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Boxcar Books

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Boxcar Books is a non-profit, independent bookstore, infoshop, and community center in Bloomington, Indiana. Collectively run by volunteers, Boxcar Books is "one of the highest-volume zine sellers" in the United States. According to its website, the store exists to "promote reading, self-education, social equality, and social welfare through increased accessibility to literature and workshops." Boxcar Books is also the home of the Midwest Pages to Prisoners Project, a non-profit organization that distributes books and reading materials to prisoners.

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History

Boxcar Books and Community Center was founded by Oliver Haimson and Matthew Turissini in 2001. The bookstore includes a wide selection of new and used nonfiction books with a particular focus on gender studies and "green" lifestyles. In 2008, the bookstore moved to a location closer to Indiana University.

Events

In addition to poetry readings and community events, Boxcar Books regularly hosts the Writers Guild of Bloomington "Prose Reading & Open Mic" the first Sunday of the month and the "Bloomington Writer Project" every Tuesday afternoon. The bookstore holds an annual fundraising event for itself and the Midwest Pages to Prisoners Project called the "Rock n' Roll Prom."

Target of Hate Groups

Boxcar Books has been the target of protests by a white supremacist hate group called the Traditionalist Youth Network.

References

Boxcar Books Wikipedia