ABOUT US

Providence Books Through Bars is a Rhode Island-based volunteer non-profit organization. We are independent and non-denominational and are located on the ground floor of St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Apponaug Village, Warwick.

Our mission is to use donated books to provide free reading material for incarcerated people nationwide.

Books are crucial for education, self-fulfillment, entertainment and community-building. They represent a life-line for prisoners with few resources, and let incarcerated people know that they are not forgotten.

VOLUNTEER

Providence Books Through Bars is an all-volunteer organization.

We are open for drop-in volunteers on Sundays from 11 to 1 and will post to Facebook if not (holiday, severe weather or other unusual event).

DONATE

Have some books you wish to donate? We accept donations of paperbacks.

Looking to donate funds? Great! The vast majority of our books are donated, but we spend thousands of dollars every year on postage. We accept PayPal, credit cards and checks for donations.