Appalachian Prison Book Project

Thanks to everyone who participated in the Campus Read Day of Service with APBP! Come back and volunteer with us anytime. We had time to talk about APBP, open, read and wrap books of course, but also talk about stigma and…

The Women's Book Club at Hazelton had a fantastic meeting Monday morning. It is impossible to convey how much energy and love propel these discussions. All i know (katy here) is how fortunate i feel every time we meet. Our…

On September 15, 2018, the APBP Student Organization organized the first Walk for Justice, a two-mile trek that began in the WVU Arboretum and flowed onto the Rail Trail. Two undergraduates, Kristin DeVault and Laura Curry, worked for months to…

We are excited to announce a new co-sponsor of the APBP Student Organization's Walk for Justice! Underground Printing is helping to create our first-ever t-shirts. Thank you, Underground Printing! https://undergroundshirts.com/…/custom-t-shirt-printing-mor…

On August 12, 2018, 40 incoming WVU students wrapped 303 books at an APBP's service-learning event. Many thanks to the WVU Center for Service and Learning for organizing this fantastic event and to Valerie Surrett for leading the APBP effort@…

We are busy as ever this summer!

APBP has been awarded honorable mention in the 2018 National Book Foundation Innovations in Reading Prize!! Check out the cool company we are in and our new logo created (just in time!) by an incarcerated artist and member of the…

As the semester draws to a close, I wanted to share some of the many lessons I’ve learned during my time at APBP: One book can change the course of a person’s life. Letter after letter describes the impact of…

A class of Morgantown High students chose APBP as their service-learning site for spring 2018--and we are so glad! After learning about the educational mission of APBP, they spent last Wednesday at the Aull Center responding to letters. Many thanks…