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National Prison Library Directory

National Prison Library Directory

Prison librarians have long fostered a spirit of collaboration in their field of librarianship. Information is shared and questions are asked by any with an interest in prison libraries. To further this along, Libraries Serving Special Populations Section (LSSPS) of the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) formed a prison discussion list that has become a welcome forum for information gathering. Over the years, a directory of prison libraries was built and maintained by the library staff of the Maryland…

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Library Snapshot Day 1/11/11

Library Snapshot Day 1/11/11

With support from the American Library Association (ALA), Library Snapshot day is a national phenomenon that has quickly spread across the US. Library Snapshot Day provides a way for libraries of all types across a state, region, system or community to show what happens in a single day in their libraries. How many books are checked out? How many people receive help finding a job? Doing their homework? This initiative provides an easy means to collect statistics, photos and stories…

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Would you die without books?

Would you die without books?

In the prison branches of the State Library we have a form titled “Please Tell Us…” that allows the inmates to tell us what the library and its services mean to them. How does the library, its collections and staff, make a difference in their lives? To date, the best response that I have ever received was the following statement: “I would die in here without books, thanks.”