This Librarian is Creating Second Chances for Incarcerated Teens

Описание: At the Ferris School, a secure treatment facility for court-committed teens in Wilmington, Delaware, #ILoveMyLibrarian honoree Peggy Griffith makes the library a place for personal growth.

She’s modernized the collection, curated books on resilience and healing, expanded access to the statewide library network, and ensured that every student leaves with tools for reintegration — including job resources, personal notes of encouragement, and a Delaware public library card.

📚 For the Love of Librarians explores the many ways that librarians like Peggy improve lives and bring communities together.

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About this work: Andrew Carnegie provided more than $56 million to build 2,509 libraries, believing that a library “outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people.” A longstanding supporter of the American Library Association for more than a century, Carnegie Corporation of New York has supported the association’s #ILoveMyLibrarian award since 2008, recognizing and celebrating exceptional librarians and their contributions to their communities.

Learn more about Carnegie's support for libraries: https://carnegie.io/4nc9VS6