Down For The Count

This is a practical, gritty guide to prison librarianship. Brenda Vogel examines all aspects of establishing prison library service, describing process models and procedures that can result in overcoming negative sentiment. The book is rich in detail, including examples of prison library regulation, state prison library standards, recommended readings, and a list of advocacy organizations. An outline of a clerical training program for inmate assistants and a user satisfaction survey are also included. Whether the reader is a librarian, a prison official, a public policy maker, or an architect designing or renovating a prison facility, Vogel's guidebook is a bold, thoughtful, and provocative work that is essential reading for developing, establishing and providing library service in a prison.

Examines all aspects of establishing prison library service, describing process models and procedures that can result in overcoming negative sentiment. Includes examples of prison library regulation, state prison library standards, recommended readings, and a list of advocacy organizations. An outline of a clerical training program for inmate assistants and a user satisfaction survey are also included.

Corrections Compendium

...gritty, realistic and practical, and written with passion and caring. This one is a honey! - Eric Moon Vogel's handbook outlines procedures to put in place a prison library that will both serve and benefit inmates..

Brenda Vogel is coordinator of Maryland Correctional Education Libraries/Maryland State Department of Education and currently edits the Directory of State Prison Librarians annual. She was Library Journal's Librarian of the Year, l989.