LISNews: Librarian News

djfiander writes "Hugh McIntyre, founding member of Nihilist Spasm Band has passed away. The UWO campus radio station, CHRW has some MP3s (but they're not easy to find, so check ZOILUS) and the ZOILUS music weblog has more information."

Anonymous Patron writes "This One From Sacramento California. The Sacramento Police Department is investigating a 30-year-old man suspected of looking at child pornography in Sacramento State's library Nov. 8.

The man, whose name was not released, was not viewing the pornography when three officers approached him."

Another Anonymous Patron writes "This one from Edmonton Sun, Canada where A 34-year-old man has been charged after allegedly downloading child pornography at the Cambridge (Ontario) Public Library. The man's arrest on Tuesday was part of a police investigation into "suspicious activities allegedly linked to this individual," Waterloo regional police Staff Sgt. Bryan Larkin said yesterday."

Anonymous Patron writes "A BBC NEWS report suggests Blind and partially sighted people in Scotland are being denied the opportunity to read 95% of books, according to a new report.
RNIB Scotland said only a small proportion of books are available in brail, large print or as audio books."

You may recall the Dolly Parton Imagination Library from when we covered it a few months back. She's in the News Again, this time in Hawkins County, TN. Every child in Hawkins County could begin receiving a new book every month until their fifth birthday if county commissioners approve a resolution later this month entering into a partnership with the state and the Dolly Parton Imagination Library project.According to the Governor’s Foundation, the books that will be distributed are “age-appropriate� and include some bilingual books featuring Spanish and English text on the same page, an effort to expose Tennessee families to both languages.