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Behind the Walls @ Your Library - May 2008
Addressing Frequently Asked Questions
Glennor Shirley
Each week I receive at least two emails from future and practicing librarians who ask questions on a variety of topics about prison libraries and prison librarianship. Many of the questions come from library school students who write that they are interested in becoming prison librarians.
The most frequently asked questions are: How do I become a prison librarian? Can the inmates use the Internet? What are the safety issues? What kinds of books inmates read?
I normally take some time to give detailed answers and if the individual is from Maryland, I invite them to tour one of the prison libraries in Maryland. A visit is more realistic as it gives the individual an opportunity to feel the gates closing behind them, to experience the daily ritual of getting in and out of an institution, and most importantly, they see and speak to inmates who are using the libraries.
It is the frequency of these questions that gave me the idea of compiling a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on my blog. Click here to see the FAQs.
Please feel free to send comments to me at my email address above.
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