Host Mathilde Rand is in conversation with Jesse Silva, Adult Services Librarian of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries. Her focus is on community engagement and library outreach with historically marginalized populations.
website: santacruzpl.org
Email: silvaj@santacruzpl.org
Phone: 831-427-7700 x 7669
Read more:
* Get Inside: Responsible Jail and Prison Library Service, Nick Higgins, Director of Outreach for the Brooklyn Public Library in Brooklyn, New York.This is the 4th in the PLA’s Quick Reads for Busy Librarians series.
* Gender Matters: A Profile of Women in Santa Cruz County Jail, March 2017 by Susan Greene, Ph.D
* https://www.co.santa-cruz.ca.us/Government/Commissions,CommitteesAdvisoryBodies/CommissiononJusticeandGender.aspx
* https://lookout.co/santacruz/community-voices/opinion-from-community-voices/story/2022-06-12/santa-cruz-jails-libraries-jesse-silva
* https://www.santacruzpl.org/ongoing_programs/programs/8/
Excellent and informative interview, and a terrific program that the library is running through the jail system. Hooray, librarians!