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Book Title: Controlled Chaos

Subtitle: Where The Wild Things Read

by Jarrod “Deuce” Williams; Knight; and George Coles-El, Mesro the Human Sun

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Book Description: A zine by the workers of the San Quentin Prison Library about their dreams, struggles, and day-to-day lives on the job.

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Book Information

Book Description

A zine that highlights the lives of incarcerated library workers through their own writing and illustrations. Jarrod “Deuce” Williams, Knight, and George Coles-El, Mesro the Human Sun tell stories about their work that illuminate the similarities–and the differences–between information access inside and outside the walls. Visit the Library Futures website to download a PDF of this publication formatted as a zine.

Controlled Chaos is part of the work of the Library Futures Research Network and was made possible by a generous grant from the Richard Lounsbery Foundation.

Authors

Jarrod “Deuce” Williams; Knight; and George Coles-El, Mesro the Human Sun

License

Controlled Chaos Copyright © 2025 by Jarrod “Deuce” Williams; Knight; and George Coles-El, Mesro the Human Sun. All Rights Reserved.

Subject

Library and information services

Metadata

Title
Controlled Chaos
Authors
Jarrod “Deuce” Williams; Knight; and George Coles-El, Mesro the Human Sun
Contributors
Jarrod “Deuce” Williams; Knight; George Coles-El, Mesro the Human Sun; Jay; Megdi Abebe; and Kristi Kenney
License

Controlled Chaos Copyright © 2025 by Jarrod “Deuce” Williams; Knight; and George Coles-El, Mesro the Human Sun. All Rights Reserved.

Primary Subject
Library and information services
Publisher
Library Futures
Publisher City
New York, NY
Publication Date
June 17, 2025