http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/publiclibrary/ en-us Tue, 13 May 2008 14:21:27 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2015240/posts Two men raped a mentally retarded teenager in the bathroom at the Brooklyn Public Library's Central branch on Grand Army Plaza on April 14, cops said. According to police, the victim, who suffers from Down Syndrome and cannot communicate verbally, did not indicate to her family that something had happened to her, but her relatives figured out that she was in pain and took her to the hospital. Once there, doctors discovered trauma and other evidence that she had been sexually assaulted, cops said. A spokeswoman for the library said it was unaware of the incident. She said the library... The Brooklyn Paper http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2015240/posts#comment Tue, 13 May 2008 14:21:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1971577/posts What do you call it when the Vancouver Public Library decides to present Felton, an apologist for the book-banning, journalist-jailing Iranian theocracy, as the featured author on the evening of Feb. 25, and as the library's contribution to national Freedom to Read Week? What do you call it when the Vancouver Public Library decides to present Felton, an apologist for the book-banning, journalist-jailing Iranian theocracy, as the featured author on the evening of Feb. 25, and as the library's contribution to national Freedom to Read Week? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1971577/posts#comment Sat, 16 Feb 2008 22:37:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1891841/posts Public libraries are stocking hundreds of Islamic books by advocates of "holy war", with many glorifying acts of terrorism, a new report claims. Council taxpayers' money has been spent on the books, with one library stocking works by the convicted preachers Abu Hamza and Abdullah al-Faisal. An investigation by a leading think-tank found extremist literature at six libraries, three in the London area, two in the Midlands and one in the North. It raises fears that public libraries could inadvertently fuel the radicalisation of young Muslims. The recent case of Dhiren Barot, who was jailed for 30 years for plotting... Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1891841/posts#comment Thu, 6 Sep 2007 06:54:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1776156/posts Sacramento Officials Refuse to Ban Online Porn in Libraries City: Sacramento, CA Officials who oversee the Sacramento public library system rejected pleas from parents and students late last week to prohibit the viewing of online pornography in libraries. At a public hearing late Thursday, parents and students pled with the Sacramento Public Library Authority Board (SPLA Board) to protect kids from the dangers of allowing pedophiles and other sex addicts to view online porn in libraries. One student related a personal experience of trying to conduct research while sitting next to someone viewing online porn. A number of library systems in... The Pacific Justice Institute http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1776156/posts#comment Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:01:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1757065/posts IFI Media Alert: IFI's Smith Interviewed for Chicago's CBS Investigative Report on Criminal Activity in Neighborhood Public Libraries 12/21/2006 7:16:00 AM By Illinois Family Institute Early last month, Chicago's local CBS Channel 2 investigative news team exposed the problem of patrons surfing for illegal Internet pornography in our local public libraries. (Watch the 4-5 minute video clip of this story by clicking HERE.) ACTION: Tune in to CBS Channel 2 News tonight to watch a follow-up to to last month's investigative report, which will include an interview with IFI's own Dave Smith, nationally known decency advocate. Investigative reporter David Savini... Illinois Family Institute http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1757065/posts#comment Fri, 22 Dec 2006 01:39:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1658944/posts Librarian Ensnared in Privacy Conflict Saturday, July 1, 2006 By MERRY FIRSCHEIN STAFF WRITER Can a librarian withhold information from the police and claim the public's right to privacy trumps catching a potential criminal? That question is at the center of a debate raging in Hasbrouck Heights and is one that constitutional law and privacy experts, librarians and law enforcement authorities nationwide are struggling to answer. In May, Hasbrouck Heights library director Michele Reutty refused to turn over circulation records to local police seeking a man who had allegedly made sexually threatening comments to a 12-year-old girl outside the library.... The Bergen Record http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1658944/posts#comment Sat, 1 Jul 2006 16:06:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1656990/posts NORFOLK - A judge ordered that a grand jury should consider a felony charge against a man accused of propositioning a 14-year-old girl at a shopping mall. The man, Charles A. Speller, was charged in March with producing sexually explicit material after the girl said Speller offered her $200 to be in his "porno." The girl and her father testified on Tuesday during a preliminary hearing. The Virginian-Pilot is withholding their names to protect the girl's privacy. The girl's father said he saw the man approach his daughter twice as they walked through The Gallery at Military Circle. He lagged... The Virginian Pilot http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1656990/posts#comment Wed, 28 Jun 2006 12:15:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1656348/posts After fighting for nearly a year to keep details of a counterterrorism investigation secret, the federal government has abandoned