“Share the Health: Training People with Disabilities and Chronic Medical Conditions on How to Locate Quality Health Information” Report Available
Alliance Library System is pleased to make the final report for the project “Share the Health” available on the web at http://www.alliancelibrarysystem.com/pdf09/Sharethehealthfinalreportmay2009.pdf.
This project was funded with a contract from the National Library of Medicine Greater Midwest Region.
“We are very pleased that this project accomplished so much in terms of helping people with disabilities and chronic health conditions learn where to find credible health information and also how to navigate the virtual world of Second Life,” stated Kitty Pope, ALS Executive Director. “Much of this population is homebound and virtual worlds give them the opportunity to experience things they would not otherwise get to do.”
Virtual Ability, the new orientation center for people with these conditions in Second Life, was partially funded through this project. Virtual Ability was a recent co-winner of the prestigious Linden Prize with Studio Wikitecture. There were over 230 entries and this is the first vendor award of its type in virtual worlds.
“The many library services available in Second Life increase it’s utility for people with disabilities and chronic health conditions. The resources on HealthInfo Island are particularly pertinent,” stated Alice Krueger, president of Virtual Ability, Inc. “ We were pleased to partner with ALS in developing the intake and new resident orientation facilities on Virtual Ability Island, adjoining HealthInfo Island on the east.”
For more information on this project, please contact Lori Bell at ALS, at lbell@alliancelibrarysystem.com, (309) 694-9200 or Alice Krueger with Virtual Ability, Inc., akrueger@virtualability.org, (303) 400-3306.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Monday, May 11, 2009
Libraries this week in Second Life
The Second Week in May is BUZZING for AVL!
In celebration of AVL's third anniversary we have THREE Library Buzz Sessions scheduled for next week! These Library Buzz Sessions will take place on Info Island. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island/96/119/31
May 12th - at 3 PM SLT - Kitty Pope with Alliance Library Systems will lead a session about her series of newsletters, "On a + Note" that goes out to Alliance Library Systems and the libraries it supports. These relevant publications cover positive leadership, crisis management, managing change, and overcoming inaction. Kitty has been given wide acclaim for this series and is presenting soon at a SirsiDynix Institute and at the British Columbia Library Association.
May 13th - at 6 PM SLT - "Thriving in Tough Times" Members of the State Library of Kansas will tell how they put together an interactive wiki to help Kansans through difficult economic times. The creation, promotion and cooperative development of a social service wiki with libraries taking a leadership role will be discussed. The website, "Thriving in Tough Times," was set up in April offering resources in the general areas of Employment & Training, Finances, Housing, Health and Families. State Library staff maintains the site with resources added at national, state and local levels by other librarians, Kansas government agencies and interested individuals. You can view "Thriving in Tough Times" at: http://kslibinfo.wetpaint.com/
May 14th - at 6 PM SLT - Achieving Buy-in From Administrators Panel DiscussionDue to the great response in the email discussion of this topic we've set up a buzz session and invited John2 Kepler, Puglet Dancer, Sonja Morgwain, Leorie Alter, and BlueWings Hayek to lead the discussion on how to approach administrators about having a library or educational presence in Second Life. Please join us for these exciting topics!
Alexandrian Free Library: Caledon, Winterfell, Steelhead, New Toulouse, New Babbage, Amatsu Shima, West of Ireland, Steeltopia, Deadwood, Al Andalus and Constantinople Library Events for May 13 - 19, 2009 Continuing Exhibits:
19th Century Literary Influences on Steampunk, an exhibit at the Steelhead Public LibraryMarch 15 - June 13, 2009Steelhead Public Library http://slurl.com/secondlife/Steelhead/123/184/25
Caledon Library 19th Century Spiritualism Exhibit, curated by Mica BraunMay 1st to July 17th, 2009The Jack and Elaine Whitehorn Memorial Library, Caledon Victoria Cityhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Victoria%20City/59/196/23
Events of the week:
WOI – Lilia Quinnell with Song of the Pearl Wednesday, 13 May, 2009
5:30pm - 6:30pm SLTWest of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Irelandhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29 Join Lilia for part 3 of this time travel/fantasy story.
Song of the Pearl by Ruth Nichols: Margaret Redmond, who dies at seventeen, finds that to gain understanding of self and to overcome a deep hatred that has marred her last years she must relive parts of her earlier lives on earth.
Stories will be done in voice.
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WOI - Letters thru Time with Gracee Andel
Wednesday, 13 May, 2009
7pm - 8pm West of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Irelandhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
Gracee will share the letters of 10-year-old Lura Harding as she travels the Oregon Trail in 1850 (conclusion).
----------------------------------------WOI - Shandon Loring - Exploring Realms...
Thursday, 14 May, 2009
7pm - 8pm West of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Irelandhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
Join Shandon for such tales as: “The Celtic Twilight (by Yeats)”, “Little People”, “The People of the Sea - Journey in search of the Seal Legend”, “Wonder Tales from Scottish Myth and Legend”, “Visions and Beliefs in the West of Ireland”, “The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns, and Fairies”, etc.
Stories presented in voice.
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WOI Storytellers in NantucketSaturday, 16 May, 2009
3:30pm - 4:30pm Where: Nantucket http://slurl.com/secondlife/Nantucket/2/177/22
WOI – WOI Storytellers at Nantucket with Mermaid Stories Saturday, May16, 3:30pm SLT
Nantucket Theatre, SL New England http://slurl.com/secondlife/Nantucket/2/177/22
Join Storytellers Shandon Loring and Derry McMahon for mermaid tales at the lovely Nantucket sim.
Stories will be done in voice.
-----------------------------------------Engines! Aether SalonSunday, 17 May, 2009
2pm - 3:30pm Babbage Palisade, New Babbagehttp://slurl.com/secondlife/Babbage%20Palisade/97/59/105/?title=Aether%20Salon
Spinning cogs and grinding gearspistons loud assault the ears, asIndustry growsand cities riseon the powerour enginessynthesize.
Please gear up to learn about the workhorse of industry, the engine, the inventors who made them faster and better, and their secret inner workings. Should you desire, there will also be tea. Join your fellow gearheads on May 17 at 2pm slt at Aether Salon.
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WOI -Simeon Beresford and Puck of Pook's Hill
Sunday, 17 May, 2009
2pm - 3pm West of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Irelandhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
Today Simeon concludes this lovely story by Rudyard Kipling.
He will be reading in voice.
Puck of Pook's Hill is a children's book by Rudyard Kipling, published in 1906, containing a series of short stories set in different periods of history. The stories are all told to two children living near Pevensey by people magically plucked out of history by Puck.
-----------------------------------------WOI -The Tale of Despereaux with Caledonia SkytowerMonday, 18 May, 2009
7pm - 8pm West of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Irelandhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX by Kate DiCamillo (2004 Newberry Medal Winner) In “Book the First: A Mouse is Born” we meet young Despereaux who doesn’t seem to conform to the accepted standards of “mouse-ness”. He loves music, sees colors and words... And he falls in love with a princess. All of which get him banned from his home and family, and his Princess!
Caledonia will be sharing this story in voice.
----------------------------------------By Whitman, Biweekly!Tuesday, 19 May, 2009
4pm - 5pm Caledon Library, on the Hub in Victoria Cityhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Victoria%20City/160/117/23
A Discussion led by Dame Kghia Gheardi of the works of Walt Whitman.
Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass is one of the works at the foundations of American poetry. Its expansive attempt to capture the spirit and landscape of the 19th century United States has influenced an entire culture's self-concept, and its rich language continues to inspire readers today as it has for the century and a half of its existence.
"By Whitman, Biweekly" will provide an opportunity to look closely at this beloved work. Each time we'll spend an hour discussing its context and examining the poetry of the 1855 first edition.
The series will also give those who love Leaves of Grass, and those who would like to learn more, an opportunity to explore Whitman's vigorous and heartfelt poetry together.
This week, we will continue our discussion of "Song of Myself," the first poem to Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass." We'll begin with the stanza
"The smoke of my own breath,Echoes, ripples, and buzzed whispers . . . . loveroot, silkthread, crotch and vine,My respiration and inspiration . . . . the beating of my heart . . . . the passing of blood and air through my lungs,The sniff of green leaves and dry leaves, and of the shore and darkcolored sea- rocks, and of hay in the barn,The sound of the belched words of my voice . . . . words loosed to the eddies of the wind,A few light kisses . . . . a few embraces . . . . a reaching around of arms,The play of shine and shade on the trees as the supple boughs wag,The delight alone or in the rush of the streets, or along the fields and hillsides,The feeling of health . . . . the full-noon trill . . . . the song of me rising from bed and meeting the sun. "
----------------------------------------- Literary SalonTuesday, 19 May, 2009
5pm - 6pm Ormsby Hall, Caledon Murdann
Otenth Paderborn will be at home at Ormsby Hall for a literary salon the third Tuesday of each month, 5-6 PM SLT. The subject for February is selections from the writings of William Morris "Hopes and Fears for Art"
----------------------------------------- WOI Gyro Muggins with Flowers for AlgernonTuesday, 19 May, 2009
5.30pm - 6:30pmWest of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Irelandhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
Charlie Gordan, with an IQ of 80, wants more than anything "to be smart." An experimental brain operation gives him that chance. As his awareness of the world around him increases, Charlie deals with his own awakening emotions and the knowledge that the wondrous beings around him are merely human. Story presented in voice.
