Our "juve" librarian, Rachel Bernstein, spends time each week with the youth in the library and on their living units—learning about their interests, suggesting titles for them, and keeping the books circulating.

Recently, unit counselors have participated in library services and are leading book discussion groups, essay competitions, and making book suggestions for the collection.

Many of the youth in Juvenile Hall are voracious readers, but for others this is their first chance to learn about the magic that can be found between the covers of a great book—a healthy escape from the confines of Juvenile Hall.

You can visit the librarian's book wish list and make purchase on Amazon.com. Please visit www.amazon.com/gp/registry/QDOI1PFRWPMD.

Thanks to City Youth Now and the San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco's Juvenile Hall has an incredible collection of books. This note came from a reading specialist shortly after she started working at Juvenile Hall: