Out of the Stacks: Prison Librarianship and Volunteering at a Prison Library

Written by Alondra D. Thomas, Blogging Assistant In October 2025, I volunteered with the Men’s Library at Elmwood Correctional Facility, a project led by SJSU alumnus Kristi Kenney. Kristi had previously worked with Seattle’s Books to Prisoners program, the San Francisco Public Library’s Reference by Mail service, and founded the Friends of the San Quentin Prison Library nonprofit. In 2025,…

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Tips to Staying Involved with SLIS after Graduation

by Lucy BellamySJSU SLIS Class of 2007I can’t believe that it’s been almost four years since I graduated from SJSU’s SLIS program! It really doesn’t seem like that much time has gone by. I have to say that staying connected to current students and alumni have made this transition invisible. Finding time to network while pursuing my degree was definitely…

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