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prison/jail libraries
1:17 PM EDT 8/20/09
The Prison Library Primer:A Program for the Twenty-First Century has just been released by Scarecrow Press and is available at
Amazon and Barnes&Noble. It is about how to manage a correctional library, soup to nuts, with many references to bibliographic and web resources and to advocacy groups. It includes a history of prison libraries in the U.S. and a chapter on the importance of the
jailhouse lawyer in providing access to the courts. It is also a plea for access to the Internet and to information skill training for the incarcerated and the ex-offender.
I will be making an effort to organize an effective advocacy group to educate the public about the link between information literacy and citizenship. I am shopping for a corporate underwriter to support this efforts. All suggestions welcome.
Best wishes to my colleagues,
Brenda Vogel
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