- Libraries and Incarceration🔍
- Revisioning Standards for Library Services for the Incarcerated and ...🔍
- Library Services to the Justice Involved 🔍
- Serving Library Patrons Behind Bars🔍
- ALA Issues First Revision to Standards for Incarcerated and ...🔍
- The Present and Future of Prison Libraries and Incarcerated Patrons🔍
- How prison libraries support rehabilitation efforts🔍
- Reading isn't a crime🔍
Libraries and Incarceration
Libraries and Incarceration: Home - ALA LibGuides
Policies Relating to Prison Libraries ... Policy B.8.2 states, "The American Library Association encourages public libraries and systems to extend ...
Revisioning Standards for Library Services for the Incarcerated and ...
The new Standards will heed the current phenomenon of mass incarceration, the inequitable incarceration rates of BIPOC individuals, and the rising rates of ...
Library Services to the Justice Involved (LSJI) | ALA
Resources: · American Library Association (ALA), 2019. Prisoners Right to Read, An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights. · ALA, 2023. · Austin, J.
Serving Library Patrons Behind Bars - Ithaka S+R
Prison Libraries: Serve individuals who are incarcerated within their various facilities. Each of these types of libraries have distinct, though ...
ALA Issues First Revision to Standards for Incarcerated and ...
Despite a growing focus on prison librarianship and outreach in libraries and MLIS programs, there has been a national decline in investments in ...
The Present and Future of Prison Libraries and Incarcerated Patrons
A new report from PEN America shows that prison censorship is rising dramatically, depriving those behind bars of quality reading materials.
How prison libraries support rehabilitation efforts - ERIC
However, the right of prisoners to access education, including the use of prison library services, is frequently overlooked or disregarded. Prisoners are rarely ...
Reading isn't a crime, but the state of prison libraries is a punishment
A new report from PEN America shows prison censorship is rising steeply, robbing those behind bars of reading materials on everything from ...
Prison Libraries: Past & Present - Eastern State Penitentiary
In 1844, fifteen years after it opened, Eastern State Penitentiary created a library system for both incarcerated people and prison workers. The library was ...
A Day in the Life of a Prison Librarian - Public Libraries Online
Being told that a poem I had hanging at the reference desk, and had copied for a patron, helped them not get into a fight with their cellmate.
Lighting the Way | American Libraries Magazine
Prison reform advocates discuss their efforts to ensure library access for incarcerated people ... Illustration of an incarcerated individual ...
Prison library ... Libraries are provided in many prisons. Reading materials are provided in almost all federal and state correctional facilities in the United ...
Outside and In: Services for People Impacted By Incarceration
From remote reference to technology access, libraries across the country are providing a range of services for people and families affected by incarceration.
Prison Libraries: How Do They Work? Why Are They Important?
A prison library's mission is to provide inmates with educational and recreational resources, including books, newspapers, magazines, movies, ...
Libraries in Prison - Prison Library - Zoukis Consulting Group
Libraries in prison provide incarcerated people access to a free selection of books, magazines, and newspapers. These can be checked out or reviewed while in ...
Academic Libraries and Higher Education in Prison
My initial focus on academic librarians partnering with higher education programs inside prisons that operate their own special academic library did not come to ...
Resources for Correctional Libraries: Online Resources
This resource guide provides information on providing library services within correctional institutions, including ALA policies and standards, a select ...
Libraries Are Key Tools For People Getting Out Of Prison, Even ...
A New Jersey library program assists ex-prisoners with everything from making a FaceTime call to compiling job resources.
For Formerly Incarcerated People, Libraries are a Lifeline
Libraries work hard to help these formerly incarcerated populations transition back into their communities, providing free access to education and job training ...
A public library like no other. ... We place Freedom Libraries in the center of prison cellblocks where they become a locus of conversation and community. Freedom ...