Prison library booked in for recognition

A LIBRARY at Saughton prison has scooped an award in recognition for the life-changing impact it has on inmates.

The city council-run prison library came first in the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals' (CILIP) 'Libraries Change Lives' award, which was presented by BBC Radio 4 broadcaster Mark Lawson at a ceremony in London last night.

Councillor Deidre Brock, the city's culture and leisure leader, said: "Winning this award is a tremendous honour for our libraries service. Through their dedication, vision and hard work, they have achieved something quite remarkable at HMP Edinburgh and have changed people's lives."

Judges said that the library at Saughton has changed lives and "made a huge impact on all the prisoners and the staff working in the prison."