num_pages: 342
description: In December 2008 twentysomething Jill Grunenwald graduated with her masters degree in library science ready to start living her dream of becoming a librarian. But the economy had a different idea. Jill got a job was behind bars as the prison librarian at a mens minimum-security prison.Over the course of a little less than two years Jill came to see past the bleak surroundings and the orange jumpsuits and recognize the humanity of the men stuck behind bars. They were just like every other library patronpersons who simply wanted to read to be educated and entertained through the written word. By helping these inmates Jill simultaneously began to recognize the humanity in everyone and to discover inner strength that she never knew she had.
language: English
title: Reading Behind Bars: A True Story of Literature, Law, and Life as a Prison Librarian
publisher: Skyhorse Publishing