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Virtual Reference in Prison

Virtual Reference in Prison

Librarians at Coyote Ridge Corrections Center, Washington Corrections Center Shelton, and Washington State Penitentiary, have started using kiosks at their local institutions to send overdue notices and hold pickup notices to offenders. We are also answering questions submitted by offenders.  The result has been even better than expected!  At Coyote Ridge, we have drastically reduced our paper usage by sending the notices over the kiosk.  The new system is a win-win for staff and offenders alike; correctional officers don’t have…

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See great photos inside libraries

See great photos inside libraries

Photo courtesy of Washington State Library No matter what type we’re talking, people who use their libraries like them a lot, whether it’s a library down the street or a library inside a prison. That’s pretty clear when you see the cool photos (like the one at Coyote Ridge Corrections Center’s library, above) featured in “Library Snapshot Day,” which was held this week by the Washington State Library’s Institutional Library Services (ILS) team.  It takes a close look at the…

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