Library Services for Incarcerated Youth
The following signatures have been received for the petition of Establish an Interest
Group created by Library Services for Incarcerated Youth (working name):
iMIS id
Signers name
E-Signature
Date signed
1165555 Devo Carpenter
devona carpenter
10/06/2011
1193318 Kathleen Houlihan
Kathleen K. Houlihan,
Austin Public Library
10/06/2011
1255773 Anja Kennedy
Anja Kennedy
10/06/2011
1111569 Jessica Fenster-Sparber
Jessica Fenster-Sparber
10/06/2011
1189378 Eldon James
Eldon Ray James
10/07/2011
0159697 Diane Walden
Diane Walden
10-7-11 (sent
note to
Hornung)
0251484 Margo Fesperman
Margo Fesperman
10-7-11 (sent
note to
Hornung)
0251484 Roberta Reasoner
Roberta Reasoner
10-7-11 (sent
note to
Hornung)
0103049 Diana Reese
Diana Reese
10-7-11 (sent
note to
Hornung)
Allen Dean Peterson
10-10-11 (sent
note to
Hornung)
1270062 Allen Dean Peterson
This petition has received 10 of the 10 required signatures.
Petition completed 10-10-11
Connect Group: To be added once IGCC approves.
Purpose/Charge of Interest Group: Desired output, outcomes or
accomplishments for first year:
PURPOSE/CHARGE:
The members of the YALSA Lockdown Listserv (among others) are interested in
creating an Interest Group under ASCLA to advocate, promote, and improve library
services for youth who have been detained in correctional facilities of various kinds.
DESIRED OUTPUT & OUTCOMES:
The goal of this group is to increase the number of libraries in juvenile corrections
facilities, increase the number of resources available to librarians serving these
populations, and to improve the quality of library services for incarcerated youth. This
group will focus on increasing the awareness of the need for services to incarcerated
youth, solving problems inherent to providing library services to incarcerated youth, and
creating resources for youth librarians working in juvenile corrections facilities, including
advocacy, standards, collection development, continuing education, and policies.
ANTICIPATED ACCOMPLISHMENTS
The anticipated projects of this group are many, though they will likely take more than a
year to accomplish. For our first year, members will create a program proposal for ALA
Annual 2013, continue adding resources to our wiki, mobilize on plans to create a
website for idea sharing amongst juvenile corrections librarians, and revise the
standards for service to juvenile detention facilities (last revised in 1999).
Other future projects include: Soliciting articles for national publication about topics
pertaining to incarcerated youth; seeking out conference presenters to discuss
challenges and solutions for working with this population on an ongoing basis; creating
distance-learning continuing education opportunities for sometimes isolated youth
prison librarians through a series of webinars targeting the needed skills for serving this
population; creating a collection development resource with reviews that collects titles,
and collates the special considerations that must be taken by juvenile corrections
librarians when purchasing; creating an award or reading list for books of special
interest to incarcerated youth; finding funding to increase the support for juvenile
corrections librarians to attend conferences; providing programming ideas and
resources that are specially designed for use with an incarcerated youth population;
organizing tours of juvenile corrections libraries around the country, to coincide with
annual meetings and conferences; collect and share information about funding
opportunities for those serving incarcerated youth; and developing tools to advocate for
increased services and intellectual freedom for this underserved population.
The working title of this group will be Library Services for Incarcerated Youth, but there
are strong feelings within the group that there may be a better name for this interest
group, so settling on a name will also be one of our first priorities.
Leader:
Kathleen Houlihan
Youth Program Librarian
Austin Public Library
Kathleen.Houlihan@austintexas.gov
(512) 974-9830