▁A . ▁Mc N air . ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁he ▁refused ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁seg reg ated ▁Lake ▁City ▁Public ▁Library ▁without ▁being ▁allowed ▁to ▁check ▁out ▁his ▁books . ▁After ▁the ▁police ▁and ▁his ▁mother ▁were ▁called , ▁he ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁borrow ▁books ▁from ▁the ▁library , ▁which ▁is ▁now ▁named ▁after ▁him . ▁A ▁children ' s ▁book , ▁Ron ' s ▁Big ▁Mission , ▁offers ▁a ▁fict ional ized ▁account ▁of ▁this ▁event . ▁His ▁brother , ▁Carl ▁S ., ▁also ▁wrote ▁the ▁official ▁bi ography , ▁In ▁the ▁Spirit ▁of ▁Ron ald ▁E . ▁Mc N air — A str onaut : ▁An ▁American ▁Hero . ▁ ▁Mc N air ▁graduated ▁as ▁v aled ict or ian ▁of ▁Car ver ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁Music ▁in ▁space ▁ ▁Mc N air ▁was ▁an ▁accomplished ▁sa x oph on ist . ▁ ▁Before ▁his ▁last ▁f ateful ▁space ▁mission ▁he ▁had ▁worked ▁with ▁the ▁composer ▁Jean - Mich el ▁Jar re ▁on ▁a ▁piece ▁of ▁music ▁for ▁Jar re ' s ▁then - up coming ▁album ▁ ▁R ende z - V ous . ▁It ▁was ▁intended ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁record ▁his ▁sa x oph one ▁solo ▁on board ▁the ▁Ch allen ger , ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁made ▁Mc N air ' s ▁solo ▁the ▁first ▁original ▁piece ▁of ▁music ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁recorded ▁in ▁space ▁( although ▁the ▁song ▁" J ing le ▁B ells