After 24 years of service at the Washington State Reformatory Unit of the Monroe Correctional Complex Virginia is being released.  She has plans for her release and they include an impressive collection of crafts that there was just no time for during her imprisonment.  We will all miss her when she goes, but we know that she will not be back and her re-entry will be a success.  Seriously though Virginia has been a fixture over the years at the Reformatory and it will be hard to see her go. Her time has been spent learning the ins and outs of a prison library and holding her own in times of change.  It hasn’t always been smooth sailing as she has learned to adjust and there were many frustrating days as changes were implemented, but she has come out stronger on the other side.  Virginia also survived the perilous times of budget cuts, only to see them come around again, but this time she is leaving before they strike too hard.  We know that her spirit will be with us, as we face the future success of prison libraries in Washington.

Good luck Virginia in your retirement…we will all miss you, especially your knitting skills!!!