IMPORTANT NOTE:
At this time the Jail Library Group cannot accept donations. Like other volunteers, we lost physical access to the jails during the COVID-19 pandemic. Donations have since accumulated to unsustainable levels. We will not be able to accept them again until we have enough access to weed and reorganize the existing collections. We appreciate your patience! The Jail Library Group provides inmates of the Dane County Jail System with reading materials based on the donations we are given from the community. JLG is very grateful for any donations of new or used materials, as well as monetary donations. |
What Materials JLG is Looking For
JLG keeps track of the materials that inmates frequently request but are not available at the Dane County Jail libraries. Take a look at those frequently asked for materials on our Amazon Wishlist, or peruse a more general "most wanted" list. Consider sponsoring a magazine subscription to provide an in-demand title. You can also find a list of jail library material restrictions on the bottom of our "processing materials" page.
How to Donate Physical Materials
Drop off physical donations at one of our donation bins:
Mail physical donations:
Jail Library Group
600 N. Park Street
Madison, WI 53706
- College Library, on the right side of the entrance. Helen C. White Hall, 600 N. Park St.
- iSchool Library, on the left side of the entrance. 4191 Helen C. White Hall, 600 N. Park St.
Mail physical donations:
Jail Library Group
600 N. Park Street
Madison, WI 53706
How to Make Monetary Donations
Buy a Book From Our Amazon Wishlist
JLG keeps track of the items that inmates often request that we don't have in our libraries through our Amazon Wishlist. Visit our Wishlist here to pick out a book, or books, you'd like to donate and pay for the book(s) through Amazon. The book(s) will automatically be sent to the Jail Library Group.
While we are using the Wishlist feature on Amazon, we prefer that you support bookstores that are Black-owned or POC-owned. A list of prefered bookstores can be found here. We support these bookstores because it brings money back to the communities most harmed by the criminal justice system.
Mail monetary donations:
Checks can be made out to "Jail Library Group"
Jail Library Group
600 N. Park Street
Madison, WI 53706
JLG keeps track of the items that inmates often request that we don't have in our libraries through our Amazon Wishlist. Visit our Wishlist here to pick out a book, or books, you'd like to donate and pay for the book(s) through Amazon. The book(s) will automatically be sent to the Jail Library Group.
While we are using the Wishlist feature on Amazon, we prefer that you support bookstores that are Black-owned or POC-owned. A list of prefered bookstores can be found here. We support these bookstores because it brings money back to the communities most harmed by the criminal justice system.
Mail monetary donations:
Checks can be made out to "Jail Library Group"
Jail Library Group
600 N. Park Street
Madison, WI 53706