Thank you for posting! I have so many I can donate.

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I'm looking at the photo of the donated books. In my state, there are so many restrictions on what books are accepted. No hardcovers, paperbacks have to be in decent condition, no stickers, absolutely no added marks of any kind including errant pen marks and "former library book." I had just checked into this because my apt building has a communal library where you can take and leave books, but most have been sitting there for years. I wanted to collect a bagful and donate but going through, so many don't meet the restrictions.

This is great.

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Yeah I have a pile of partially used spirals from my kids’ school years (I tore out used pages) but spirals aren’t allowed. Looks like I’ll buy a stack of composition books to donate, but they typically have pasteboard covers, not paper. I wonder if those are ok?

Just sayin’ I have two degrees from WVU. You don’t need the books. Lol

Happy we are helping the incarcerated lift themselves up tho

Thanks for sharing. Donated some cash.

I’m a West Virginian. Thank you for helping us.

I’m a life long resident of southern WV. Thank you so much for your help.

This is good, last I heard there was a riot in Monroe because they didn't have Dance With Dragons or Winds of Winter from the prison library.

I'm a little confused by this comment. How do you mean "you don't need the books" Do you know if another way to gain the knowledge needed to get said degrees while in a prison? I know some give access to the internet but those are actually a lot rarer than most people seem to think.
I'm sorry if this comes off combative. It's not meant to. Just honestly curious.
I know people who went to college and never opened the required reading yet still graduated. But they got their info from lectures.
Anyway honestly just curious.

I volunteer with this organization and they are truly wonderful. Please consider giving if you can.

For anybody who is interested in donating books to prisons, here is a list of charitable organizations that do that.

Every state has different rules, some a stricter than others. These organizations will have a better idea of how to properly distribute the books you are wanting to donate.

Go to class and you pass. I never needed the books and bought only the ones with required labs/homework sections. Also, quite a few of my professors wrote their own books and would provide them to needy students gratis.

They do not have a riot problem in Monroe!

For those in Mississippi, check out Big House Books based in Jackson. They send books and other needed items to inmates. They also take donations for their postage fund.

https://appalachianprisonbookproject.org/get-involved/donate/

Just donated a bit of money and a copy of my book. Thanks for sharing.

I used to volunteer with this group, some of the most selfless and caring people out there. Please help however you can.

I’m a Prison Warden and we no longer expect books . Unfortunately people dip the pages in synthetic drugs and tip off the inmates what books to look out for . Our library is available digitally on tablets provided.

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The photo appears to be a stock image — it’s from a prison, but one in Arkansas, where this organization doesn’t work. Their website does have some restrictions on what they’ll accept, and hardcovers and books that have been written in aren’t acceptable.

I read the caption of the photo. And that's what I commented on. Whether or not it's part of the program. The point was that the caption pointed out these were actual donated books in a prison in Arkansas, and my state has far more restrictions.

Wow, that's so sad.

Are there any charges for the tablets or books?

I laughed.

Thank you

Free

Good.

Heard too many horror stories about prisons charging obscenely for books or access.

Are you responding to the right thread? This is about prison. Some offer classes, but not all - and it’s definitely not the same setup as a traditional university experience. Professors aren’t handing out free textbooks and degrees in prison. Also not sure what your academic history has to do with this topic.

Yes, but apparently the wrong subreddit. Seems to be people who love books hate humor. I was bagging on my Alma Matter for being “generous” in their grading. As I experienced both in their online as well as on campus coursework. I really don’t understand how such a group of well read individuals are so blind that they couldn’t parse the intention, the joke and the sincerity of my final statement of the original comment. It seems to me as if pretentiousness is at play more so than empathy. Of course this is about prison, but WVU is bound, by law and ethics, to treat all students equally. I’m very happy we are able to have a meaningful impact on these individuals lives. But let’s face it, WVU isn’t Ivy League; thus the “books aren’t needed” joke.