----------------------------------------
WOI Aoife Lorefield with more Traveler’s Tales of IrelandTuesday, 19 May, 2009
7:00pm - 8:00pm sltWest of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Irelandhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
Tuesdays in May we'll be visiting Ireland as Aoife Lorefield reads from the collection, Travelers' Tales Ireland. If you're familiar with the Travelers' Tales series, you'll know how wonderful these true life essays are: well written, sharply drawn, and evocative. On each of May's four Tuesdays, Aoife will read several tales, choosing from among writers like Frank McCourt, Thomas Cahill, Nuala O'Faolain, and Maeve Binchy. So whether you're longing to get back or have yet to go, join her as she travels through Ireland, reading in voice, with chat in voice or text. All are welcome!
In celebration of AVL's third anniversary we have THREE Library Buzz Sessions scheduled for next week! These Library Buzz Sessions will take place on Info Island. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island/96/119/31
May 12th - at 3 PM SLT - Kitty Pope with Alliance Library Systems will lead a session about her series of newsletters, "On a + Note" that goes out to Alliance Library Systems and the libraries it supports. These relevant publications cover positive leadership, crisis management, managing change, and overcoming inaction. Kitty has been given wide acclaim for this series and is presenting soon at a SirsiDynix Institute and at the British Columbia Library Association.
May 13th - at 6 PM SLT - "Thriving in Tough Times" Members of the State Library of Kansas will tell how they put together an interactive wiki to help Kansans through difficult economic times. The creation, promotion and cooperative development of a social service wiki with libraries taking a leadership role will be discussed. The website, "Thriving in Tough Times," was set up in April offering resources in the general areas of Employment & Training, Finances, Housing, Health and Families. State Library staff maintains the site with resources added at national, state and local levels by other librarians, Kansas government agencies and interested individuals. You can view "Thriving in Tough Times" at: http://kslibinfo.wetpaint.com/
May 14th - at 6 PM SLT - Achieving Buy-in From Administrators Panel DiscussionDue to the great response in the email discussion of this topic we've set up a buzz session and invited John2 Kepler, Puglet Dancer, Sonja Morgwain, Leorie Alter, and BlueWings Hayek to lead the discussion on how to approach administrators about having a library or educational presence in Second Life. Please join us for these exciting topics!
Alexandrian Free Library: Caledon, Winterfell, Steelhead, New Toulouse, New Babbage, Amatsu Shima, West of Ireland, Steeltopia, Deadwood, Al Andalus and Constantinople Library Events for May 13 - 19, 2009 Continuing Exhibits:
19th Century Literary Influences on Steampunk, an exhibit at the Steelhead Public LibraryMarch 15 - June 13, 2009Steelhead Public Library http://slurl.com/secondlife/Steelhead/123/184/25
Caledon Library 19th Century Spiritualism Exhibit, curated by Mica BraunMay 1st to July 17th, 2009The Jack and Elaine Whitehorn Memorial Library, Caledon Victoria Cityhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Victoria%20City/59/196/23
Events of the week:
WOI – Lilia Quinnell with Song of the Pearl Wednesday, 13 May, 2009
5:30pm - 6:30pm SLTWest of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Irelandhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29 Join Lilia for part 3 of this time travel/fantasy story.
Song of the Pearl by Ruth Nichols: Margaret Redmond, who dies at seventeen, finds that to gain understanding of self and to overcome a deep hatred that has marred her last years she must relive parts of her earlier lives on earth.
Stories will be done in voice.
-----------------------------------------
WOI - Letters thru Time with Gracee Andel
Wednesday, 13 May, 2009
7pm - 8pm West of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Irelandhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
Gracee will share the letters of 10-year-old Lura Harding as she travels the Oregon Trail in 1850 (conclusion).
----------------------------------------WOI - Shandon Loring - Exploring Realms...
Thursday, 14 May, 2009
7pm - 8pm West of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Irelandhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
Join Shandon for such tales as: “The Celtic Twilight (by Yeats)”, “Little People”, “The People of the Sea - Journey in search of the Seal Legend”, “Wonder Tales from Scottish Myth and Legend”, “Visions and Beliefs in the West of Ireland”, “The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns, and Fairies”, etc.
Stories presented in voice.
-----------------------------------------
WOI Storytellers in NantucketSaturday, 16 May, 2009
3:30pm - 4:30pm Where: Nantucket http://slurl.com/secondlife/Nantucket/2/177/22
WOI – WOI Storytellers at Nantucket with Mermaid Stories Saturday, May16, 3:30pm SLT
Nantucket Theatre, SL New England http://slurl.com/secondlife/Nantucket/2/177/22
Join Storytellers Shandon Loring and Derry McMahon for mermaid tales at the lovely Nantucket sim.
Stories will be done in voice.
-----------------------------------------Engines! Aether SalonSunday, 17 May, 2009
2pm - 3:30pm Babbage Palisade, New Babbagehttp://slurl.com/secondlife/Babbage%20Palisade/97/59/105/?title=Aether%20Salon
Spinning cogs and grinding gearspistons loud assault the ears, asIndustry growsand cities riseon the powerour enginessynthesize.
Please gear up to learn about the workhorse of industry, the engine, the inventors who made them faster and better, and their secret inner workings. Should you desire, there will also be tea. Join your fellow gearheads on May 17 at 2pm slt at Aether Salon.
-----------------------------------------
WOI -Simeon Beresford and Puck of Pook's Hill
Sunday, 17 May, 2009
2pm - 3pm West of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Irelandhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
Today Simeon concludes this lovely story by Rudyard Kipling.
He will be reading in voice.
Puck of Pook's Hill is a children's book by Rudyard Kipling, published in 1906, containing a series of short stories set in different periods of history. The stories are all told to two children living near Pevensey by people magically plucked out of history by Puck.
-----------------------------------------WOI -The Tale of Despereaux with Caledonia SkytowerMonday, 18 May, 2009
7pm - 8pm West of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Irelandhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX by Kate DiCamillo (2004 Newberry Medal Winner) In “Book the First: A Mouse is Born” we meet young Despereaux who doesn’t seem to conform to the accepted standards of “mouse-ness”. He loves music, sees colors and words... And he falls in love with a princess. All of which get him banned from his home and family, and his Princess!
Caledonia will be sharing this story in voice.
----------------------------------------By Whitman, Biweekly!Tuesday, 19 May, 2009
4pm - 5pm Caledon Library, on the Hub in Victoria Cityhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Victoria%20City/160/117/23
A Discussion led by Dame Kghia Gheardi of the works of Walt Whitman.
Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass is one of the works at the foundations of American poetry. Its expansive attempt to capture the spirit and landscape of the 19th century United States has influenced an entire culture's self-concept, and its rich language continues to inspire readers today as it has for the century and a half of its existence.
"By Whitman, Biweekly" will provide an opportunity to look closely at this beloved work. Each time we'll spend an hour discussing its context and examining the poetry of the 1855 first edition.
The series will also give those who love Leaves of Grass, and those who would like to learn more, an opportunity to explore Whitman's vigorous and heartfelt poetry together.
This week, we will continue our discussion of "Song of Myself," the first poem to Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass." We'll begin with the stanza
"The smoke of my own breath,Echoes, ripples, and buzzed whispers . . . . loveroot, silkthread, crotch and vine,My respiration and inspiration . . . . the beating of my heart . . . . the passing of blood and air through my lungs,The sniff of green leaves and dry leaves, and of the shore and darkcolored sea- rocks, and of hay in the barn,The sound of the belched words of my voice . . . . words loosed to the eddies of the wind,A few light kisses . . . . a few embraces . . . . a reaching around of arms,The play of shine and shade on the trees as the supple boughs wag,The delight alone or in the rush of the streets, or along the fields and hillsides,The feeling of health . . . . the full-noon trill . . . . the song of me rising from bed and meeting the sun. "
----------------------------------------- Literary SalonTuesday, 19 May, 2009
5pm - 6pm Ormsby Hall, Caledon Murdann
Otenth Paderborn will be at home at Ormsby Hall for a literary salon the third Tuesday of each month, 5-6 PM SLT. The subject for February is selections from the writings of William Morris "Hopes and Fears for Art"
----------------------------------------- WOI Gyro Muggins with Flowers for AlgernonTuesday, 19 May, 2009
5.30pm - 6:30pmWest of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Irelandhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
Charlie Gordan, with an IQ of 80, wants more than anything "to be smart." An experimental brain operation gives him that chance. As his awareness of the world around him increases, Charlie deals with his own awakening emotions and the knowledge that the wondrous beings around him are merely human. Story presented in voice.
