Books given away 

this year so far:

 

45,000

 

of which over

17,000 to prisons

including more than

7,000 to individual prisoners

 

 

 

 

 

"Borderline Books is doing something truly special - redistributing books, promoting literacy and ensuring that resources reach communities and individuals who need them most. It is a privilege to have such an incredible organisation based in my constituency.

Thank you... for the extraordinary contribution you are making in Jarrow and Gateshead East and beyond." 

Kate Osborne MP

 

 

WE COLLECT BOOKS NO LONGER NEEDED BY PUBLISHERS, LIBRARIES, SHOPS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AND DONATE THEM TO ORGANISATIONS WORKING WITH PEOPLE WHO FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER ARE NOT IN A POSITION TO BUY BOOKS.

 

This includes organisations supporting people who are homeless, women's refuges, bail hostels, young people's hostels, refugee groups,  food banks and people in prison and their families. We also give books to thousands of local children who have no books of their own via schools, homework clubs, holiday projects and every possible way.

 

We aim to reach people who do not or cannot use public libraries.

 

We also welcome donations of books in any language from authors, publishers and literary agencies.

First copies will go to our Multilingual Library and duplicates go to prisons, schools, hospitals, community groups or to other multilingual libraries around the UK.

Books in prison

Literacy

No waste