Book request form
Prison Book Program will send books if we are allowed to by the prison. We aren't able to send to state facilities in Texas, California, or Michigan. Many individual facilities in other states also don't consider Prison Book Program an approved book vendor. If your facility allows books from PBP, we will send some.
Information about the person who is incarcerated
Name (exact name on record with the prison or state Department of Corrections)
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First Name
Middle Name
Last Name
Preferred name
ID#
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Facility name
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Address
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Street Address
Street Address Line 2
City
State / Province
Postal / Zip Code
Your information
Your name
First Name
Last Name
Email
example@example.com
Relationship to the person you're requesting books for
Book Categories
Choose several, since some may be out of stock. We do not have any true crime, magazines, or law books besides our legal primer. Most of our books are donated, so please request types of books instead of specific book titles.
Fiction (made up stories)
Classics
Fantasy
General fiction
Horror
Historical fiction (set in the past)
Humor
LGBTQ+ fiction
Manga & comics
Military fiction
Mysteries
Plays
Poetry
Romance
Science fiction
Short stories
Thriller & suspense
Westerns
Other
Nonfiction (Factual, true books)
Activism & social change
Addictions
Animals
Art history & appreciation
Art how-to
Biographies & memoirs
Business & economics
Careers & jobs
Coloring books
Computers & technology
Cooking & food
Dictionary
Disease management (specify which)
Environment
Exercise & nutrition
Film, TV & media
Games
Gardening & plants
GED/HiSet study guide
Health & wellness
History (specify part of the world)
Hobbies (specify which)
Language learning (specify English or other language)
LGBTQ+
Life skills
Math
Mental health & self-help
Military/Veterans
Music history & appreciation
Music how-to
Parenting
Prison-related
Psychology
Politics
Puzzle books (crossword, sudoku, etc.)
Reading
Religion (specify which religion)
Science
Speech
Sports
Thesaurus
Trade skills
Travel
True adventure
Women’s
Writing
Other
If you chose language learning, hobbies, or other categories that require more detail, please give more information here! (For example, which language are they learning or which religion do they practice.)
Resources
National Prisoner Resource List
NPRL in Spanish
Legal primer ("We the People")
LGBTQ+ resource list
Trans resource list
Meditation guide
Poetry writing guide
Composition book (Blank notebook)
Do the books need to have larger print sizes?
Yes, must be large print sizes
Yes, if possible
Normal books are fine
Other book request notes? For example, let us know if you are looking for books in a specific language, books about a certain group of people, books about a part of the world. We might not have these, but we will try!
Other book request notes? For example, let us know if you are looking for books in a specific language, books about a certain group of people, books about a part of the world. We might not have these, but we will try!
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