efforts to obtain library records in Connecticut, concluding that the implied threat had no merit. The decision was hailed yesterday as a victory by the four Connecticut librarians who mounted one of the few known challenges to the nation's strengthened antiterrorism law when they filed a lawsuit last summer objecting to the government's request for patron records and its insistence on absolute secrecy. Government officials, in seeking to explain why something that was once a matter of national security was no... The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1656348/posts#comment Tue, 27 Jun 2006 13:35:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1655558/posts While the debate rages over what to do with the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library and whether we need a new central library for the city, a larger concern is being ignored: Internet porn at the library. When I walked into the West End Branch Library on 24th Street NW last week, several men were sitting at the computers, looking at hard-core pornography on the Internet. Meanwhile, children on the other side of the room were also using computers. One child was running around behind the men, who were studiously observing the most intimate parts of a woman's body... The Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1655558/posts#comment Mon, 26 Jun 2006 03:03:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1654535/posts HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ -- Library Director Michele Reutty is under fire for refusing to give police library circulation records without a subpoena. Reutty says she was only doing her job and maintaining the privacy of library patrons. But the mayor called it "a blatant disregard for the Police Department," which needed her help to identify a man who allegedly threatened a child. Reutty, the director for 17 years, now faces possible discipline by the library board. Members of the Borough Council have suggested she receive punishment ranging from a letter of reprimand in her personnel file to a 30-day unpaid... The Bergen Record http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1654535/posts#comment Fri, 23 Jun 2006 19:52:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1650083/posts June 15, 2006 (CHICAGO) - A small fire at a Chicago Public Library on the city's North Side has burned about 100 books -- 90 of them in the gay and lesbian section. Chicago Police spokeswoman Monique Bond said the fire is being investigated as an arson -- but not as a hate crime. Gay rights activist Rick Garcia questioned that decision, noting the unique location of the fire. About 10 books in the branch's African-American history collection were also burned. No one was injured in the fire. The library branch where the fire occurred is near the center of... ABC7Chicago.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1650083/posts#comment Thu, 15 Jun 2006 20:33:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1596539/posts (TIME SENSITIVE; FOR IMMEDIATE CIRCULATION) March 13, 2006 (Hyperlinks in Text) Oklahoma State Representative Sally Kern has a bill, House Bill 2158, which will go to the floor for a vote very soon, perhaps within the week. According to the Library Stories blog, the Friday (March 10) editorial in the Daily Oklahoman is from none other than Oklahoma City’s mayor condemning the fine State Representative for her efforts to restrict funding from public libraries unless they re-shelve obscene materials and books regarding homosexuality to a section where only adults can sign for same. She is only doing her job. The... Oklahomans for School Accountability Web Site http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1596539/posts#comment Wed, 15 Mar 2006 05:12:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1580608/posts Two uniformed men strolled into the main room of the Little Falls library in Bethesda one day last week and demanded the attention of all patrons using the computers. Then they made their announcement: The viewing of Internet pornography was forbidden. The men looked stern and wore baseball caps emblazoned with the words "Homeland Security." The bizarre scene unfolded Feb. 9, leaving some residents confused and forcing county officials to explain how employees assigned to protect county buildings against terrorists came to see it as their job to police the viewing of pornography. After the two men made their announcement,... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1580608/posts#comment Fri, 17 Feb 2006 18:25:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1575870/posts According to Peter Boyle, Denver KHOW talk show host, a portable Mexican consulate is issuing Matricula Cards at the Pikes Peak Library in Colorado Springs, CO. One caller related how she had attempted to apply for a card, but she is blonde and a citizen and, she claimed, profiled. She was even denied application forms. Callers on the whole were outraged that a public supported agency was facilitating Ids for illegal aliens. KHOW Talk Radio http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1575870/posts#comment Fri, 10 Feb 2006 15:31:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1494643/posts Oak Lawn Public Library Patrons Say "No" to Playboy Magazine 9/30/2005 8:04:00 AM By SafeLibraries.org Oak Lawn, IL - Safe Libraries announced the results of its survey confirm that patrons are opposed to the subscription to Playboy magazine by the Oak Lawn Public Library. The survey was conducted by an independent social research firm at the village's Fall on the Green festival during September 9-11, 2005. It was initiated in response to the approval of the subscription's retention solely by the members of the Oak Lawn Public Library board of trustees on June 21, 2005. The board members contended that... Illinois Family Institute