Monetary Donations
We are a 501c3 tax exempt non profit. We accept monetary donations via check to MPB 438 N Skinker Blvd St. Louis, 63130 or PayPal . Our major expense is mailing out packages of books to our readers.
We spend approximately $600 per month on mailing costs. Any contribution you can make to off set this cost is greatly appreciated and helps us to respond to more requests. The cost to mail a package of up to three books in response to a prisoner’s request ranges from $4.50 to $6.
**All donations made during the month of November will be directed to Grace United Methodist Food Pantry**
Book Donations
MPB Office in St. Louis
We accept book donations at our office location. We are located near Washington University and the U City Loop.
Kindly send us an email to bookdonations@missouriprisonbooks.org to make arrangements for dropping off books. Please pay careful attention to the book categories we cannot accept. They are listed at the bottom of this page. We may be able to pick up books in St. Louis City & County if you have more than 10 boxes.
Illinois Drop-off
Belleville Books located on Main Street in Belleville also accepts book donations on our behalf. Drop by during business hours with your book donations.
Please check below regarding books that we can not accept.
PLEASE NO
- Books that have water or other liquid damage
- Materials with warped pages, stains, discoloration, or mold
- Underlined or marked texts
- Books with their covers removed
- Loose leaf material
- Spiral bound or stapled booklets
- Former library books
- Reader’s Digest Condensed Books/Book of the Month Club books
- Encyclopedias
- High School textbooks of any kind.
- College textbooks with publication dates earlier than 2022.
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