Exploring the roles and practices of libraries in prisons : international perspectives / edited by Jane Garner.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Garner, Jane (Information science teacher), editor.

Series:

Advances in librarianship ; volume 49.

Advances in librarianship, 0065-2830 ; volume 49

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prison libraries.

Physical Description:

xv, 334 pages ; 23 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Bingley, UK : Emerald Publishing, 2021.

Summary:

"Over the past fifty years, only a small body of knowledge has been published regarding libraries in prisons. Exploring the Roles and Practices of Libraries in Prisons: International Perspectives aims to strengthen and expand this body of knowledge, with each chapter addressing different aspects of the roles and practices of library services to prisons and prisoners. Writing from Croatia, Sri Lanka, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Australia, Norway, Germany and the United States of America, this edited collection focuses on prison library programming, the role of prison libraries as supporters of prisoner literacy development, censorship, future visions for prison libraries, and descriptions of prison libraries across the world. Libraries in both adult and juvenile prisons are studied, as are prison libraries from diverse carceral contexts such as the rapidly expanding American carceral system, through to the 'normalisation' prisons of Norway. This book will be of interest to prison managers, education and custodial staff, prison librarians, library and information studies academics and students, education researchers and practitioners, readers interested in social justice, education, censorship, prison life, and prison reform"-- Publisher's description.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: LIBRARY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

ch. 1 Exploring the Rehabilitative Role of the Prison Library: Addressing Sensitive Information Needs via Cultural Activities / Steven Buchanan

ch. 2 Expanding Library Service in Jails and Prisons Through Hip Hop, Meditation, and Creativity / Nili Ness

PRISON LIBRARIES AND LITERACY LEARNING

ch. 3 Libraries Tasmania Prison Library Literacy Service: Practitioner Reflection / Iona Johnson

ch. 4 Power to the People: Public Libraries Using Critical Information Literacy Pedagogy in Prisons / Emilie J. Hancock

CENSORSHIP

ch. 5 Collaboration Among Prison Libraries, Public, and Academic Libraries and the Impact of Censorship / Sarah McCall

ch. 6 Books Behind Bars: Cases of Censorship in Two South Mississippi Prisons / Jennifer Elaine Steele

PRISON LIBRARIES AROUND the WORLD

ch. 7 Prison Librarianship and Prisoner Education: A Case Study from Northern Ireland / Jessica Bates

ch. 8 Exploring Juvenile Justice Facility Library Provision in Australia and South Carolina, USA / Jane Garner

ch. 9 Reading Behind Bars: Exploring Reading Interests and Library Use of Prisoners in Croatian Correctional Facilities / Martina Dragija Ivanovic

ch. 10 Experiencing Prison Libraries in Sri Lanka: Drawbacks and Potential / Padma Bandaranayake

ch. 11 Books Open Worlds for People Behind Bars: Library Services in Germany's Prisons Ranging from Local Best Practice Examples and Regional Experiences in North Rhine-Westphalia to Steadily Growing Internationality / Gerhard Peschers

FUTURE VIEWS FOR PRISON LIBRARIES

ch. 12 Mandatory Minimums: Staffing Correctional Libraries / Renee Barnes

ch. 13 Patron-centered Services: Disrupting the Narrative of Reformation and Reading in American Jails and Prisons / Emily Jacobson

VOICES FROM the INSIDE

ch. 14 Normalization in the Prison Library / Tina Malen Hansen

ch. 15 Escaping into the Prison Library / Damien Linnane

ch. 16 "What a Difference It Made to My Life": An Interview with an Australian Prison Library User / Anonymous.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

1800438613

9781800438613

OCLC:

1250012258

Publisher Number:

99988377159