http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1494643/posts#comment Sat, 1 Oct 2005 04:11:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1461959/posts The current flap over Spanish-language dirty comic books on the shelves of the Denver Public Library raises a number of serious questions. One such publication is titled La Policiaca Novela. It features graphic illustrations of well-endowed, bare-breasted women repeatedly engaged in sexual intercourse or on the receiving end of severe beatings from men. Diane Lapierre, the library's director of strategic initiatives (more on what that title suggests later), prefers to call these comic books "illustrated novellas" and says they are very popular among Latino library users. She claims, "They are targeted at people who don't have strong reading skills and... Rocky Mountain News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1461959/posts#comment Fri, 12 Aug 2005 13:41:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1321250/posts Man Admits to Public Indecency at Library By Christy Gutowski, Daily Herald Legal Affairs Writer Posted Friday, January 14, 2005 A judge banned a man from using computers inside DuPage County libraries after he pleaded guilty Thursday to public indecency for an incident at Nichols Library in Naperville. [The perp] admitted fondling himself May 18 while he perused porn on a library computer. His arrest sparked a battle regarding privacy issues between local police and library officials. The 35-year-old Naperville man must perform 50 hours of public service and serve a two-year period of probation during which he is banned... Daily Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1321250/posts#comment Sat, 15 Jan 2005 05:24:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1181146/posts Cold case arrest made in TorontoLast Updated Thu, 29 Jul 2004 09:37:51 EDT TORONTO - A fugitive wanted by U.S. authorities in connection with the attempted murder of a Chicago police officer more than 30 years ago has been arrested in Toronto. Joseph Pannell, 55, was charged in 1972 with the shooting of the officer, which left the officer partly paralysed. Pannell escaped while out in bail. Joseph Pannell Police allege Pannell changed his name to Douglas Freeman while in Toronto and was working at the city's public library for the past 13 years. Pannell was arrested Tuesday night in... Canadian Broadcasting Corporation http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1181146/posts#comment Thu, 29 Jul 2004 20:04:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1049199/posts Town Refuses to Ask Citizens If Library Porn Should Be Filtered Out; Plan2Succeed.org Seeking Pro Bono Counsel. Something is wrong when a small group of people called a Library Board of Trustees determines that a public library must continue to allow access to pornography despite admittedly being outside the library's mission, the Township Committee claims it is powerless to stop the Board, and the citizens have no say. Plan2Succeed.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1049199/posts#comment Wed, 31 Dec 2003 09:58:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/948540/posts I just returned from a library in Pasco County, FLorida. My wife dragged me there to pick up several books for her to read on vacation. While she was searching for here Books I decided to search for Ann Coulter's Book "Treason" to check out for myself. The librarian told me that there were 2 copies of Ann's Book and I could sign up to get on a long waiting list. At that point I asked if they had Hillary's Book. She informed me that there were 35 copies there ready to be checked out. At that point, I have... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/948540/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2003 16:16:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/937187/posts The American Library Association (ALA), our librarians, are entrusted with the books and reference materials chronicling the world’s development. Basically, if you are a librarian you have seen it all. Unfortunately, the librarians want everyone else to see it all also, even our children. Libraries used to be thought of as safe-havens for our children. It is unlikely that most parents give a second thought about their children’s moral safety when they are dropped off at the library for an afternoon of study. However, just about every library nowadays has computer terminals, and internet connections. Also in this day and... NewsMax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/937187/posts#comment Sat, 28 Jun 2003 12:42:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/936602/posts The American Library Association (ALA), our librarians, are entrusted with the books and reference materials chronicling the world’s development. Basically, if you are a librarian you have seen it all. Unfortunately, the librarians want everyone else to see it all also, even our children NewsMax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/936602/posts#comment Fri, 27 Jun 2003 13:33:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/914220/posts LAW OF THE LAND Planned Parenthood ends 'unholy alliance' Pro-lifers' lawsuit forces split with public library system Posted: May 19, 20031:00 a.m. Eastern © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com A lawsuit has forced a Planned Parenthood branch to sever its special arrangement with a public library. The Waco, Texas, library system included a facility run by Planned Parenthood of Central Texas that blocked access by people who have protested against the abortion provider. Citing violations of free speech and equal access rights, three Waco women filed a suit last month in federal court after they were barred from Planned Parenthood's Audre Rapoport Library, which... World Net Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/914220/posts#comment Mon, 19 May 2003 16:50:36 GMT