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A USC librarian brought philosophy—and what he calls punk-rock librarianship—to the USC Prison Education Project.

Kevin Klipfel recently taught a seven-week course exploring how values shape the choices people make, and how wisdom can help people live with greater purpose and integrity.

For Klipfel, getting involved in prison education was not incidental to his identity as a librarian. “Democratizing information is the core historical value of librarianship,” he says. “Education as a fundamental human right is core to our very identity.”

A USC Librarian Brings Philosophy—and Punk-Rock Librarianship—to L.A. Correctional Facilities | USC Libraries Kevin Klipfel puts his vision of librarianship into practice through his work in the USC Dornsife Prison Education Project.