

Brooks delivered Andy's rock hammer to him so he could continue his geology escapades, and when Andy was transferred to the library, the two became fast friends. Brooks explained that Jake fell out of his nest by the license plate shop and broke his wing, so he is taking care of him until he is well enough to fly again. Andy gave it to him, and saw it was fed to a crow he was keeping in his jacket, which he named Jake.

Brooks asked if he was going to eat it, and when a confused Andy said that he wasn't, Brooks asked if he could have it instead. Brooks was first seen in the cafeteria when Andy found a maggot grub in his food. He worked in the library of the prison, taking care of the books.

Please help the Stephen King Wiki by expanding it.īrooks Hatlen was the Shawshank Prison librarian.īrooks had been in the prison since 1909, and was the only prisoner aside from Andy Dufresne who had a college degree. This article is a stub, an article too short to provide more than rudimentary information about a subject.