----------------------------------------
WOI Aoife Lorefield with more Traveler’s Tales of IrelandTuesday, 19 May, 2009
7:00pm - 8:00pm sltWest of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Irelandhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
Tuesdays in May we'll be visiting Ireland as Aoife Lorefield reads from the collection, Travelers' Tales Ireland. If you're familiar with the Travelers' Tales series, you'll know how wonderful these true life essays are: well written, sharply drawn, and evocative. On each of May's four Tuesdays, Aoife will read several tales, choosing from among writers like Frank McCourt, Thomas Cahill, Nuala O'Faolain, and Maeve Binchy. So whether you're longing to get back or have yet to go, join her as she travels through Ireland, reading in voice, with chat in voice or text. All are welcome!
Monday, May 4, 2009
Libraries in Second Life this week
Wednesday, May 6, 6:30pm SLT
Info Island
Hot Topics @ Your Second Life Library
Nudity and Modesty
This month's panel will be discussing the questions of nudity and modesty in Second Life. What's appropriate, what really counts as nudity on a virtual person?
Come as you are.
May 8th and 9th! Library Career Fair and Library Fair!
This two day event will feature exhibits from libraries in Second Life and a full day of Library Career Fair speakers and activities on May 8th followed by presentations by SL and RL libraries on May 9th. Please plan to join us! Schedule below -
Second Life LIS Student Union Career Fair: Carpe Calamitas! Networking Librarians, Students, Employers and Recruiters Friday May 8, 2009 - Noon to 7 PM SLT
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Infotainment%20Island/98/69/31
Noon-2 pm SLT: Orientation sessions for new avatars
2-3 pm SLT: Opening Keynote Speaker: Kitty Pope, Executive-Director of AVL, on kicking off the month-long celebration of AVL’s Third Anniversary in Second Life. Additionally, other speakers will be addressing survival skills for getting a job in a bad economy.
3-4 pm SLT: Research mini-conference presentations by students on their Second Life interface studies.
4-5 pm SLT: Panel of recruiters and employers: “What are employers looking for in today's media-rich Web 2.0 information environments?”
5-7 pm SLT: Social Networking Party mixer for Career Fair and Library Fair participants and friends with DJ Gwen Carillon, dancing and music. Questions? PM Melanie Twine.
Alliance Virtual Library Library Fair Saturday, May 9th 2009Noon to 6 PM SLT http://slurl.com/secondlife/Infotainment%20Island/156/151/32 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm SLT"Libraries and Innovation in Second Life"Lori Bell (RL) Lorelei Junot (SL)Alliance Virtual Library
1 pm - 1:45 pm SLT"Growing a Community Library; Lessons from the Field"Micki McIntyre (RL) Derry McMahon (SL)West of Ireland Library and Cultural Center
2 pm - 2:45 pm SLT"Supporting and Promoting Ingenuity"Joanne Brothers (RL) Vienna James (SL)RezLibris
3 pm - 3:45 SLT"SL Library Instruction: A Work in Progress"P. Charles Livermore (RL) Hopalong Oh (SL)St. John's University Libraries
4 pm SLT - 6 PM SLTExhibits & Networking Contacts for Library Fair - Beth Kraemer (SL: Alice Burgess) kraemer@email.uky.edu and Rhonda Trueman (SL: Abbey Zenith) abbeyzen@gmail.com.
Alexandrian Free Library: Caledon, Winterfell, Steelhead, New Toulouse, New Babbage, Amatsu Shima, West of Ireland, Steeltopia, Deadwood, Al Andalus and Constantinople
Library Events for May 6 - 12, 2009
Continuing Exhibits: 19th Century Literary Influences on Steampunk, an exhibit at the Steelhead Public LibraryMarch 15 - June 13, 2009Steelhead Public Libraryhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/Steelhead/123/184/25
Caledon Library 19th Century Spiritualism Exhibit, curated by Mica BraunMay 1st to July 17th, 2009The Jack and Elaine Whitehorn Memorial Library, Caledon Victoria City
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Victoria%20City/59/196/23
Join us, whether from the earthly realm or The Beyond, to explore the subject of Spiritualism…Spiritualism is looked on variously as a science, a philosophy and a religion: a science that attempts to investigate, analyze and classify facts and manifestations of spirits; a philosophy that studies what it defines as Laws of Nature, both of the seen and the unseen sides of life and bases its conclusions upon observation; and a religion for its striving to understand and comply with physical, mental and spiritual laws that govern the human condition. Covering such topics as mediumship, spirit photography and séances, this exhibit considers Spiritualism as a complex subject, from its distinctly Victorian flourishing in the lives of such eminent 19th c figures as Arthur Conan Doyle and WB Yeats, to its continuing popularity today.This exhibit is offered to the spiritually minded citizens of Caledon by Miss Mica Braun of the Caledon Library, for their enjoyment and edification.Events of the week: WOI - Lilia Quinnell with The Song of the Pearl (pt 4)
Wednesday, 6 May 20095:30pm - 6:30pmWest of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Ireland
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29Lilia concludes the Song of the Pearl by Ruth Nichols: Margaret Redmond, who dies at seventeen, finds that to gain understanding of self and to overcome a deep hatred that has marred her last years she must relive parts of her earlier lives on earth. Join us to see how this very interesting story ends. Story read in voice.
Winterfell Library - Aianna's Fireside TalesWednesday, 6 May 20096pm - 7pmBard's Bonfire, Winterfell Taure En Lor
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Winterfell/21/222/23"Here is where the dragon roams,The faerie plays, the gnome hides.Across the centuries, from far to home,Here is where the magic abides!" Join us every other Wednesday at 6 PM SLT on Bard's Island in Winterfell as Aianna reads to us magical tales.April 8th - That Explains Poland - Charles de LintApril 22nd - Romano Drom - Charles de LintJune 6th - The Sacred Fire - Charles de LintJune 20th - Winter Was Hard - Charles de Lint
WOI - Letters thru Time with Gracee AndelWednesday, 6 May 20097pm - 8pmWest of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Ireland
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
Gracee will share the letters of 10-year-old Lura Harding as she travels the Oregon Trail in 1850. (Part 2 of 2). Stories told in voice.
WOI - Irish Hero Tales with Shandon LoringThursday, 7 May, 20097pm - 8pmWest of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Ireland
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
Join Shandon for stories of the heroes of ancient Ireland. He'll choose from such selections as: “Gods & Fighting Men”, “Hero Tales of Ireland”, “Cuchulain of Muirthemne”, “Beside the Fire”, “Heroic Romances of Ireland”, etc. Come and see what is up tonight! Stories told in voice.
Caledon Library - Wind in the Willows Listening Party Chapter Five: Dulce DomumSaturday, May 9th 10am-11am SLTTinyville Library, Caledon Tanglewood http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Tanglewood/23/214/23/
Come as a character from Kenneth Grahame's novel, The Wind in the Willows, and join us as we listen to, and discuss, a new chapter each month of the adventures of the shy but loyal Mole, the poetical Water Rat, the brave Otter, the gruff but kindly Mr. Badger, the vainglorious Toad, and all the other creatures of wood, stream, and field who populate this much-loved story.This month, the story continues as Mole, returning from day's outing with Rat, is suddenly overcome with nostalgia as he hears the call for his old home, "Mole End". The two visit and light the place up in time to receive the visit of the neighborhood Field Mice, who have come a carolling.Big People may join us in Tinyville, or repose in comfort at the Oxbridge Library in Caledon Oxbridge
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Oxbridge/196/96/24
Those who can't be with us in-world are invited to tune in at http://music.radioriel.org This is a year-long series, the second Saturday of each month, 2009. Sponsored by the Caledon Library and Rachelville, and produced by Radio Riel. Schedule* Jan 10: The River Bank* Feb 14: The Open Road* March 14: The Wild Wood* April 11: Mr. Badger* May 9: Dulce Domum* June 13: Mr. Toad* July 11: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn* Aug 8: Toad's Adventures* Sept 12: Wayfarers All* Oct 10: The Further Adventures of Toad* Nov 14: Like Summer Tempests came his Tears* Dec 12: The Return of Ulysses* Jan 9, 2010: All Day Programming of the entire Caledon Library - Lecture on the folkloric elements in Wind in the WillowsSaturday, May 9th 11am -12pm SLTTinyville Library, Caledon Tanglewood
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Tanglewood/23/214/23/
Join us as Folklorist Afsaneh Metaluna explores the folkloric elements, motifs, and references in Grahame's world. Big People may join us in Tinyville, or repose in comfort at the Oxbridge Library in Caledon Oxbridge
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Oxbridge/196/96/24
Those who can't be with us in-world are invited to tune in at http://music.radioriel.org
WOI - Elegia Underwood with Dragon Tales!
