LISNews: Librarian News

This Washington Post story tells about "Read Me a Story," a project between the Arlington library and the county jail which helps inmate moms keep in better touch with their children by recording stories for them. Several community organizations and a grant help keep the program going.

Often, recording is stopped midway when the mother becomes emotional. "I cried on my second tape," Thomas said. She said her younger son started potty training when she began her jail sentence. The second book she taped for him was about potty training.