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Appalachian Prison Book Project (APBP)
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We send free books and provide educational opportunities to people incarcerated in Appalachia. 📖 https://appalachianprisonbookproject.org
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Join us TONIGHT for our November community wrapping party! 🎉 We'll be at Ascend WV from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Stop by anytime. New and experienced volunteers welcome. No training required.

See you there! ✉️📖📦
A green event flyer with photos of books and people around tables. The text reads: "APBP presents. . . Community Wrapping Party. Help us wrap books to send to incarcerated people in Appalachia. When? November 12, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Where? Ascend WV, 1279 University Avenue. Questions? Contact us at AppalachianPBP@gmail.com."
November 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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We get 100-200 letters a week from people behind bars. Sometimes, they include artwork—whether on paper or on the envelope itself!

Check out this fantastic illustration from an incarcerated artist in West Virginia. 🛻
A pencil illustration of a truck with “APBP” on the side. The drawing is on the front of an envelope.
November 12, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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We had a fabulous time wrapping books with the WVU Presidential Student Ambassadors. 📚
November 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Attention Morgantown, WV folks: Mark your calendars for our November wrapping party!

Join us at Ascend WV on Wed., Nov. 12 to help us send books to incarcerated people in Appalachia. Stop by anytime between 6-8 pm. New and experienced volunteers welcome.

See you there! ✉️📚📦
A green event flyer with photos of books and people around tables. The text reads: "APBP presents. . . Community Wrapping Party. Help us wrap books to send to incarcerated people in Appalachia. When? November 12, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Where? Ascend WV, 1279 University Avenue. Questions? Contact us at AppalachianPBP@gmail.com."
November 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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We have lots of books ready to be wrapped and mailed out to incarcerated folks! 📖

Volunteers, stop by anytime the Aull Center is open to help us get through this stack. 📚
October 24, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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Join APBP, Mountaineers for Literacy and Liberation, and the Appalachian Advocacy Network for a screening of "Calls from Home" on Wed., Oct. 29 at 6 pm EST!

We'll be at WVU's Brooks Hall, Room 225. This event is free and open to the public. 🎥

RSVP at the link below. 👇
A purple event flyer. The text reads: "Film Screening: Calls from Home. Join Mountaineers for Literacy and Liberation for a screening of Calls from Home, a documentary about a radio show in Eastern Kentucky connecting incarcerated people to their loved ones outside. Stick around for a discussion about the Campaign to Free the MS Five and ways we can create freedom alongside our neighbors inside. This event is free and open to the public. Oct. 29, 6PM-8PM, Room 225, Brooks Hall. RSVP using QR code."
October 17, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Join us TONIGHT for our October community wrapping party! 🎉 We'll be at Ascend WV from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Stop by anytime. New and experienced volunteers welcome. No training required.

See you there! ✉️📖📦
October 15, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Today is the last day of our #BannedBooksWeek fundraiser! Donate a book from any of our indie bookstore partner wish lists and your gift will be matched.

It’s an easy way to double your gift, expand access to literature behind bars, and stand against censorship. 📚
A maroon and gray flyer with a photo of books on shelves in the background. The text reads: “Banned Books Week. Appalachian Prison Book Project. Support the freedom to READ. October 5-11, 2025. Purchase a book from our indie bookstore wish lists and your donation will be matched! @AppalachianPBP.”
October 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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We’re out of 2025 world almanacs and low on dictionaries—two of our most popular requests. Can you help us stock up?

It’s #BannedBooksWeek, too, which means that if you purchase a book from our indie bookstore partner wish lists and donate it to APBP, your gift will be matched.
A maroon and gray flyer with a photo of books on shelves in the background. The text reads: “Banned Books Week. Appalachian Prison Book Project. Support the freedom to READ. October 5-11, 2025. Purchase a book from our indie bookstore wish lists and your donation will be matched! @AppalachianPBP.”
October 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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At APBP, we’re dedicated to fighting censorship and book bans in prisons and jails across Appalachia and making sure people behind bars have access to the books. 📚

This #BannedBooksWeek, you can support our mission by donating a book from one of our indie bookstore wish lists.
A maroon and gray flyer with a photo of books on shelves in the background. The text reads: “Banned Books Week. Appalachian Prison Book Project. Support the freedom to READ. October 5-11, 2025. Purchase a book from our indie bookstore wish lists and your donation will be matched! @AppalachianPBP.”
October 5, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Attention Morgantown, WV folks: Mark your calendars for our October wrapping party!

Join us at Ascend WV on Wed., Oct. 15 to help us send books to incarcerated people in Appalachia. Stop by anytime between 6-8 pm. New and experienced volunteers welcome.

See you there! ✉️📚📦
A blue event flyer with photos of books and people around tables. The text reads: "APBP presents. . . Community Wrapping Party. Help us wrap books to send to incarcerated people in Appalachia. When? October 15, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Where? Ascend WV, 1279 University Avenue. Questions? Contact us at AppalachianPBP@gmail.com."
October 4, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Thank you to everyone who stopped by our community wrapping party last night. Together, we wrapped seven FULL BOXES of books! All of which are now ready to be mailed out to incarcerated readers.

Our next wrapping party is on Wednesday, October 15. We hope you’ll join us. ❤️
September 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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See y'all TONIGHT at our September community wrapping party!