Sunday 10 May, 20092pm - 3pmWest of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Ireland
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29Join us as our friend Elegia relates lovely dragon stories!! Stories told in voice.
WOI - The Conclusion of Charlotte's Web with Caledonia SkytowerMonday, 11 May, 20097pm - 8pmWest of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Ireland
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
Life, Friendship, Love and growing up all come together for Fern, Wilbur, and Charlotte in the final chapters of “Charlotte’s Web.” Story told in voice.
WOI - Gyro Muggins with "Miss Prinks"Tuesday, 12 May, 20095:30pm - 6:30pmWest of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Ireland
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
Miss Prinks 30min by Gordon DicksonA humorous look at a spinster's encounter with a being from another dimension. "Miss Lydia Prinks was somebody's aunt. Not the aunt of several somebodies, but the aunt of one person only and with no other living brothers, sisters, cousins, nephews, or nieces to her name. A sort of singleton aunt. It would be possible to describe her further, but it would not be in good taste." After her encounter with the alien her "condition" as the alien puts it, is "improved," but certainly not the way she expected. Story told in voice.
WOI – Travels in Ireland with Aoife LorefieldTuesday, 12 May, 20097pm - 8pmWhere: West of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Ireland
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
Tuesdays in May we'll be visiting Ireland as Aoife Lorefield reads from the collection, Travelers' Tales Ireland. If you're familiar with the Travelers' Tales series, you'll know how wonderful these true life essays are: well written, sharply drawn, and evocative. On each of May's four Tuesdays, Aoife will read several tales, choosing from among writers like Frank McCourt, Thomas Cahill, Nuala O'Faolain, and Maeve Binchy. So whether you're longing to get back or have yet to go, join her as she travels through Ireland, reading in voice, with chat in voice or text.
Info Island
Hot Topics @ Your Second Life Library
Nudity and Modesty
This month's panel will be discussing the questions of nudity and modesty in Second Life. What's appropriate, what really counts as nudity on a virtual person?
Come as you are.
May 8th and 9th! Library Career Fair and Library Fair!
This two day event will feature exhibits from libraries in Second Life and a full day of Library Career Fair speakers and activities on May 8th followed by presentations by SL and RL libraries on May 9th. Please plan to join us! Schedule below -
Second Life LIS Student Union Career Fair: Carpe Calamitas! Networking Librarians, Students, Employers and Recruiters Friday May 8, 2009 - Noon to 7 PM SLT
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Infotainment%20Island/98/69/31
Noon-2 pm SLT: Orientation sessions for new avatars
2-3 pm SLT: Opening Keynote Speaker: Kitty Pope, Executive-Director of AVL, on kicking off the month-long celebration of AVL’s Third Anniversary in Second Life. Additionally, other speakers will be addressing survival skills for getting a job in a bad economy.
3-4 pm SLT: Research mini-conference presentations by students on their Second Life interface studies.
4-5 pm SLT: Panel of recruiters and employers: “What are employers looking for in today's media-rich Web 2.0 information environments?”
5-7 pm SLT: Social Networking Party mixer for Career Fair and Library Fair participants and friends with DJ Gwen Carillon, dancing and music. Questions? PM Melanie Twine.
Alliance Virtual Library Library Fair Saturday, May 9th 2009Noon to 6 PM SLT http://slurl.com/secondlife/Infotainment%20Island/156/151/32 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm SLT"Libraries and Innovation in Second Life"Lori Bell (RL) Lorelei Junot (SL)Alliance Virtual Library
1 pm - 1:45 pm SLT"Growing a Community Library; Lessons from the Field"Micki McIntyre (RL) Derry McMahon (SL)West of Ireland Library and Cultural Center
2 pm - 2:45 pm SLT"Supporting and Promoting Ingenuity"Joanne Brothers (RL) Vienna James (SL)RezLibris
3 pm - 3:45 SLT"SL Library Instruction: A Work in Progress"P. Charles Livermore (RL) Hopalong Oh (SL)St. John's University Libraries
4 pm SLT - 6 PM SLTExhibits & Networking Contacts for Library Fair - Beth Kraemer (SL: Alice Burgess) kraemer@email.uky.edu and Rhonda Trueman (SL: Abbey Zenith) abbeyzen@gmail.com.
Alexandrian Free Library: Caledon, Winterfell, Steelhead, New Toulouse, New Babbage, Amatsu Shima, West of Ireland, Steeltopia, Deadwood, Al Andalus and Constantinople
Library Events for May 6 - 12, 2009
Continuing Exhibits: 19th Century Literary Influences on Steampunk, an exhibit at the Steelhead Public LibraryMarch 15 - June 13, 2009Steelhead Public Libraryhttp://slurl.com/secondlife/Steelhead/123/184/25
Caledon Library 19th Century Spiritualism Exhibit, curated by Mica BraunMay 1st to July 17th, 2009The Jack and Elaine Whitehorn Memorial Library, Caledon Victoria City
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Victoria%20City/59/196/23
Join us, whether from the earthly realm or The Beyond, to explore the subject of Spiritualism…Spiritualism is looked on variously as a science, a philosophy and a religion: a science that attempts to investigate, analyze and classify facts and manifestations of spirits; a philosophy that studies what it defines as Laws of Nature, both of the seen and the unseen sides of life and bases its conclusions upon observation; and a religion for its striving to understand and comply with physical, mental and spiritual laws that govern the human condition. Covering such topics as mediumship, spirit photography and séances, this exhibit considers Spiritualism as a complex subject, from its distinctly Victorian flourishing in the lives of such eminent 19th c figures as Arthur Conan Doyle and WB Yeats, to its continuing popularity today.This exhibit is offered to the spiritually minded citizens of Caledon by Miss Mica Braun of the Caledon Library, for their enjoyment and edification.Events of the week: WOI - Lilia Quinnell with The Song of the Pearl (pt 4)
Wednesday, 6 May 20095:30pm - 6:30pmWest of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Ireland
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29Lilia concludes the Song of the Pearl by Ruth Nichols: Margaret Redmond, who dies at seventeen, finds that to gain understanding of self and to overcome a deep hatred that has marred her last years she must relive parts of her earlier lives on earth. Join us to see how this very interesting story ends. Story read in voice.
Winterfell Library - Aianna's Fireside TalesWednesday, 6 May 20096pm - 7pmBard's Bonfire, Winterfell Taure En Lor
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Winterfell/21/222/23"Here is where the dragon roams,The faerie plays, the gnome hides.Across the centuries, from far to home,Here is where the magic abides!" Join us every other Wednesday at 6 PM SLT on Bard's Island in Winterfell as Aianna reads to us magical tales.April 8th - That Explains Poland - Charles de LintApril 22nd - Romano Drom - Charles de LintJune 6th - The Sacred Fire - Charles de LintJune 20th - Winter Was Hard - Charles de Lint
WOI - Letters thru Time with Gracee AndelWednesday, 6 May 20097pm - 8pmWest of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Ireland
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
Gracee will share the letters of 10-year-old Lura Harding as she travels the Oregon Trail in 1850. (Part 2 of 2). Stories told in voice.
WOI - Irish Hero Tales with Shandon LoringThursday, 7 May, 20097pm - 8pmWest of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Ireland
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
Join Shandon for stories of the heroes of ancient Ireland. He'll choose from such selections as: “Gods & Fighting Men”, “Hero Tales of Ireland”, “Cuchulain of Muirthemne”, “Beside the Fire”, “Heroic Romances of Ireland”, etc. Come and see what is up tonight! Stories told in voice.
