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Project Nia We are forever indebted to Project Nia, our mother organization, for helping to get Lib Lib off the ground. Check out Project Nia for all things related to eradicating youth incarceration. Chicago Freedom School Our fiscal sponsor and an organization that works to support a new generation of critical thinking young people In These Times Our super awesome landlord and a super awesome magazine about democracy, economic justice, movements and creating a more humane world. For the People Artists Collective Thank you for the awesome artwork showcased on our website. 
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Free Write Free Write Arts & Literacy engages incarcerated and court-involved youth in the performing, visual, and literary arts so that they become the narrators of their own stories and the authors of their futures John Howard Association JHA independently monitors correctional facilities, policies and practices, and advances reforms needed to achieve a fair, humane and effective criminal justice system in Illinois. IGrow IGrow has hosted Lib Lib for collaborative packing days at their Peace House in Englewood where we pack books for our readers across Illinois as well as friends of the IGrow community. Cabrini Green Legal Aid CGLA's vision is to proactively fill the void of legal representation, wraparound services and advocacy for people affected by the criminal justice system. Chicago Books to Women in Prison A group that distributes paperback books to people incarcerated in women's prisons nationwide. Black and Pink A family of LGBTQ prisoners and "free world" allies who support each other. Learn about other organizations that provide resources to folks in prison by checking out the National Prisoner Resource List Think your organization could be a partner for Lib Lib? Send us an email! |
LiteracyPilsen Community Books Pilsen Community Books is a worker-owned and operated radical bookstore in the heart of Chicago's beloved Pilsen neighborhood. PCB specializes in literary fiction, used and antiquarian books, and books on social justice, but has a large selection of books in a variety of topics. They host radical programming and literary events year round. Pilsen Community Books is one of Liberation Library's local bookstore partners. Semicolon Books Semicolon Bookstore and Gallery is committed to nurturing the connection between literature, art, and the pursuit of knowledge; while also using the power of words to better our community. Semicolon books is one of Liberation Library's local bookstore partners. Women & Children First Bookstore Women & Children First believes in the transformative power of literature. As intersectional trans-inclusive feminists, they believe books are tools for liberation. Since 1979, they have celebrated and amplified underrepresented voices. Women & Children First is one of Liberation Library's local bookstore partners. Open Books Open Books works directly with tens of thousands of students through community events, book grant programs, and literacy partnerships. Haymarket A radical, independent, non-profit book publisher that published books that contribute to the struggles for social and economic justice. |