Library Services for Incarcerated Youth
Write 2 Read, Alameda County C.A.
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Write 2 Read is a comprehensive library program offering library services, programs, and literacy initiatives ​to youth in the Alameda Juvenile Justice Justice Center...read more.
Free Minds, Washington D.C.

​Free Minds is a book club and writing workshop that meets weekly in the DC Jail with youth who have been charged as adults. Participants choose books democratically and are given dictionaries and journals to encourage daily writing...read more.
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Inside out writers, Los Angeles, C.A.​
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InsideOUT Writers is a writing workshop that takes place weekly within the Los Angeles Juvenile Hall System. InsideOUT also offers re-entry support through its Alumni Program...read more.
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Second Chance Books, Austin TX
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​Second Chance Books is a collaboration between the Austin Public Library and Gardner Betts Juvenile Justice Center. Austin Public Library staff provide book talks, book clubs, author visits, and fill book requests for youth in the center...read more.
Reading For Life​, South Bend IN
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Reading For Life is a mentoring program that combines reading literary works with personal reflection. Participants spend two hours a week for 12 weeks with trained mentors reading literature and reflecting on the seven classic virtues...read more.
Successful Projects
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