Freebird book drive for NYC Books Through Bars
While NYC Books Through Bars operating out of Freebird's basement is currently limiting in-person volunteering and drop offs due to COVID-19, book requests continue to pour in from prisons around the country: nearly 300 per week. In response to the challenges of accepting those donations during the pandemic, we have started a monthly program in which specific, in-demand titles can be purchased through Freebird at a discount.
February/March 2024's pick for NYC Books Through Bars
A variety pack of drawing instructional guides, $30 for five books
In 2024 we are switching our book drives to a bi-monthly schedule, with a special focus on high demand titles throughout the year. So in February and March we are highlighting art instruction, one of the most requested topics by incarcerated readers.
After heeding our call in November and December, your contributions allowed us to purchase 540 copies of the latest World Almanac (blowing past our goal of 400) on behalf of Books Through Bars. It made us realize that in 2024 we may need to re-orient our campaigns to be more focused and extended around a single theme (so two months per bundle, rather than 30 days). With that in mind, we asked Books Through Bars what they in particular need of for the coming months and they responded with how-to-draw books. For $30 we will pick a variety of five titles from two different series: Search Press's How to Draw in Simple Steps; and Watson-Guptill's Draw 50 (people, buildings, cartoon characters, airplanes, animals, flowers, and others).
A variety pack of drawing instructional guides, $30 for five books
In 2024 we are switching our book drives to a bi-monthly schedule, with a special focus on high demand titles throughout the year. So in February and March we are highlighting art instruction, one of the most requested topics by incarcerated readers.
After heeding our call in November and December, your contributions allowed us to purchase 540 copies of the latest World Almanac (blowing past our goal of 400) on behalf of Books Through Bars. It made us realize that in 2024 we may need to re-orient our campaigns to be more focused and extended around a single theme (so two months per bundle, rather than 30 days). With that in mind, we asked Books Through Bars what they in particular need of for the coming months and they responded with how-to-draw books. For $30 we will pick a variety of five titles from two different series: Search Press's How to Draw in Simple Steps; and Watson-Guptill's Draw 50 (people, buildings, cartoon characters, airplanes, animals, flowers, and others).
How to Draw books for Books Through Bars
$50.00
$30.00
Freebird's Feb/March 2024 picks include a selection from the Search Press's How to Draw in Simple Steps and Watson-Guptill's Draw 50 (i.e. people, buildings, cartoon characters, airplanes, animals, flowers, and others).-- $30 for five books
Please note that when Square processes your order they describe it as a "digital delivery". That does not refer to way the books will be delivered to incarcerated readers. Your purchase will go towards NYC Books Through Bars fulfilling requests with physical copies of the aforementioned titles.
PLEASE NOTE that the books purchased through Freebird are ones that will be delivered directly to Books Through Bars so that they can fulfill requests from incarcerated readers.
Looking for a book for yourself? Check out our page at Bookshop.org, including lists of recommended reads from Piper Kerman, Victoria Law, Albert Woodfox, Victor LaValle, Mat Johnson, and others! Want to give a gift card? Freebird has e-gift cards available here for your birthday and holiday needs (and to redeem for future book drives)! To get updates on future selections, subscribe to Freebird's newsletter |
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