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1979
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| author | Kirby, Christine L. |
| author_facet | Kirby, Christine L. Kirby, Christine L. |
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| contents | Library Service to Local Jails: Guidelines. Kirby, Christine L. Check Lists Correctional Institutions Guidelines Library Material Selection Library Materials Library Personnel Library Services Prison Libraries Prisoners Program Development Program Implementation Public Libraries This document discusses the reasons for providing public library service to local jails from the viewpoint of the inmate, the library, and the jail administrator; and provides guidelines for establishing and operating this service. Topics covered include: obtaining approval from library and jail administrators for a library jail program; material selection policies; book processing; professional and support staff requirements and responsibilities; procedures for providing access to library materials and services; recordkeeping; the scheduling of library activities; dress, language, and other problems related to library jail services; and security. Special programming activities are also suggested, including films, discussion groups, literary publication of inmates' writing and artwork, and art shows. Appendices present a worksheet for planning library services to jails; a suggested list of authors, paperback books, and magazines for library jail collections; a suggested list of sources of gift publications; and a nine-item glossary. (ESR) |
| format | Recurso educativo Open Access |
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| institution | ERIC Institute of Education Sciences |
| language | en |
| publishDate | 1979 |
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| spellingShingle | Library Service to Local Jails: Guidelines. Kirby, Christine L. Check Lists Correctional Institutions Guidelines Library Material Selection Library Materials Library Personnel Library Services Prison Libraries Prisoners Program Development Program Implementation Public Libraries Library Service to Local Jails: Guidelines. Kirby, Christine L. Check Lists Correctional Institutions Guidelines Library Material Selection Library Materials Library Personnel Library Services Prison Libraries Prisoners Program Development Program Implementation Public Libraries This document discusses the reasons for providing public library service to local jails from the viewpoint of the inmate, the library, and the jail administrator; and provides guidelines for establishing and operating this service. Topics covered include: obtaining approval from library and jail administrators for a library jail program; material selection policies; book processing; professional and support staff requirements and responsibilities; procedures for providing access to library materials and services; recordkeeping; the scheduling of library activities; dress, language, and other problems related to library jail services; and security. Special programming activities are also suggested, including films, discussion groups, literary publication of inmates' writing and artwork, and art shows. Appendices present a worksheet for planning library services to jails; a suggested list of authors, paperback books, and magazines for library jail collections; a suggested list of sources of gift publications; and a nine-item glossary. (ESR) |
| title | Library Service to Local Jails: Guidelines. |
| topic | Check Lists Correctional Institutions Guidelines Library Material Selection Library Materials Library Personnel Library Services Prison Libraries Prisoners Program Development Program Implementation Public Libraries |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED235822 |