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When we heard that there was a nonprofit who was scheduling an international event dedicated to spreading the love of books, we knew we wanted to participate. World Book Night was launched in the U.K. in 2011, and this year makes the trek across the...

The POP Project is proud to announce that our recent donation to Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State Prison marks the fifth state to whose maximum security prisons we have taken large book donations! Our Georgia drop seemed to prove that things truly do get easier...

Though we still have a long way to go in terms of what our young girls are exposed to in popular media, girls have way more choices for good books that address real issues than they did in the 80’s when I was busy reading...

Is your paramour a bibliophile of the highest degree? Are you at a loss for what to get them this year for Valentine’s Day. Well, lucky for you, the POP Project is here to help. We have compiled a list of 7 great gift ideas...

2011 was a wonderful year for the POP Project! We established many new connections within the Asheville community and expanded our reach to federal prisons in Tennessee and Virginia. For Day of Caring (September 1) alone, our volunteers from Home Trust Bank helped us sort,...

At POP, several times a year we make large book donations to maximum security prisons. We spend week beforehand lining up permissions and details so that we can leave a stack of books at their front door. We are never invited in. Prisons are designed...

In March 2011, Jim, our Executive Director, decided it was time for the POP Project to have its own blog presence. His idea was to write one post a week about something related to books, whether it be about literature, libraries, or a topic inspired...

I recently visited a handful of death row prisons in North Carolina and Virginia. I know there are better vacation options, including ones with more sun and bikinis and boats. But it was important for me to be there. Many inmates are starved for information....