As part of Santa Cruz Public Libraries (SCPL) Outreach, the Jail Reach team provides access to information, education, and community resources through library programs and services to youth and adults who are incarcerated in Santa Cruz County. We provide library account registration, library book lending, and refer reference requests to San Francisco Public Library's jail services team. We also offer People & Stories, a short story workshop, which invites participants to learn more about themselves, others, and the world through discussion of short stories & the issues they raise.
If you'd like to learn more about the Jail Reach programs and services, contact Jesse Silva at 831-427-7700 x7669 or silvaj@santacruzpl.org
Jail Reach
Book to Action
When: July 29, 2021, 9 a.m.
Where:
Outreach
SCPL’s County Correctional Facility (CCF) Team and the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office are partnering to bring Book to Action to the people in the Re-Entry & Rehabilitation facility. Together, we will READ and DISCUSS Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen by Jose Antonio Vargas, then ACT to move the needle on issues related to these themes. Two book discussions will be facilitated by a SCPL Volunteer and copies of the book provided to all incarcerated participants. Recommended reading lists, relevant resources, and information about the history of immigration in Santa Cruz County will be shared with participants.
Book to Action is an initiative for libraries to connect with their communities to tackle important issues and encourage reading, discussion, and action. For centuries, Santa Cruz County has attracted immigrants from across the world.
For more information about this community-wide program, visit santacruzpl.org or bit.ly/SCPL-Book2Action.
Book to Action is a program of the California Library Association, supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
When: July 29, 2021, 9 a.m.
Where:
Outreach
