Join us for a community-driven book collection benefiting Books Thru Bars, whose San Diego Chapter is run by students and encourages literacy for all.
What they do: “We are a prison book collective that resists book censorship. We provide free reading materials to incarcerated folks who write to us from across the country. Books Thru Bars is 100% mutual aid supported by community donations and volunteers.”
Collection Details:
Dates: Ongoing through April 27th
Location: City Farmers Nursery, 3110 Euclid Ave. San Diego, CA
What to Donate: BTB will accept any genre. Some of the most requested are:
Dictionaries and thesauruses
Almanacs
How-to guides (drawing, origami, crochet, tiny homes, homesteading, playing guitar, starting a business, photography, etc.)
Trade skills like CDL, carpentry, mechanics, electrical, etc.
Mystery, thriller, horror & suspense
Puzzles like crosswords, word search, and sudoku
Sci-fi and fantasy
Manga, comic books, graphic novels
Books they cannot accept:
Books with metal or spiral-bound
Books depicting explicit nudity
Books with heavy notes or underlining
Heavily worn, torn, or moldy books
Outdated/obsolete technology books
And, of course, books advocating racial animosity, sexism, or homophobia
Questions on donations?
Visit Books Thru Bars. You can also donate costs for mailing to them directly, volunteer with an upcoming book packaging event, and learn more about their incredible work.
If you’d like a donation receipt, please donate to the organization, directly.
We hope to see you at City Farmers Nursery on your next visit with your generous donations! Thank you for supporting this important cause.
Upcoming causes we hope to have for the rest of year include:
Chollas Lake Youth Fishing Program, TJ Humane Societies, San Diego Refugee Tutoring, San Diego Youth Services.
Have a cause you want to nominate? Visit our Community Combine page to learn more.