**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Webinar via email.**

Kelly Brotzman, Executive Director of the Prison Book Program, will discuss mass incarceration in the United States, the role of education in reducing recidivism, the critical role books play for people in prison, and Prison Book Program's role in getting reading material to folks behind bars. The Prison Book Program is a 50-year old nonprofit devoted to sending free, high-quality books and reading materials to people in prisons and jails across the country. Under her leadership, the program has grown tremendously, holding nearly 200 volunteer sessions per year and expanding to serve incarcerated readers in all 50 states. Her passion for supporting people in prison comes from her experiences teaching college classes in prisons and volunteering as an academic mentor to incarcerated college students.

Register directly on Zoom HERE. Presented in collaboration with the Watertown Free Public Library.

RECORDING NOTE: This program will NOT be recorded.

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