Donations

E-tranfers

Monetary donations can be made sending an e-transfer to booksbeyondbars@gmail.com. We are registered for auto-deposit, so no password is required.

Book and gift card donations

Due to limited space, we only accept book donations from our request list. The most recent version is posted regularly to our instagram account @booksbeyondbars. 

We also accept urban fiction book donations on an ongoing basis.

Donations of gift cards to places where we can buy books are also appreciated.

Buy discounted books from our request list at Kings Co-op Bookstore

Kings Co-op Bookstore, a long-time supporter, offers 20% of books on our request list to donate to us. You can also purchase a gift card for our account through them.

Drop-off locations

Donations can be dropped off at Venus Envy (1598 Barrington St.) or Alteregos Cafe (2193 Gottingen St.).

Donations by mail

Cheques made out to Books Beyond Bars, books and donations of gift cards to places where we can buy books can be sent to our mailing address.

Organize a fundraiser

If you would like to organize a fundraiser where proceeds go to us, get in touch via email at booksbeyondbars@gmail.com.

Get t-shirts, magnets, zines and more!

We are fundraising to cover 1 year of expenses. Support our Fundrazr campaign claim great perks and help us cover the cost of rent for our library, supplies for our programming and outreach events such as Prisoners’ Justice Day.

Amazon wish list

Our Amazon wish list is regularly updated to reflect our most requested authors and items. Items can be dropped off at any of our drop-off locations listed above or shipped directly to our mailing address.