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Volunteer Sessions
7:00 - 9:00 PM Tuesdays
2:00
- 4:00 PM Thursdays
2:00
- 4:00 PM Saturdays
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Individuals
If
you'd like to get involved with our books by mail operation, you can just show up
at one of our "pack-a-thons" or contact one of us to discuss
our projects and opportunities
to donate your
skills.
We meet three times per week at the Independent Media Center
located at 202 S. Broadway in
Urbana Illinois. Prior to your visit, please review this map of our building. When you arrive simply follow the posted signs to our room in the basement and introduce yourself as a new volunteer.
Read one volunteer's
recent post
about his
experience working with us
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 Volunteer Groups
We are happy to arrange for community groups to volunteer with Books to Prisoners. We have work sessions 3 times a week; Tuesday evenings from 7-9 PM, Thursday afternoon from 2-4 PM and Saturday afternoon from 2-4 PM. During work sessions volunteers read letters from inmates and choose books from our collection of donated books to send to inmates, package those books, and help move and sort donated books. With advanced notice, we are able to accommodate groups of 4-10 volunteers during any of those work sessions.
If your group is interested in scheduling a time to volunteer, please send an email to volunteer [at] books2prisoners [dot] org. Our Saturday afternoon session is the most popular session for groups of volunteers and tends to fill up quickly. Occasionally we hold a 12-2 PM session on a Saturday when there are two groups that would like to volunteer with us. Unfortunately, our rooms are not accessible by wheelchair.
If you have a group that is larger than 10 people, we can use you to help us with book drives and our twice a year book sales. If your group is interested in helping with a book drive or a book sale, please send an email to volunteer [at] books2prisoners [dot] org and we will contact you with more information about these opportunities. |
Jail Library 
UC Books to Prisoners stocks, staffs and operates lending libraries in Champaign County's two jails. No experience is required to take part in this truly unique volunteer opportunity.
Champaign County requires that participants be at least twenty-one years of age and have no history of felony convictions in order to qualify.
UC Books to Prisoners asks that you can commit to working one 2-3 hour shift per month, during which you will be paired with an experienced library volunteer and provided training while you work together in a safe, enjoyable atmosphere.
Hours:
Monday 6-9 PM
Friday 9 AM - Noon
Friday 1 PM - 4PM
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Please contact Jay Schubert for more information.
(217) 721-7419.
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