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Syracuse University issued the following press release:
A new program developed by the Syracuse University Library - in collaboration with SU's Mary Ann Shaw Center for Public and Community Service, SU's School of Information Studies, the Onondaga County Public Library (OCPL), the Syracuse City School District (SCSD) and ProLiteracy Worldwide - is enhancing the quality of the libraries and reading programs in the Onondaga County Justice Center in an effort to improve inmate literacy, encourage literacy-related activities, and upgrade the library facilities.
The new Onondaga County Justice Center Literacy Program seeks to provide current educational materials to inmates through unit (pod) libraries. The library units will be accessible beyond the scope of formal instructional periods as a source for leisure reading and/or to supplement literacy initiatives.
As a beginning to the new program, on Saturday,...