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Reading Behind Bars: A Memoir of Literature, Law, and Life as a Prison Librarian (Large Print)
Reading Behind Bars A Memoir of Literature Law and Life as a Prison Librarian - Large Print Author:Jill Grunenwald In December 2008, twentysomething Jill Grunenwald graduated with her master’s degree in library science, ready to start living her dream of becoming a librarian. But the economy had a different idea. Jill got a job was behind bars as the prison librarian at a men’s minimum-security prison.Over the course of a little less than two yea... more »rs, Jill came to see past the bleak surroundings and the orange jumpsuits and recognize the humanity of the men stuck behind bars. They were just like every other library patron -- persons who simply wanted to read, to be educated and entertained through the written word. By helping these inmates, Jill simultaneously began to recognize the humanity in everyone and to discover inner strength that she never knew she had.« less
ISBN-13: 9781643583211 ISBN-10: 1643583212 Publication Date: 9/1/2019 Pages:500 Edition:Large type / Large p Rating: