Theological Libraries in Prison

For over 200 years, American prisons have operated library programs. Today, many colleges and seminaries with prison programs leading to theological degrees are working with how to provide resources to their incarcerated students. Here, several librarians share how they are meeting the challenges.

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Main Author: Jennifer Woodruff Tait
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Theological Library Association 2018-10-01
Series:Theological Librarianship
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Online Access:https://theolib.atla.com/theolib/article/view/532
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spelling doaj-afd2565f7a7f42db92146d8fc30b1dee2020-11-25T01:26:54ZengAmerican Theological Library AssociationTheological Librarianship1937-89042018-10-0111210.31046/tl.v11i2.532Theological Libraries in PrisonJennifer Woodruff Tait0Editor-in-Chief, Theological Librarianship For over 200 years, American prisons have operated library programs. Today, many colleges and seminaries with prison programs leading to theological degrees are working with how to provide resources to their incarcerated students. Here, several librarians share how they are meeting the challenges. https://theolib.atla.com/theolib/article/view/532Prison librariesprisonseducation of prisonerstheological educationtheological librarieslibrary services
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Theological Libraries in Prison
Theological Librarianship
Prison libraries
prisons
education of prisoners
theological education
theological libraries
library services
author_facet Jennifer Woodruff Tait
author_sort Jennifer Woodruff Tait
title Theological Libraries in Prison
title_short Theological Libraries in Prison
title_full Theological Libraries in Prison
title_fullStr Theological Libraries in Prison
title_full_unstemmed Theological Libraries in Prison
title_sort theological libraries in prison
publisher American Theological Library Association
series Theological Librarianship
issn 1937-8904
publishDate 2018-10-01
description For over 200 years, American prisons have operated library programs. Today, many colleges and seminaries with prison programs leading to theological degrees are working with how to provide resources to their incarcerated students. Here, several librarians share how they are meeting the challenges.
topic Prison libraries
prisons
education of prisoners
theological education
theological libraries
library services
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