Boxcar Books
Boxcar Books and Community Center, Inc. was a volunteer run, non-profit organization from Bloomington, IN, meant provide new and used books, zines, magazines, and comics on topics of social justice, independent media, and fiction for the community; send literature of all types free of charge to prisoners in the midwest; and to provide a meeting space for community and literary groups.
Closure
In 2017, financial issues and a rapidly changing neighborhood forced the storefront to close. A statement on the closure can be read on their website here.
Pages to Prisoners Project
The Midwest Pages to Prisoners Project is an all volunteer effort that encourages self-education among prisoners in the United States. By providing free reading materials upon request, it hopes to aid in the rehabilitation process and stimulate critical thinking behind bars.
Initially run within the Boxcar Books store location, the project has now moved to volunteer events at the Monroe County Public Library.
