By Erica MacCreaigh, Correctional Libraries Senior Consultant, Colorado State Library Of the more than 1 in 100 American adults currently behind bars1, 95% will eventually be released. Of these, nearly 50% will return to prison within 3 years.2   This rate of recidivism produces devastating social consequences for victims, offenders’ families, and offenders themselves. As conditions...

By Ted Hale, Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records The Tools for Tough Times website is a one-stop site providing links that can help all Arizonans during touch economic times. Included are tools for work, parents, finances, housing, health and specific tools for seniors. Janet Fisher, Director of the Law and Research Library for...

Press Release New York, NY – December 17, 2009 – A report released from Ithaka S+R, Documents for a Digital Democracy: A Model for the Federal Depository Library Program in the 21st Century , examines the essential role of the Federal Library Depository Program (FDLP) in distributing, providing access to and preserving government documents and...

By Carrie Banks, Brooklyn Public Library According to the New York City Department of Homeless Services, 36,961 people�including approximately 19,838 children�were homeless in New York City on January 6, 2010. The number of people of all ages who are homeless in New York increased 15% over the last year. In this time of great need...

By Judy Hoffman, North Suburban Library System On January 20, 2010, Illinois’ regional multi-type library systems sent a message to supporters to “go forth and rally online to get Systems their overdue state funding.” In just over 24 hours, 10,000 library supporters sent more than 20,000 e-mails to the offices of the Illinois Governor and...