Since we're only two weeks until summer now, I better hurry up and get this spring update posted before spring is no more! APBP is still going strong. Here are few happenings: We've had several new volunteers be trained in…
Appalachian Prison Book Project
APBP New Year Update–Packing help needed!
We are already a month into 2010--hard to believe! The new year has brought plenty of letters to APBP, and we could really use some additional packing help. Heather, our graduate assistant, is planning to be in the space a…
Thanks for children’s books. No more needed at this time.
We sent a load of children's books to KY for the read-to-you-child program this month. Thanks to all who donated time and materials to the project. The project director has enough for now. We'll let you know if and when…
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Read-to-your-child program needs children’s books.
Appalachian Prison Book Project has been contacted by a nurse in Bowling Green, KY, who works in a prison and is starting a read-to-your-child program there. She is seeking donations of children's books. The books will be read by inmates…
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Eagle Scout applicant collects 600+ books for APBP. Thanks!
Many thanks to Thomas, an Eagle Scout applicant from Charleston, who collected hundreds of books for the Appalachian Prison Book Project for his service project and hand-delivered them to us this past week. Wow, we really appreciate it, and what a…
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Join APBP on Facebook
For you Facebookers out there, we have a group on the site. Come join us! http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/group.php?gid=31463683540&v=info
APBP in the news
Two nice articles were published in the Daily Athenaeum, WVU's student newspaper, about the activities of the Appalachian Prison Book Project in the days and weeks following the packing party mentioned in the previous post. http://www.thedaonline.com/a-e/prison-book-project-inspires-english-class-to-serve-1.829147 http://www.thedaonline.com/news/book-project-helps-prisoners-1.777850
Packing party planned for Wednesday October 14, 2009!
And did we mention pizza? Wednesday 10/14/09, 11:30am-1:30pm in Colson Hall Rm 130. Lots of books to pack, all are welcome to help out for as long as they can. Also, paper bag donations being accepted, can be dropped off…
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Seeking donations on these topics
These topics are currently in demand, according to our graduate assistant, Heather. If you have any extras in your collection and would like to donate them to the project, please email appalachianpbp@gmail.com to coordinate a drop-off, either with one of our volunteers…
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