We currently are not accepting general book donations, but we do need the following:
- Daily planners (no spiral bound)
- Greg Isles books
- Urban Fiction books
- All the books in these photos (except the ones that are crossed out. We found those! 😃)
Author: Big House Books
Big House Books is a non-profit, volunteer organization that sends free books by request to prisoners in Mississippi correctional facilities in order to promote literacy and be a vehicle of change for prison reform.
Your donations to BHB make it possible for us to help librarians like Jeff in the Leake County Correctional Facility Library! He needed a book and CD in order to fix their library system software, and we were able to purchase a used copy for him to work with. Thank you!!
BHB Featured on Mississippi Roads
We were thrilled that BHB volunteer and Mississippi Roads producer Scott Bradfield invited us to be a part of a show all about books! Check out the full episode here.
New year, new calendars
Happy New Year, friends!
We get many requests for calendars. If you have any soft cover 2019 calendars or planners, we could use them! We are not able to send in spiral bound books.
Shirts are back in stock.
Lots of sizes and colors! Each purchase sends 3 packages of books to prisoners, and helps us spread the word.
You can purchase by clicking here, at a book packing party, or come see us on Saturday, September 29th at Wellsfest to buy one in person.
GJAC Creative Impact Grant
The Greater Jackson Arts Council generously awarded us a $500 grant to save the world. We are going to send out more than 100 package of books to prisoners with it, which is a good start.
2018 Mississippi Book Festival
We had another successful year at the book festival! It was so awesome seeing people wearing their BHB shirts at the event.
We raised nearly $1,000, which will help us send about 300 packages of books to prisoners. 😀
We sold out of shirts and many visitors wanted to order our “book power” design. Pre-order here and we’ll make the order on September 1st
Come see us at the Mississippi Book Fest
Not only do we have the best volunteers, but we also have the best visitors. Thanks to URJ Mitzvah Corps for including us in your travels to learn more about social justice projects in the south!
