saturday, April 14 - 10am-5pm
Sunday, April 15 - 10am-5pm
Monday, April 16 - 10am-12pm |
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Please come out to support Books To Prisoners!
All books are half price on Monday the 16th.
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| Febuary 2007 |
Book Fair to Benefit UC BTP
On Saturday Feb 10th 2007 Barnes & Noble hosted a Book Fair
to benefit UC Books to Prisoners.
Barnes & Noble donated a portion of their sales when
a coupon was presented at the time of the purchase.
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| November 2006 |
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Slam-Jam
Romp-Stomp 2
Saturday November 11th
8:00 PM - on
A cultural showcase
to benefit the IMC & Books to Prisoners
Featuring:
Aaron Ammons
Greg Spero Trio
DJ Limbs
and Mysery Guests
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| November 2006 |
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Fall Book Sale
Wed Nov 8th -
Mon Nov 13th
In the Sun Room at the IMC
202 S. Broadway Urbana
You can help us: Promote the Sale
Setup / Staff the Sale / Tear Down
Sign up for a shift today! |
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| January 2006 |