Caledon Library - Wind in the Willows Listening Party Chapter Five: Dulce DomumSaturday, May 9th 10am-11am SLTTinyville Library, Caledon Tanglewood http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Tanglewood/23/214/23/
Come as a character from Kenneth Grahame's novel, The Wind in the Willows, and join us as we listen to, and discuss, a new chapter each month of the adventures of the shy but loyal Mole, the poetical Water Rat, the brave Otter, the gruff but kindly Mr. Badger, the vainglorious Toad, and all the other creatures of wood, stream, and field who populate this much-loved story.This month, the story continues as Mole, returning from day's outing with Rat, is suddenly overcome with nostalgia as he hears the call for his old home, "Mole End". The two visit and light the place up in time to receive the visit of the neighborhood Field Mice, who have come a carolling.Big People may join us in Tinyville, or repose in comfort at the Oxbridge Library in Caledon Oxbridge
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Oxbridge/196/96/24
Those who can't be with us in-world are invited to tune in at http://music.radioriel.org This is a year-long series, the second Saturday of each month, 2009. Sponsored by the Caledon Library and Rachelville, and produced by Radio Riel. Schedule* Jan 10: The River Bank* Feb 14: The Open Road* March 14: The Wild Wood* April 11: Mr. Badger* May 9: Dulce Domum* June 13: Mr. Toad* July 11: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn* Aug 8: Toad's Adventures* Sept 12: Wayfarers All* Oct 10: The Further Adventures of Toad* Nov 14: Like Summer Tempests came his Tears* Dec 12: The Return of Ulysses* Jan 9, 2010: All Day Programming of the entire Caledon Library - Lecture on the folkloric elements in Wind in the WillowsSaturday, May 9th 11am -12pm SLTTinyville Library, Caledon Tanglewood
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Tanglewood/23/214/23/
Join us as Folklorist Afsaneh Metaluna explores the folkloric elements, motifs, and references in Grahame's world. Big People may join us in Tinyville, or repose in comfort at the Oxbridge Library in Caledon Oxbridge
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Oxbridge/196/96/24
Those who can't be with us in-world are invited to tune in at http://music.radioriel.org
WOI - Elegia Underwood with Dragon Tales!
Sunday 10 May, 20092pm - 3pmWest of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Ireland
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29Join us as our friend Elegia relates lovely dragon stories!! Stories told in voice.
WOI - The Conclusion of Charlotte's Web with Caledonia SkytowerMonday, 11 May, 20097pm - 8pmWest of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Ireland
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
Life, Friendship, Love and growing up all come together for Fern, Wilbur, and Charlotte in the final chapters of “Charlotte’s Web.” Story told in voice.
WOI - Gyro Muggins with "Miss Prinks"Tuesday, 12 May, 20095:30pm - 6:30pmWest of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Ireland
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
Miss Prinks 30min by Gordon DicksonA humorous look at a spinster's encounter with a being from another dimension. "Miss Lydia Prinks was somebody's aunt. Not the aunt of several somebodies, but the aunt of one person only and with no other living brothers, sisters, cousins, nephews, or nieces to her name. A sort of singleton aunt. It would be possible to describe her further, but it would not be in good taste." After her encounter with the alien her "condition" as the alien puts it, is "improved," but certainly not the way she expected. Story told in voice.
WOI – Travels in Ireland with Aoife LorefieldTuesday, 12 May, 20097pm - 8pmWhere: West of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Ireland
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
Tuesdays in May we'll be visiting Ireland as Aoife Lorefield reads from the collection, Travelers' Tales Ireland. If you're familiar with the Travelers' Tales series, you'll know how wonderful these true life essays are: well written, sharply drawn, and evocative. On each of May's four Tuesdays, Aoife will read several tales, choosing from among writers like Frank McCourt, Thomas Cahill, Nuala O'Faolain, and Maeve Binchy. So whether you're longing to get back or have yet to go, join her as she travels through Ireland, reading in voice, with chat in voice or text.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Alliance Virtual Library one of top ten Linden Prize Finalists for Innovation in Second Life
Alliance Virtual Library, coordinated by the Alliance Library System and staffed by hundreds ofvolunteers from all over the world, has been named as oneof 10 finalists for the Linden Prize which will be announced on April 30.
For more information on the award and the finalists, check out this url:https://blogs.secondlife.com/community/features/blog/2009/04/23/announcing-the-finalists-for-the-linden-prize
Linden Lab received over 230 applications for the award from all over the worldwhich illustrate creative and diverse uses of the virtual world of Second Life, with compelling impact that is both broad and deep. The winner will receive a $10,000 US dollars prize. The award is for an innovative inworld project that improves the way people work, learn and communicate in their daily lives outside of the virtual world. The award is intended to align with Linden Lab’s company mission–to connect all people to an online world that advances the human condition. For more information contact Lori Bell at ALS, lbell@alliancelibrarysystem.com.
For more information on the award and the finalists, check out this url:https://blogs.secondlife.com/community/features/blog/2009/04/23/announcing-the-finalists-for-the-linden-prize
Linden Lab received over 230 applications for the award from all over the worldwhich illustrate creative and diverse uses of the virtual world of Second Life, with compelling impact that is both broad and deep. The winner will receive a $10,000 US dollars prize. The award is for an innovative inworld project that improves the way people work, learn and communicate in their daily lives outside of the virtual world. The award is intended to align with Linden Lab’s company mission–to connect all people to an online world that advances the human condition. For more information contact Lori Bell at ALS, lbell@alliancelibrarysystem.com.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Alexandrian Free Library Events, April 21-28, 2009
Alexandrian Free Library: Caledon, Winterfell, Steelhead, New Toulouse, New Babbage, Amatsu Shima, West of Ireland, Steeltopia, Deadwood, Al Andalus & Constantinople Library Events for April 20-28 2009
New Series at the Caledon Library!
Folklore of the British Isles with Afsaneh Metaluna
3rd Mondays, 4pm
Inaugural lecture, Mon, April 20, 4pm – 5pm
Tinyville Library, Tinyville, Caledon Tanglewood
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Tanglewood/23/214/23/
Folklorist Afsenah Metaluna will guide us in a new exploration each month; with illustrative stories and her own commentary she'll expose to our understanding some facet of the rich and varied folklore of the British Isles. In the Storyteller's Own Words…
"Rather than a repository of Märchen (wonder tales more or less of the "Grimm's" variety) much of the folklore of England is comprised of local legends that combine references to beliefs and customs and aspects of daily life, particularly rural life. This is contrasted with English ballads and broadsides, which have a strong tradition of their own, as well as the folklore around customs, dance and belief. The wonder tales exist too, though more in the Celtic regions."
This month, to get us started, she will tell and comment on short tales from Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, plus "The Apple Tree Man" a legend that, she says "deals with customs as well as systems of land tenure and inheritance, making it a kind of microcosm of the strength of English narrative lore."
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WOI – Charlotte’s Web with Caledonia Skytower
Monday – April 20 @ 7pm
West of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Ireland
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
Part One: One of the most beloved works by a prodigious and beloved author. Fern becomes the passionate advocate for the “runt of the litter” pig she names “Wilbur”, and thus begins a miraculous friendship that transforms them both. All stories are presented in Voice
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WOI - Dandelion Wine with Gyro Muggins
Tuesday – April 21 @ 5.30pm
West of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Ireland
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
Join us as Gyro reads "Dandelion Wine" by Ray Bradbury
Green Town, Illinois
"There was a junkman who saved lives.
"There was a pair of sneakers that could make you run faster than a deer.
"There was a human time machine.
"There was a wax witch that could tell real fortunes.
"There was a man who almost wrecked happiness by building a happiness machine.
"AND there was a twelve-year old boy, named Douglas Spalding, who found himself very much at home in this extraordinary world."
All stories are presented in Voice.
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WOI – The Bat Poet by Randall Jarrell with Aoife Lorefield
Tuesday – April 21 @ 7pm
West of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Ireland
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
This lovely tale introduces––yes!––a bat who writes poetry. Discover this story as Aoife reads the poems, and some of the prose, of this small, brown, furry, thoughtful bat.
All stories are presented in Voice.
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Winterfell Library - Aianna's Fireside Tales
Wed, April 22, 6pm – 7pm
Bard's Bonfire, Winterfell Taure En Lor
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Winterfell/21/222/23
"Here is where the dragon roams,
The faerie plays, the gnome hides.
Across the centuries, from far to home,
Here is where the magic abides!"
Join us every other Wednesday at 6 PM SLT on Bard's Island in Winterfell as Aianna reads to us magical tales. This week she reads "Romano Drom" by Charles de Lint. All stories are presented in Voice
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WOI – The Song of the Pearl with Lilia Quinnell
Wednesday – April 22 @ 7pm
West of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Ireland
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
Join us for part 2 of this book, the story of Margaret Redmond, who dies at seventeen, and finds that to gain understanding of self and to overcome a deep hatred that has marred her last years she must relive parts of her earlier lives on earth. All stories are presented in Voice.
