week 11
READ
Eubanks (2017). Automating Inequity Automating Inequity – Alternative Formats
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Gehner, J. “ Libraries, Low-Income People, and Social Exclusion Libraries, Low-Income People, and Social Exclusion – Alternative Formats
”. Public Library Quarterly 29, no. 1 (2010): 39– 47.
Rayme (2016). “ Prison Libraries: On the Fringe of the Library World Prison Libraries: On the Fringe of the Library World – Alternative Formats
” in Librarians with Spines.
Dowling, B.“The Accidental Prison Librarian: An Interview with Avi Steinberg.” Public Libraries, May 7, 2013, accessed August 7, 2015.
Guerra, S. F. “ Using Urban Fiction to Engage At-Risk and Incarcerated Youths in Literacy Instruction Using Urban Fiction to Engage At-Risk and Incarcerated Youths in Literacy Instruction – Alternative Formats
”. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy 55, no. 5 (2012): 385– 394.
WATCH
A Librarian’s Guide to Homelessness by Ryan Dowd (about 38 minutes) This video starts with a general discussion about the different types of homelessness, critical for us all to understand.
How Prisons Can Help Inmates Live a Meaningful Life | Dan Pacholke (about 11 minutes)
War Ink (about 6 minutes) You can read more about the War Ink in Public Libraries here.
EXPLORE
Economic Impact of Libraries | ALA
HomeLess Library
Veteran Affairs Library Network
PONDERABLES
After listening to the lecture about folks who experience homelessness and listening to Ryan Dowd’s talk about homelessness in the library, how might you better serve homeless patrons? Were there any major take-aways for you?
What are some ways you might employ empathy-driven enforcement?
We know that many prisoners eventually get out of prison and are expected to return to our communities. How might we as librarians serve this particular population?
How can we serve our military and veterans better?
Materials from Class:
