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Free Library Book Services | Urbana Champaign Books to Prisoners

202 South Broadway, Urbana, IL 61801

Eligibility
Open to incarcerated individuals
Required documents
None
Application process
Call, or visit on site to donate books (restrictions may apply), incarcerated individuals must send a written letter to request free books
Fees
None
Service area
IL

Offers free books to incarcerated individuals in Illinois. Books are sent at no cost, by mail, and in Champaign County jail and Juvenile Detention Center. Services also include volunteers interacting with the prisoners by reading their letters, select books from a collection of donated materials, and shipping those books directly to them in response to their requests, or by entering the county jail once a week to provide books and library services.

Date of Last Formal Update
09/23/2025
Data provided by
United Way of the Midlands
Providing organization
Urbana Champaign Books to Prisoners

Provides free books to incarcerated individuals.