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WOI – Ghosts and Haunts with Shandon Loring
Thursday – April 23 @ 7pm
West of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Ireland
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
Tonight: The Four-Fifteen Express by Amelia B. Edwards. What is a ghost? A disembodied spirit? A personality 'residue'? A time image? A time image - hmmmmm..... Thought waves which have become impregnated in the woodwork, the very atmosphere, and can be transformed into the likeness of their dead creator.
All stories are presented in Voice.
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WOI – Sunday Stories with Gyro Muggins
Sunday – April 26 @ 2pm
West of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Ireland
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
The Piper and the Puca by Douglas Hyde
A half fool of a man who loved music but could never master more than one tune has an encounter with a Puca who takes him one night to a Banshee's feast. There the Puca introduces the man as "the best piper in Ireland"...
The Pudding Bewitched by William Carleton
A good, or possibly not so good, Catholic woman marries a "Prosbytarian," thereby rousing the ire of one of her uncles, a fairy-bewitched tinker. He puts a curse on them which manifests itself in the form of a "bewitched pudding" which leads most of the town thru a merry chase across the countryside.
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WOI – Charlotte’s Web (pt 2) with Caledonia Skytower
Monday – April 27 @ 7pm
West of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Ireland
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
Part Two: As Wilbur gets settled down at Zuckerman’s farm, his ultimate fate as a pig becomes an issue, and he meets a new and amazing friend who brings him insight and wisdom, as their two lives become wrapped together. Come and discover the many mysteries in Charlotte’s web!
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Whitman Weekly
A Discussion led by Dame Kghia Gheardi of the works of Walt Whitman
Tuesday, April 28 at 4pm SLT
Caledon Library, on the Hub in Victoria City
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Victoria%20City/160/117/23
Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass is one of the works at the foundations of American poetry. Its expansive attempt to capture the spirit and landscape of the 19th century United States has influenced a culture, and its rich language continues to inspire readers today as it has for the century and a half of its existence.
Whitman Weekly will provide an opportunity to look closely at this beloved work. Each week we'll spend an hour discussing its context and examining the poetry of the the 1855 first edition.
The series will also give those who love Leaves of Grass, and those who would like to learn more, an opportunity to explore Whitman's vigorous and heartfelt poetry together.
April 28 - Preface (http://tinyurl.com/log-preface ) including Whitman's charge to American poets
" The American poets are to enclose old and new for America is the race of races. Of them a bard is to be commensurate with a people. To him the other continents arrive as contributions . . . he gives them reception for their sake and his own sake. His spirit responds to his country's spirit . . . . he incarnates its geography and natural life and rivers and lakes."
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WOI – And He Built a Crooked House with Gyro Muggins
Tuesday – April 28 @ 5:30pm
West of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Ireland
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
This story by Robert Heinlein is a tongue-in-cheek look at architecture and mathematics gone wrong. In the 1940's architect builds a house based on a 3 Dimensional representation of a 4th Dimensional cube. It seems fine until a slight tremor collapses the house into the more stable state of a real 4th Dimensional cube, with the occupants still in it.
All stories are presented in Voice.
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WOI – The Sonnets of Shakespeare with Aoife Lorefield
Tuesday – April 28 @ 7pm
West of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Ireland
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
As we approach the explosion of Spring and festival of love that is May Day, who better to read than Shakespeare? Tonight Aoife will read some of the sonnets we all love, and perhaps a few you may not have heard in a while.
Presented in Voice.
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WOI – The Awful Truth Behind Mother Goose with Gracee Andel
Wednesday – April 29 @ 7pm
West of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Ireland
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
Learn what was behind those 'silly childhood rhymes' that were actually full of people, politics and intrigue. (By popular demand, a repeat of an earlier performance.)
All stories are presented in Voice.
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gentlebeings, your servant
JJ Drinkwater
New Series at the Caledon Library!
Folklore of the British Isles with Afsaneh Metaluna
3rd Mondays, 4pm
Inaugural lecture, Mon, April 20, 4pm – 5pm
Tinyville Library, Tinyville, Caledon Tanglewood
http://slurl.com/secondlife/
Folklorist Afsenah Metaluna will guide us in a new exploration each month; with illustrative stories and her own commentary she'll expose to our understanding some facet of the rich and varied folklore of the British Isles. In the Storyteller's Own Words…
"Rather than a repository of Märchen (wonder tales more or less of the "Grimm's" variety) much of the folklore of England is comprised of local legends that combine references to beliefs and customs and aspects of daily life, particularly rural life. This is contrasted with English ballads and broadsides, which have a strong tradition of their own, as well as the folklore around customs, dance and belief. The wonder tales exist too, though more in the Celtic regions."
This month, to get us started, she will tell and comment on short tales from Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, plus "The Apple Tree Man" a legend that, she says "deals with customs as well as systems of land tenure and inheritance, making it a kind of microcosm of the strength of English narrative lore."
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WOI – Charlotte’s Web with Caledonia Skytower
Monday – April 20 @ 7pm
West of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Ireland
http://slurl.com/secondlife/
Part One: One of the most beloved works by a prodigious and beloved author. Fern becomes the passionate advocate for the “runt of the litter” pig she names “Wilbur”, and thus begins a miraculous friendship that transforms them both. All stories are presented in Voice
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WOI - Dandelion Wine with Gyro Muggins
Tuesday – April 21 @ 5.30pm
West of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Ireland
http://slurl.com/secondlife/
Join us as Gyro reads "Dandelion Wine" by Ray Bradbury
Green Town, Illinois
"There was a junkman who saved lives.
"There was a pair of sneakers that could make you run faster than a deer.
"There was a human time machine.
"There was a wax witch that could tell real fortunes.
"There was a man who almost wrecked happiness by building a happiness machine.
"AND there was a twelve-year old boy, named Douglas Spalding, who found himself very much at home in this extraordinary world."
All stories are presented in Voice.
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WOI – The Bat Poet by Randall Jarrell with Aoife Lorefield
Tuesday – April 21 @ 7pm
West of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Ireland
http://slurl.com/secondlife/
This lovely tale introduces––yes!––a bat who writes poetry. Discover this story as Aoife reads the poems, and some of the prose, of this small, brown, furry, thoughtful bat.
All stories are presented in Voice.
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Winterfell Library - Aianna's Fireside Tales
Wed, April 22, 6pm – 7pm
Bard's Bonfire, Winterfell Taure En Lor
http://slurl.com/secondlife/
"Here is where the dragon roams,
The faerie plays, the gnome hides.
Across the centuries, from far to home,
Here is where the magic abides!"
Join us every other Wednesday at 6 PM SLT on Bard's Island in Winterfell as Aianna reads to us magical tales. This week she reads "Romano Drom" by Charles de Lint. All stories are presented in Voice
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WOI – The Song of the Pearl with Lilia Quinnell
Wednesday – April 22 @ 7pm
West of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Ireland
http://slurl.com/secondlife/
Join us for part 2 of this book, the story of Margaret Redmond, who dies at seventeen, and finds that to gain understanding of self and to overcome a deep hatred that has marred her last years she must relive parts of her earlier lives on earth. All stories are presented in Voice.
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WOI – Ghosts and Haunts with Shandon Loring
Thursday – April 23 @ 7pm
West of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Ireland
http://slurl.com/secondlife/
Tonight: The Four-Fifteen Express by Amelia B. Edwards. What is a ghost? A disembodied spirit? A personality 'residue'? A time image? A time image - hmmmmm..... Thought waves which have become impregnated in the woodwork, the very atmosphere, and can be transformed into the likeness of their dead creator.
All stories are presented in Voice.
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WOI – Sunday Stories with Gyro Muggins
Sunday – April 26 @ 2pm
West of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Ireland
http://slurl.com/secondlife/
The Piper and the Puca by Douglas Hyde
A half fool of a man who loved music but could never master more than one tune has an encounter with a Puca who takes him one night to a Banshee's feast. There the Puca introduces the man as "the best piper in Ireland"...
The Pudding Bewitched by William Carleton
A good, or possibly not so good, Catholic woman marries a "Prosbytarian," thereby rousing the ire of one of her uncles, a fairy-bewitched tinker. He puts a curse on them which manifests itself in the form of a "bewitched pudding" which leads most of the town thru a merry chase across the countryside.
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WOI – Charlotte’s Web (pt 2) with Caledonia Skytower
Monday – April 27 @ 7pm
West of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Ireland
http://slurl.com/secondlife/
Part Two: As Wilbur gets settled down at Zuckerman’s farm, his ultimate fate as a pig becomes an issue, and he meets a new and amazing friend who brings him insight and wisdom, as their two lives become wrapped together. Come and discover the many mysteries in Charlotte’s web!
