OKLAHOMA PRISON BOOKS COLLECTIVE
Why We Do It
Reading can decrease stress, increase empathy, educate, entertain, be an escape, and help with communication and concentration.
Prisoners have little access to reading materials, especially during lock-downs and in particular since COVID. Also, prisons inflate the cost of every necessity. Books can only be sent through a distributor and the rates are high.
We are happy to be considered a book distributor to get people the books they want while inside. We are a mutual aid organization—our mission is simple and all funds go to books and postage.
If You Are Free
• Donate your favorite books to one of our drop off spots. Soft cover will be distributed to people inside. Hard cover will be traded for soft covers at one of our bookstore partners
• Donate money for books. Even $5 buys a reading book or 3 puzzle/activity books
• Volunteer to write letters, sort books, or drive books to prisons (saves us shipping)
• Thank our bookstore partners!
If You Are Locked Up in Oklahoma
• Send a letter to PO Box 52255, Tulsa, OK. Let us know your preferred genres/topics. Make sure to give us your DOJ #. Multiple people per letter is great. We’d love for you to save paper and stamps.
Drop Off Spots
Whitty Books
2306 E Admiral Blvd
Tulsa, OK
Wed-Sat 11am-6pm
Sun 12-5pm
Bubbled Up Carwash
4338 N Peoria
Tulsa, OK
8am – 7pm
Donate
If you need to use cash app contact us. Thanks!
Updates
November 2024
Unfilled Requests: 144
Goal: Fulfill the 69 requests (3 books each) for people at Mabel Bassett
Volunteer needs: Deliver packaged books from Tulsa to McCloud. Books most needed are adult coloring books & puzzle books (Dollar Tree has them for $1.25), journals with prompts, and dictionaries.
Contact Us
If you’d like to volunteer, need books picked up if you live in Tulsa, etc or have questions contact us at okprisonbooks@gmail.com