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About the Unconference - School Libraries Serving Incarcerated and Detained Youth Unconference
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School Libraries Serving Incarcerated and Detained Youth Unconference. A gathering for school librarians to meet and discuss school library services for incarcerated youth. The unconference will highlight best practices and hot topics in our field. This one-day event will be free and open to all practitioners in the field. Registration is limited, however, and will take place on a first-come, first-served basis. To find out more about Passages Academy Libraries please visit:. Create a free website.
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Brayqthru - Bios
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Claudio and Jose have been besticles ever since they met during their freshman year in high school (back in 1997)! Migrating from the Dominican Republic at the age of 10, and raised in the South Bronx, Claudio Leon. Claudio has worked for both the Department of Records and the Department of Education for the City of New York, as well as interned at Goldman Sachs. You can find more of his writing at: http:/ whatsgoodinthelibrary.blogspot.com/. Born and raised in the South Bronx, Jose Pagan.
literacyforincarceratedteens.org
Our Projects | Literacy for Incarcerated Teens
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LIT supports the school library collections at New York City’s juvenile justice detention centers; we also partner with the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) at Brookwood residential facility in upstate New York and are expanding our efforts to other residential settings operated by OCFS. In all of our school libraries, LIT works with city and state agencies to:. Order and maintain curriculum-approved books and reading materials for young adult readers from the ages of 8 to 17. Literacy for I...
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FAQ | Literacy for Incarcerated Teens
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Q Do you take book donations? A We do not take book donations. We endeavor to contribute quality books to the facility libraries that have been carefully selected by our team of librarians, in collaboration with facility staff. Book donations can often be a burden to facility libraries, particularly because those donations are not properly catalogued and organized. Q Can I volunteer with you? Q I work at a facility in New York that needs donations. Can you help me? Juvenile Justice Information Exchange.
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What We Do | Literacy for Incarcerated Teens
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LIT provides crucial resources for the enrichment and development of the thousands of young people who are incarcerated in New York’s juvenile facilities. These facilities have been widely recognized as being severely under-resourced and unprepared to assist young people in their growth and development. In an era of budget austerity, LIT is able to provide much-needed supplementary services and resources. Literacy for Incarcerated Teens to be Recognized. Juvenile Justice Information Exchange.
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An Anti-LibGuide Manifesto | Librarian In Training
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Skip to main content. Skip to secondary content. 8230;Geeking out over all things SILS! December 9, 2014. The proprietary LibGuide package used by many libraries nation-wide does not differ too greatly from many web-building tools available today. One big difference between LibGuides and your run-of-the-mill blog editing platforms is that LibGuides are a proprietary system, owned by a company called Springshare. Since LibGuides are so commonly used, there have been many materials devoted to their best pr...
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Who We Are | Literacy for Incarcerated Teens
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Literacy for Incarcerated Teens, Inc. (LIT) is the only non-profit organization of its kind working to end illiteracy among New York’s incarcerated young people by inspiring them to read. Illiteracy and a lack of interest in reading are among the unmet needs of detained and incarcerated youth. In addition to these systemic issues, school libraries throughout New York City are woefully underfunded. LIT makes it possible for school libraries serving New York’s detained and incarcerated youth to acquire...
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Our Accomplishments | Literacy for Incarcerated Teens
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LIT’s work to provide young people with books and access to programming which facilitates their literacy skills and their love of reading has played an invaluable role in the growth and development of the young people the program has served. Teachers, education directors, and librarians from across the state have recognized the vital role that this program has played in young people’s lives. LIT has recently developed an initiative in facilities operated by the State’s Office of Children and Family Servi...
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Our History | Literacy for Incarcerated Teens
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LIT was founded in 2002 by a visionary New York City teacher named Rebecca Howlett, who recognized that the literacy needs of detained and incarcerated youth are intertwined with their lack of access to libraries and reading facilities. Literacy for Incarcerated Teens to be Recognized. Literacy for Incarcerated Teens and Galinsky Coaching Fundraiser/Auction. Literacy for Incarcerated Teens Librería Project fundraiser, 9.6.14. Distribution to Underserved Communities Library Program.
