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A partnership between W. W. Norton & Company and the Alliance for Higher Education in Prison
Over the past several years, the Alliance for Higher Education in Prison has invested its own staff time and resources in administering the program, coordinating requests, and covering shipping, without any dedicated grant funding for those costs. To continue reliably, the program needs dedicated funding for staff to administer it and for shipping. We remain open to conversations with funders and partners about a sustainable future for the program.
We are grateful to W. W. Norton & Company for its generous textbook donations and to the educators and program staff who helped these books reach students.
Beginning in early 2023, the Alliance supported the book donation program by administering the program and sharing the call for donation requests with the field, coordinating requests, and covering shipping costs.
The last application cycle closed in June of 2026.
In 2025 alone, the Alliance hosted two cycles of the book donation program, which resulted in over 3,600 book donations and over $360,000 in savings for prison education programs.
"Books represent the material culture of college experience. When you can't wear the college sweatshirt or attend campus activities, textbooks are tangible and significant."
"These books were a godsend, replacing very old, worn, and outdated books."
"Our students use these valuable reference books throughout their entire college career ... A huge thanks to the Alliance for supporting our students!"
If you have participated in previous cycles of the Prison Education Book Connection, we would love to hear from you about the impact of the donations! Please send any photos, testimonials, and other feedback to alliance@higheredinprison.org.
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