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Lonely, Lost Librarian: Battling Professional Isolation

Resources

Maryland Correctional Education Libraries

Includes a directory of state prisoner libraries with contact information.

Citzens United for Rehabilitation of Errants

Presentations

OLOS 2002 Preconference, “Different Voices, Common Quest: Adult Literacy in Libraries”

Handouts

Serving Incarcerated and Ex-Offender Fathers and their Families: A Review of the Field Executive Summary

Rehabilitating Prisoners and Ex-Offenders Overview

Diverting Drug Abusers from Prison Overview

Family and Corrections Network (FCN) Reading Room Bibliography

Tip Sheets

Facts About Prisons and Prisoners (pdf)

Prisoners Re-Entering the Community(pdf)

Teaching in Prisons(pdf)

Library Outreach Resources to Underserved Populations

Services to Incarcerated People and Ex-Offenders

Column

Behind the Walls @ Your Library

Glennor Shirley, column editor

Current Column

Addressing Frequently Asked Questions May 2008, no. 13

Bookmobiles on Parade: A Visit from an Exoffender September 2007, no. 12

Telecommuting Librarian, Part 2 July 2007, no.11

Telecommuting Librarian, May 2007, no.10

Censorship and Prison Libraries, February 2007, no.9

Prison Libaries Help Inmates Get Over the Fence: Reducing Barriers to Reentry, August 2006, no.8

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