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Library services to the incarcerated : applying the public library model in correctional facility libraries

Sheila Clark, Erica MacCreaigh (2006: Libraries Unlimited)

From Worldcat: Learn how to provide exemplary library service to individuals in prison or jail, by applying the public library model when working with inmate populations. These authors, a jail librarian and an outreach librarian, offer a wealth of insights and ideas, answering questions about facilities and equipment, collection development, services and programming; computers and the Internet; managing human resources, including volunteers and inmate workers; budgeting and funding; and advocacy within the facility and in the community.

http://www.worldcat.org/title/library-services-to-the-incarcerated-applying-the-public-library-model-in-correctional-facility-libraries/oclc/230744231&referer=brief_results

Running the Books: the Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian

Avi Steinberg (2010: Nan A. Talese)

From Worldcat: From the Publisher: Avi Steinberg is stumped. After defecting from yeshiva to Harvard, he has only a senior thesis essay on Bugs Bunny to show for his effort. While his friends and classmates advance in the world, he remains stuck at a crossroads, unable to meet the lofty expectations of his Orthodox Jewish upbringing. And his romantic existence as a freelance obituary writer just isn’t cutting it. Seekingdirection-and dental insurance-Steinberg takes a job as a librarian in a tough Boston prison. The prison library counter, his new post, attracts con men, minor prophets, ghosts, and an assortment of quirky regulars searching for the perfect book and a connection to the outside world. There’s an anxious pimp who solicits Steinberg’s help in writing a memoir. A passionate gangster who dreams of hosting a cooking show titled Thug Sizzle. A disgruntled officer who instigates a major feud over a Post-it note. A doomed ex-stripper who asks Steinberg to orchestrate a reunion with her estranged son, himself an inmate. Over time, Steinberg is drawn into the accidental community of outcasts that has formed among his bookshelves-a drama he recounts with heartbreak and humor. But when the struggles of the prison library-between life and death, love and loyalty-become personal, Steinberg is forced to take sides. Running the Books is a trenchant exploration of prison culture and an entertaining tale of one young man’s earnest attempt to find his place in the world while trying not to get fired in the process.

 

http://www.worldcat.org/title/running-the-books-the-adventures-of-an-accidental-prison-librarian/oclc/505417106&referer=brief_results

The Prison Library Primer: A Program for the Twenty-First Century

Brenda Vogel (2009: Scarecrow Press)

From Worldcat: This book is a practical guide to understanding how to operate a prison library in contemporary society. It equips the librarian and library advocate with the necessary background, practical library science tools, and the proper solutions to develop, grow, and maintain an effective, user-centered library program.

 

http://www.worldcat.org/title/prison-library-primer-a-program-for-the-twenty-first-century/oclc/319514243&referer=brief_results