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Whitman Weekly
A Discussion led by Dame Kghia Gheardi of the works of Walt Whitman
Tuesday, April 28 at 4pm SLT
Caledon Library, on the Hub in Victoria City
http://slurl.com/secondlife/
Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass is one of the works at the foundations of American poetry. Its expansive attempt to capture the spirit and landscape of the 19th century United States has influenced a culture, and its rich language continues to inspire readers today as it has for the century and a half of its existence.
Whitman Weekly will provide an opportunity to look closely at this beloved work. Each week we'll spend an hour discussing its context and examining the poetry of the the 1855 first edition.
The series will also give those who love Leaves of Grass, and those who would like to learn more, an opportunity to explore Whitman's vigorous and heartfelt poetry together.
April 28 - Preface (http://tinyurl.com/log-
" The American poets are to enclose old and new for America is the race of races. Of them a bard is to be commensurate with a people. To him the other continents arrive as contributions . . . he gives them reception for their sake and his own sake. His spirit responds to his country's spirit . . . . he incarnates its geography and natural life and rivers and lakes."
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WOI – And He Built a Crooked House with Gyro Muggins
Tuesday – April 28 @ 5:30pm
West of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Ireland
http://slurl.com/secondlife/
This story by Robert Heinlein is a tongue-in-cheek look at architecture and mathematics gone wrong. In the 1940's architect builds a house based on a 3 Dimensional representation of a 4th Dimensional cube. It seems fine until a slight tremor collapses the house into the more stable state of a real 4th Dimensional cube, with the occupants still in it.
All stories are presented in Voice.
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WOI – The Sonnets of Shakespeare with Aoife Lorefield
Tuesday – April 28 @ 7pm
West of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Ireland
http://slurl.com/secondlife/
As we approach the explosion of Spring and festival of love that is May Day, who better to read than Shakespeare? Tonight Aoife will read some of the sonnets we all love, and perhaps a few you may not have heard in a while.
Presented in Voice.
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WOI – The Awful Truth Behind Mother Goose with Gracee Andel
Wednesday – April 29 @ 7pm
West of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Ireland
http://slurl.com/secondlife/
Learn what was behind those 'silly childhood rhymes' that were actually full of people, politics and intrigue. (By popular demand, a repeat of an earlier performance.)
All stories are presented in Voice.
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gentlebeings, your servant
JJ Drinkwater
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Events from the Alexandrian Free Library Consortium
Greetings and Salutations!
Most weeks, I'll be posting a list of AlexLib events here, including book discussions, listening parties, story hours, storytelling sessions, lectures and exhibit openings. The readers of this blog are most cordially invited to join us in our literary frolickings and sundry cultural diversions. To start off this week, I wish to highlight 5 or 6 very special events
The Alexandrian Free Library consortium is composed of Libraries that have been created within the virtual world that is Second Life, to serve communities that have organized themselves there. The collections, policies, and events of each member library is determined by the social and cultural profile of the community it serves. One such community and library are described in Chapter 9 of Virtual Worlds, Real Libraries, "Virtual Neighborhoods, Real Communities," which describes the Library of Caledon.
The current member libraries serve the communities of Caledon, Winterfell, Steelhead, New Toulouse, Babbage, Amatsu Shima, West of Ireland, Steeltopia, Deadwood, and Al Andalus, and will soon be joined by the new and compendious Library of Constantinople
Most weeks, I'll be posting a list of AlexLib events here, including book discussions, listening parties, story hours, storytelling sessions, lectures and exhibit openings. The readers of this blog are most cordially invited to join us in our literary frolickings and sundry cultural diversions. To start off this week, I wish to highlight 5 or 6 very special events
gentlebeings, your servant
JJ Drinkwater
Librarian of Caledon
Deadwood Library's Lena Kjeller Memorial Lecture Series
Truth and Lies in the Pioneer Press: How the West was Worded
April 19, 2009, 1:00 PM SLT
The Dakota Theater/Deadwood Memorial Library, Deadwood 1876
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Phoenix%20Pass/215/155/655
Join the editor of the Deadwood sim's newspaper, plus Wild Bill Hickok and Doc Holliday, for a talk and slideshow about concepts of truth in frontier journalism. The editor, Poohneil "Neil" Streeter, whose typist interprets a 19th Century newspaper publisher in living history events, has helped with other volunteers to publish more than 50 issues of an 1870s newspaper for the Deadwood sim since February 2008. He will discuss how concepts of truth changed during the evolution of newspapers in the 19th century. Hickok and Holliday will talk both about how they used the press - and were used by the press - in their day.
This is the inaugural presentation in the Deadwood Library's Lena Kjeller Memorial Lecture Series. The series is named after the Deadwood Library's founder whose typist died earlier this year. Following the talk, at about 2:00 PM, a plaque in the Deadwood Memorial Library will be dedicated in memory of Lena and her typist.
All Second Life residents and guests, particularly those with an interest in virtual libraries and immersion learning experiments, are cordially invited to attend both the lecture and the dedication ceremony. The Deadwood Memorial Library is located in the modern part of the sim so 19th Century dress, while encouraged, is not required. Please address any questions to Diogenes Kuhr or to Deadwood Library Director Blitzer Renfold.
Steelhead Public Library Steampunk Discussion Series
Clockwork Dolls & Mechanical Turks: Exploring Victorian Automata
Sunday, April 19, 6pm slt
Steelhead Public Library
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Steelhead/118/208/24
The amazing developments in engineering during the Victorian age gave rise to much speculation about further possibilities. Among these was the belief that mechanical men and animals were just around the corner. What actual scientific developments gave rise to novels like The Steamman of the Plains? Why were people so ready to believe in frauds such as The Amazing Mechanical Turk? Please join us as Mr Bartleby Kidd discusses Victorian experiments in robotics.
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Story Session at the Falling Anvil - Spring Goes Sproing
Mon, April 13, 5pm – 8pm
The Falling Anvil Public House , Caledon Tamrannoch
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Tamrannoch/230/108/22
Mon, April 13, 5pm – 8pm
The Falling Anvil Public House , Caledon Tamrannoch
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Tamrannoch/230/108/22
Spring has come! Flowers bloom, bees buzz, we clean our houses, dens and caves in the spirit of "out with the old and in with the new." Join us with your stories of all that is refreshed and renewed.
The Storytelling Sessions at Caledon's beloved Anvil are one of the the longest-running story night traditions in Second Life. Once every season we gather to celebrate, tell old and new stories, and enjoy each others company. All are welcome, whether to tell a tale or listen.
Hosted by Master Storyteller Aldo Stern, and sponsored by the Caledon Library and the Clan of Seafarers and Storytellers
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Caledon Library's Whitman Weekly Discussion Series
led by Kghia Gherardi
Week 2, The Preface to Leaves of Grass
Tuesday April 15, 4pm SLT
Caledon Library, on the Hub in Victoria City
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Victoria%20City/160/117/23
Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass is one of the works at the foundations of American poetry. Its expansive attempt to capture the spirit and landscape of the 19th century United States has influenced a culture, and its rich language continues to inspire readers today as it has for the century and a half of its existence.
Whitman Weekly provides an opportunity to look closely at this beloved work: each week we spend an hour discussing its context and examining the poetry of the the 1855 first edition.The series also gives those who love Leaves of Grass and those who would like to learn more an opportunity to explore Whitman's vigorous and heartfelt poetry together.
This week, we will discuss the preface to the work, which addresses the reader in Whitman's characteristically exuberant, straightforward, and singing prose. A copy may be found in the aether at http://tinyurl.com/log-preface
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Week 2, The Preface to Leaves of Grass
Tuesday April 15, 4pm SLT
Caledon Library, on the Hub in Victoria City
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Victoria%20City/160/117/23
Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass is one of the works at the foundations of American poetry. Its expansive attempt to capture the spirit and landscape of the 19th century United States has influenced a culture, and its rich language continues to inspire readers today as it has for the century and a half of its existence.
Whitman Weekly provides an opportunity to look closely at this beloved work: each week we spend an hour discussing its context and examining the poetry of the the 1855 first edition.The series also gives those who love Leaves of Grass and those who would like to learn more an opportunity to explore Whitman's vigorous and heartfelt poetry together.
