We used to send old romances and other genre books to prisons all the time. We also got a lot of submissions from prison authors. Even for romances.
You two carried me through that war. Now I need you to carry me just a little bit further. If you can.
Tracy ,'The Message'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Amy - Oct 28, 2010 7:48:56 am PDT #2473 of 30001
Because books.
Kate P. - Oct 28, 2010 7:54:04 am PDT #2474 of 30001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Perkins, I might expect to find street lit, romances, Westerns, sci fi, plenty of escapist stuff, plus law reference books and resources on various jobs/careers that inmates might be interested in training for. Inspirational memoirs, religious titles, plenty of other stuff depending on the particular prison's population.
I'm curious about why you're asking! Working in a prison or juvenile detention facility is something I find really interesting and hope I might get to do someday.
Kathy A - Oct 28, 2010 7:56:51 am PDT #2475 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
What types of Books would you expect to find in a prison library?
"The Count of Mon-ty Cris-to by Alexander Dumbass. Dumbass?"
"That's 'Du-mah.' You'd like that one, it's about a prison break."
"Shouldn't we file that one under 'educational,' too?"
Jesse - Oct 28, 2010 7:57:37 am PDT #2476 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
What Kate said sounds like the request list for the prison books program I've considered volunteering with.
Lee - Oct 28, 2010 7:59:10 am PDT #2477 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I'm curious about why you're asking!
Nothing very deep, I'm afraid--my floor of the office is doing a prison theme for Halloween, and I am trying to make up fake library signage.
meara - Oct 28, 2010 7:59:30 am PDT #2478 of 30001
Didn't glamcookie work in a juvie library for a while? Or volunteer there, or whatever.
Liese S. - Oct 28, 2010 8:05:21 am PDT #2479 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Wait, you weren't advising me? Never mind. As you were.
Hee. I can see a whole new career for me where I use Tom Hardy camwhore pics as the methodology instead of music. I'd never run out of source material.
Oh, and I love that surfing dog picture. He looks so happy! I meant to say that earlier, but as so often happens, I got distracted by Tom Hardy.
Ginger - Oct 28, 2010 8:09:05 am PDT #2480 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
For fake library signage, I'd say things like "101 Ways to Pick a Lock," "Legal Appeals for Dummies," "How to Get Along with Your Cellmate," "Shiv Sharpening for Fun and Profit," and "Exercise in a Four-Foot Space."
Kate P. - Oct 28, 2010 8:14:36 am PDT #2481 of 30001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Nothing very deep, I'm afraid--my floor of the office is doing a prison theme for Halloween, and I am trying to make up fake library signage.
Heh. I'm not sure my suggestions were very helpful, then! I like Ginger's list.
Burrell - Oct 28, 2010 8:14:48 am PDT #2482 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Although, I have to say, a pretty good number of them would be deeply pleased with a picture of Tom Hardy with his hand down his pants. But I feel as their mentor and spiritual advisor I am probably not the right avenue for them to come across this particular bit of media.
Ah, you walk a fine line there, Liese.