The prison library primer : a program for the twenty-first century / Brenda Vogel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vogel, Brenda, 1938-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prison libraries--United States.

Prison libraries.

United States.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 272 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2009.

Contents:

Reachin' behind bars : library outreach to prisoners, 1798-2000

Library service in the prison community : similarities to the outside community and the unique : how to deliver on the premise/promise

Space : choosing it, losing it, design, furnishings and equipment, wayfinding/signage

Collection, coercion, and constitution : a collision with the absurd

A prisoner's locus sanctum : the law library

Fahrenheit 451 on cell block D : a bar examination to safeguard America's jailhouse lawyers from the post-Lewis blaze consuming their law libraries

Networking, vamping, isolation

The information gaff, the digital denied, library automation, and you

Much ado over nothing : contraband, boundary violations, other crimes and misdemeanors that afflict the prison library

On making a difference

The library as a force in human reclamation : reentry

Learning to become a correctional librarian

Frequently asked questions

Recommended readings and online resources

Sources for additional information and advocacy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780810854031

0810854031

OCLC:

319514243

Publisher Number:

99939555888