This week, we will discuss the preface to the work, which addresses the reader in Whitman's characteristically exuberant, straightforward, and singing prose. A copy may be found in the aether at http://tinyurl.com/log-preface
~~
Deadwood Library's Lena Kjeller Memorial Lecture Series
Truth and Lies in the Pioneer Press: How the West was Worded
April 19, 2009, 1:00 PM SLT
The Dakota Theater/Deadwood Memorial Library, Deadwood 1876
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Phoenix%20Pass/215/155/655
Join the editor of the Deadwood sim's newspaper, plus Wild Bill Hickok and Doc Holliday, for a talk and slideshow about concepts of truth in frontier journalism. The editor, Poohneil "Neil" Streeter, whose typist interprets a 19th Century newspaper publisher in living history events, has helped with other volunteers to publish more than 50 issues of an 1870s newspaper for the Deadwood sim since February 2008. He will discuss how concepts of truth changed during the evolution of newspapers in the 19th century. Hickok and Holliday will talk both about how they used the press - and were used by the press - in their day.
This is the inaugural presentation in the Deadwood Library's Lena Kjeller Memorial Lecture Series. The series is named after the Deadwood Library's founder whose typist died earlier this year. Following the talk, at about 2:00 PM, a plaque in the Deadwood Memorial Library will be dedicated in memory of Lena and her typist.
All Second Life residents and guests, particularly those with an interest in virtual libraries and immersion learning experiments, are cordially invited to attend both the lecture and the dedication ceremony. The Deadwood Memorial Library is located in the modern part of the sim so 19th Century dress, while encouraged, is not required. Please address any questions to Diogenes Kuhr or to Deadwood Library Director Blitzer Renfold.
~~
Babbage Aether Salon presents Submersibles!
Sunday, April 19 at 2 pm slt
Babbage Palisade
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Babbage%20Palisade/97/59/105/
Stealth and suprise. Danger in the depths. Harnessing the power of a submersible means being able to approach an enemy undetected, even by the keenest eyes. Nations that control the seas take warning - below the surface, your enemies approach, and the battlefield is changed forever.
This month, Aether Salon will examine early submersibles, their impact on the development of the diverse technologies and influence on warfare. There will, of course, also be cake, conversation, and an eye-popping craft to follow.
Joining us will be Mr. Jasper Kiergarten of New Babbage and Armada, who has rebuilt the CSS Hunley in sharp detail. For a broader view, Commodore O'Toole of the Fleet of Wrath Exiles will provide a survey of US Civil-War era submersibles and semi-submersibles from the 'mystery sub' of New Orleans through the Union Navy's ill-fated Alligator boat.
Hold your breath and prepare to dive in to this most interesting and technical topic.
Babbage Aether Salon presents Submersibles!
Sunday, April 19 at 2 pm slt
Babbage Palisade
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Babbage%20Palisade/97/59/105/
Stealth and suprise. Danger in the depths. Harnessing the power of a submersible means being able to approach an enemy undetected, even by the keenest eyes. Nations that control the seas take warning - below the surface, your enemies approach, and the battlefield is changed forever.
This month, Aether Salon will examine early submersibles, their impact on the development of the diverse technologies and influence on warfare. There will, of course, also be cake, conversation, and an eye-popping craft to follow.
Joining us will be Mr. Jasper Kiergarten of New Babbage and Armada, who has rebuilt the CSS Hunley in sharp detail. For a broader view, Commodore O'Toole of the Fleet of Wrath Exiles will provide a survey of US Civil-War era submersibles and semi-submersibles from the 'mystery sub' of New Orleans through the Union Navy's ill-fated Alligator boat.
Hold your breath and prepare to dive in to this most interesting and technical topic.
~~
Puck of Pook’s Hill with Simeon Beresford
Sunday – April 19 @ 2pm
West of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Ireland
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
Puck of Pook's Hill is a children's book by Rudyard Kipling, published in 1906, containing a series of short stories set in different periods of history. The stories are all told to two children living near Pevensey by people magically plucked out of history by Puck. All stories are presented in Voice
~~
Puck of Pook’s Hill with Simeon Beresford
Sunday – April 19 @ 2pm
West of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Ireland
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
Puck of Pook's Hill is a children's book by Rudyard Kipling, published in 1906, containing a series of short stories set in different periods of history. The stories are all told to two children living near Pevensey by people magically plucked out of history by Puck. All stories are presented in Voice
~~
Steelhead Public Library Steampunk Discussion Series
Clockwork Dolls & Mechanical Turks: Exploring Victorian Automata
Sunday, April 19, 6pm slt
Steelhead Public Library
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Steelhead/118/208/24
The amazing developments in engineering during the Victorian age gave rise to much speculation about further possibilities. Among these was the belief that mechanical men and animals were just around the corner. What actual scientific developments gave rise to novels like The Steamman of the Plains? Why were people so ready to believe in frauds such as The Amazing Mechanical Turk? Please join us as Mr Bartleby Kidd discusses Victorian experiments in robotics.
~~
Introducing a New Series at the Caledon Library!
Folklore of the British Isles with Afsaneh Metaluna
3rd Mondays, 4pm
Inaugural lecture, Mon, April 20, 4pm – 5pm
Tinyville Library, Tinyville, Caledon Tanglewood
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Tanglewood/23/214/23/
Folklorist Afsenah Metaluna will guide us in a new exploration each month; with illustrative stories and her own commentary she'll expose to our understanding some facet of the rich and varied folklore of the British Isles. In the Storyteller's Own Words…
"Rather than a repository of Märchen (wonder tales more or less of the "Grimm's" variety) much of the folklore of England is comprised of local legends that combine references to beliefs and customs and aspects of daily life, particularly rural life. This is contrasted with English ballads and broadsides, which have a strong tradition of their own, as well as the folklore around customs, dance and belief. The wonder tales exist too, though more in the Celtic regions."
This month, to get us started, she will tell and comment on short tales from Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, plus "The Apple Tree Man" a legend that, she says "deals with customs as well as systems of land tenure and inheritance, making it a kind of microcosm of the strength of English narrative lore."
Introducing a New Series at the Caledon Library!
Folklore of the British Isles with Afsaneh Metaluna
3rd Mondays, 4pm
Inaugural lecture, Mon, April 20, 4pm – 5pm
Tinyville Library, Tinyville, Caledon Tanglewood
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Tanglewood/23/214/23/
Folklorist Afsenah Metaluna will guide us in a new exploration each month; with illustrative stories and her own commentary she'll expose to our understanding some facet of the rich and varied folklore of the British Isles. In the Storyteller's Own Words…
"Rather than a repository of Märchen (wonder tales more or less of the "Grimm's" variety) much of the folklore of England is comprised of local legends that combine references to beliefs and customs and aspects of daily life, particularly rural life. This is contrasted with English ballads and broadsides, which have a strong tradition of their own, as well as the folklore around customs, dance and belief. The wonder tales exist too, though more in the Celtic regions."
This month, to get us started, she will tell and comment on short tales from Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, plus "The Apple Tree Man" a legend that, she says "deals with customs as well as systems of land tenure and inheritance, making it a kind of microcosm of the strength of English narrative lore."
~~
Monday, April 6, 2009
2nd annual Virtual Worlds, libraries, education and museum conference
Virtual Worlds Libraries, Education, and Musuems Conference
The technology of virtual worlds is opening up new possibilities for students and lifelong learners. Many experts say we are moving from the era of the two-dimensional page to the era of three-dimensional virtual worlds. The second annual Virtual Worlds: Libraries, Education and Museums Conference provides a gathering place for librarians, information professionals, educators, museologists, and others to learn about and discuss the educational, informational, and cultural opportunities of virtual worlds. The conference will be held on April 24-25, 2009. For more information and to register, go to the conference website at http://www.alliancelibraries.info/virtualworlds/index.html. Registration is $49 and helps cover costs for the operation of Alliance Virtual Library in Second Life.
Keynote speakers include Jeremy Kemp, San Jose State University; Anders Gronstedt of the Gronstedt Group; and Bryan Carter, University of Central Missouri. Please contact Tom Peters at tapinformatoin@yahoo.com for more information.
Conference sponsors are Alliance Library System, TAP Information Services, and Learning Times.
The technology of virtual worlds is opening up new possibilities for students and lifelong learners. Many experts say we are moving from the era of the two-dimensional page to the era of three-dimensional virtual worlds. The second annual Virtual Worlds: Libraries, Education and Museums Conference provides a gathering place for librarians, information professionals, educators, museologists, and others to learn about and discuss the educational, informational, and cultural opportunities of virtual worlds. The conference will be held on April 24-25, 2009. For more information and to register, go to the conference website at http://www.alliancelibraries.info/virtualworlds/index.html. Registration is $49 and helps cover costs for the operation of Alliance Virtual Library in Second Life.
Keynote speakers include Jeremy Kemp, San Jose State University; Anders Gronstedt of the Gronstedt Group; and Bryan Carter, University of Central Missouri. Please contact Tom Peters at tapinformatoin@yahoo.com for more information.
Conference sponsors are Alliance Library System, TAP Information Services, and Learning Times.
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