We'll be at Ascend WV from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm. New and experienced volunteers welcome. ✉️📖📦

Hope you can join us!
September 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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We get about 200 letters a week from incarcerated folks requesting books. Sometimes, they decorate the envelope for us.

Look at this phenomenal artwork from someone incarcerated in Maryland!
A cartoon drawing in colored pencil on an envelope.
September 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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When's the last time you got lost in a good book? 📖

From an reader incarcerated in West Virginia: "I received the gardening book that you sent me about 3 weeks ago. Thank you very much. It is excellent and I have gotten lost in it for hours."
A graphic featuring a quote from a letter. The text reads: "I received the gardening book that you sent me about 3 weeks ago. Thank you very much. It is excellent and I have gotten lost in it for countless hours. - West Virginia."
September 4, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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Attention Morgantown, WV folks: Mark your calendars for our September wrapping party!

Join APBP at Ascend WV on Wed., Sept. 10 to help us send books to incarcerated people in Appalachia. Stop by anytime between 6-8 pm. New and experienced volunteers welcome.

We hope to see you there! ✉️📚📦
A pink event flyer with a photos of books and people around tables. The text reads: "APBP presents . . Community Wrapping Party. Help us wrap books to send to incarcerated people in Appalachia. When? September 10, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Where? Ascend WV, 1279 University Avenue. Questions? Contact us at AppalachianPBP@gmail.com."
August 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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If you love gorgeous, historic homes and being surrounded by books and letters, you should visit us on the second floor of the Aull Center. You'll have a great time! We promise. ❤️

P.S. The shelf in the photo is dedicated to mysteries and thrillers! What's your favorite book in that genre? 📖
A photograph of our office in the Aull Center. A tall, brown bookshelf with "Mystery Thriller" labels filled with paperback books. A brick wall and mirror are in the background, as are other bookshelves.
August 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Morgantown, WV folks . . . mark your calendars for our fall community wrapping parties! ✉️📖📦

We'll be at the Ascend WV office on Sept. 10, Oct. 15, and Nov. 12—all Wednesdays, all from 6-8 pm.

New and experienced volunteers welcome. We hope to see you there. 🫶
An event flyer with a photo of people at a table, a background photo of books on a shelf, and the APBP logo. The text reads: "APBP presents . . . Community Wrapping Parties. Help us wrap books to send to incarcerated people in Appalachia. When? Sept. 10 | Oct. 15 | Nov. 12. Where? Ascend WV (1279 University Ave.). Questions? Contact us at AppalachianPBP@gmail.com."
August 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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We get about 200 letters a week from people behind bars. Here's a quote from a recent letter written by someone incarcerated in West Virginia:
A blue graphic shaped like a stamp with drawings of books and envelopes in the corners. The text reads: "Thank you all very much. It amazes me the care and concern your project has shown not only me but my fellows. Thank you again for these good feelings and anything you guys do for us gets forwarded around the Housing Units and is shared equally. - West Virginia"
June 20, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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See y'all TONIGHT at our June community wrapping party! 🎉

We'll be at Ascend WV from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm. New and experienced volunteers welcome. ✉️📖📦

Hope you can join us!
A blue and green event flyer. The text reads: "Community Wrapping Party. 6-8 pm. Wednesday, June 18. Ascend WV, 1279 University Avenue. Help us wrap books to send to incarcerated people in Appalachia. @AppalachianPBP."
June 18, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Join APBP at Ascend WV next week on Wednesday, June 18, to help us send books to incarcerated people in Appalachia. You’ll wrap packages, read letters, and prepare books for the mail.

Stop by anytime between 6:00 and 8:00 pm. New and experienced volunteers welcome.

We hope to see you there! ✉️ 📚📦
A blue and green event flyer. The text reads: "Community Wrapping Party. 6-8 pm. Wednesday, June 18. Ascend WV, 1279 University Avenue. Help us wrap books to send to incarcerated people in Appalachia. @AppalachianPBP."
June 14, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Attention Morgantown, WV folks: Join us for our June community wrapping party! 🎉

Stop by on Wednesday, June 18 between 6:00 and 8:00 pm to help us send books to incarcerated people in Appalachia.

New and experienced volunteers welcome. We hope to see you there! ✉️📖📦
A blue and green event flyer. The text reads: "Community Wrapping Party. 6-8 pm. Wednesday, June 18. Ascend WV, 1279 University Avenue. Help us wrap books to send to incarcerated people in Appalachia. @AppalachianPBP."
June 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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See y'all TONIGHT for our May community wrapping party! 🎉

Stop by anytime between 6:00 and 8:00 pm. All materials supplied. New and experienced volunteers welcome.

We hope you'll join us if you can. 🫶
May 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Join APBP at Ascend WV next week on Wednesday, May 21, to help us send books to incarcerated people in Appalachia.

Stop by anytime between 6:00 and 8:00 pm. All materials supplied. New and experienced volunteers welcome.

We hope to see you there! ✉️ 📚📦
May 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Attention Morgantown, WV folks: Join us for our May community wrapping party!

Stop by on Wednesday, May 21 between 6:00 and 8:00 pm to help us send books to incarcerated people in Appalachia.

New and experienced volunteers welcome. We hope to see you there! ✉️📚📦
A blue and maroon event flyer. The text reads: "Community Wrapping Party. 6-8 pm. Wednesday, May 21. Ascend WV, 1279 University Avenue. Help us wrap books to send to incarcerated people in Appalachia. @AppalachianPBP."
May 9, 2025 at 9:05 PM