"Books Behind Bars" Donation Deadline Tomorrow

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)

The deadline to donate books to area prison libraries (Preparing Inmates For Re-Entry 4/27 Union City) is this Friday, May 6 at 5P. "We've had a great response so far," says Community Services Agency Executive Director Kathleen McKirchy (at right), "thank you to everyone who has already donated."The CSA is coordinating the book drive to help overcome budget shortfalls and prepare inmates for re-entry into the community. Books can be dropped off at the CSA office (888 16th Street NW, Suite 520, Washington, DC); click here or email kmckirch@dclaborarchives.org for details, including a list of accepted reading material. - photo: Mary Johnson from the Alliance of Retired Americans donated boxes of books to CSA's Kathleen McKirchy on Tuesday; photo by Adam Wright