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An online discussion group, sponsored by the Assocaition of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agengies (ASCLA), for those interested in this service.

Toolkits and other resources from the ALA Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services (ODLOS).

Prison librarians provide information that meets the information, recreational, lifelong learning, and transitional needs of prisoners, preparing them to be successful ex offenders.

Moderated discussion and resource sharing for those interested in library services to the incarcerated and detained in South Carolina.

The objective of this document is to provide a tool for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of library services to prisoners. The document is intended to serve as a model guide for the development of national guidelines for prison libraries

An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights states "The American Library Association asserts a compelling public interest in the preservation of intellectual freedom for individuals of any age held in jails, prisons, detention facilities, juvenile facilities, immigration facilities, prison work camps and segregated units within any facility."