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Read to the Children

Colorado Virtual Library

These are examples of recordings made by Colorado offenders as part of the Read to the Children (RTC) program, a partnership between the Colorado State Library’s Institutional Library Development and the Colorado Department of Corrections Libraries.

The program, currently available at 19 Department of Corrections facilities, helps offenders stay involved in their children’s lives by encouraging their children to read.

Rifle CC Audio Recordings of Giraffes Can’t Dance

The five audio recordings below were made by offenders in Rifle Correctional Center. Each reads this year’s One Book 4 Colorado selection, Giraffes Can’t Dance, by Giles Andreae, and illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees.  READ MORE >>