Our greetings letter explains how we operate, if you’d like to send to anyone inside.

Incarcerated individuals seeking books can write to us at:

NYC Books Through Bars
c/o Freebird Books
123 Columbia Street
 Brooklyn, NY 11231

We cannot fill requests sent by email.

We fill requests from all states except AL, FL, LA, MA, MI, MS, NC, PA, OH, and WI, with a priority for NY.

If we don’t serve your state, check the Prison Book Program list for other books-to-prisoner programs.

Book Request Guidelines:

Let us know what restrictions your prison places on reading materials. For example, can you
receive hardcover books? Used books? Is an invoice required? Is there a maximum number of
books/magazines you can receive?

It is easiest for us to fulfill your request if you list subjects/genres, rather than specific
authors/titles. All our books are donated, and we do not have a catalog.