One of the difficulties of working in a prison library is the diveristy of the patrons.  No matter how much I love to work with all the different cultures, religions, and backgrounds of my patrons, I find providing them with material can be a challenge.  As we have such a diverse population I do my best to provide material that will meet everyones needs, including religious material.  I think I have done pretty well with the Wiccan, Asatru, Jewish, Christianity, Muslim, and some other mainstream religions.  However, the biggest surprise was the request for Rastafarian books.  It seems that we don’t have the holy book for this religion.  The surprise wasn’t that we didn’t have have the book, but that there was a need for it.  But again, maybe it shouldn’t be a surprise.

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