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Second Life & Virtual World-related programs @ 2009 ALA Annual Conference

The Virtual Communities and Libraries Member Initiative Group meeting for the 2009 ALA Annual Conference – taking place in the hometown of ALA Headquarters: Chicago, IL! — will take place in real life on Saturday, July 11, 2009, at 3:00 pm CT (1:00 pm PT/SLT), at National Louis University, which is located at 122 S. Michigan Avenue. Meet the members of VCL MIG in the Second Floor Atrium. Do you have friends going to Annual Conference who would like a chance to see what SL is like? IM Oberon Oct… Continue

Added by ALALibraryVal Miles on July 10, 2009 at 4:12pm — No Comments

Adventures in Children’s Literature: Careers for School, Public, and Academic Librarians on ALA Island on March 17, 2009 at 9:45 am PT/SLT

As announced in the press release dated March 10, 2009, Library careers in children’s literature celebrated in Second Life: From 9:45 a.m. PT/SLT (Pacific Time/Second Life Time) until noon on Tuesday, March 17, 2009, the American Library Association’s (ALA) Recruitment Assembly will celebrate “Adventures in Children’s Literature: Careers for School, Public, and Academic Librarians” in Second… Continue

Added by ALALibraryVal Miles on March 16, 2009 at 6:00pm — No Comments

This week’s open discussion at Salon Huron on Thursday, 11/6 at 3:30 pm PST/SLT: The Librarian as Campus Leader in setting up a virtual presence in Second Life

This week's Salon Huron table talk discussion on ALA Island ( 196, 206, 29) on Thursday, November 6, 2008, at 3:30 pm Pacific Standard Time/Second Life Time will be led by the newly crowned Alliance Library System Librarian of the Year, Barbara Galik, known in Second Life as Puglet Dancer. She will speak about The Librarian as Campus Leader in setting up a v… Continue

Added by ALALibraryVal Miles on November 5, 2008 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Salon Huron Table Talk/Discussion led by Sonja Morgwain -- Thursday, 10/30 at 3:30 pm PT/SLT about upcoming National Gaming Day!

Is your library participating in the ALA National Gaming Day on Saturday, November 15, 2008? http://delicious.com/alalibrary/alagamingday08 This week’s Salon Huron on ALA Island on Thursday, October 30, at 3:30 pm Second Life Time/Pacific Time will be led by Sonja Morgwain. The discussion topic is National Gaming Day - share ideas, what your library is doing, etc. The discussion will last approximately one hour and everyone is invited… Continue

Added by ALALibraryVal Miles on October 28, 2008 at 6:00pm — No Comments

ALA Salon Huron event 10/23 at 3:30 pm PT/SLT - the library round table discussion series on on ALA Island (196, 206, 29)

On Thursday, October 23rd, at 3:30 p.m. Second Life Time/Pacific Time at comfy Salon Huron on ALA Island (196, 206, 29), ALA Island Manager Oberon Octagon will talk about ALA Island and what it can do for you! All are welcome to attend! Salon Huron can also be reached via the teleporter on the Main Stage of ALA Island (129, 105, 29). Guide your avatar onto the circle. Right-click on the circle to get the pull-down menu of choices, and click for the *Next Page* to get Salon Huron as a choice, an… Continue

Added by ALALibraryVal Miles on October 21, 2008 at 1:23pm — No Comments

ALA Salon Huron event TODAY, 10/16, for the library round table discussion series on on ALA Island (196, 206, 29)

On Thursday, October 16th, at 3:30 p.m. Second Life Time/Pacific Time on ALA Island (196, 206, 29), we will have one of our informal Salon Huron events. Feel free to gather with colleagues to discuss topics of the day. Maxito Ricardo will get the conversation rolling with a brief look at the ALA VCL MIG/Virtual Communities and Libraries Member Initiative Group itself — who we are and what we do, and what we hope to accomplish. If you need a TP offer, please send an IM to Second Life avatar Maxi… Continue

Added by ALALibraryVal Miles on October 16, 2008 at 12:53pm — No Comments

Tentative Banned Books Week Schedule on ALA Island in SL Sept 27th to Oct 4, 2008!

There will be various events for Banned Books Week in Second Life -- including its own Banned Books Week Read-Out on October 4, 2008 at 12:30 Second Life Time/Pacific Time.

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Added by ALALibraryVal Miles on September 24, 2008 at 7:00pm — 1 Comment

Second Life social networking web sites

OK, I joined a few other sites connected with Second Life: 1) SLBuzz.com -- ALALibraryVal Profile 2) ProfilesLive.com (SLProfiles.net) -- ALALibraryVal Profile Anyone else joined either of these--or any other Second Life social networking web sites? Continue

Added by ALALibraryVal Miles on July 25, 2008 at 2:11pm — No Comments

TODAY, June 20, 2008, 4:00 SLT - ALA Island presentation discussing FRONTLINE/World Social Entrepreneurship Grant

In celebration of their groundbreaking Social Entrepreneurs series, FRONTLINE/World, in cooperation with the American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office, will award grants of $500 plus supporting program materials to 40 public and academic libraries. The grant funds will facilitate the screening and discussion of one the series’ short documentary films on innovative social entrepreneurs around the world. A preview of the FRONTLINE/World Social Entrepreneurship series followed b… Continue

Added by ALALibraryVal Miles on June 20, 2008 at 1:30pm — No Comments

TODAY, JUNE 12 at NOON SLT/Children's Librarian's Programs @ ALA Annual Conference Talk

Join ALSC/Association for Library Services to Children in Second Life for "Annual with ALSC: Programs, Attendance & More!" on Thursday, 6/12, at 12 Noon SLT/2 pm CT/3 pm ET in the Member Lounge of ALA Island (78, 98, 29). SLurl: http://slurl.com/secondlife/ALA%20Island/78/98/29/ This in-world discussion is designed for ALSC members to share with each other information about upc… Continue

Added by ALALibraryVal Miles on June 12, 2008 at 12:30pm — No Comments

May 29 -- Special tour and program for librarians and educators wanting to set up a presence in Second Life by Second Life Library

The Second Life Library--whose blog is at InfoIsland.org --will be presenting the following on May 29 in Second Life: Special tour and program for librarians and educators wanting to set up a presence in Second Life http://infoisland.org/2008/05/23/special-tour-and-program-for-librarians-and-educators-wanting-to-set-up-… Continue

Added by ALALibraryVal Miles on May 27, 2008 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Participate in Virtual Library Legislative Day 2008 in Second Life

National Library Legislative Day 2008 American Library Association - May 13 & 14, 2008 http://www.ala.org/nlld Hi, everyone -- Valerie Hawkins of the Library of the American Library Association here! On May 13 & 14, 2008, hundreds of librarians and library supporters of all kinds are coming to Washington, DC, for an event like no other: National Library Legislative Day (NLLD), a two-day event in which people who care about libraries participate in… Continue

Added by ALALibraryVal Miles on May 12, 2008 at 12:49pm — No Comments

ALA Library's Valerie Hawkins is Second Life's ALALibraryVal Miles--and a Second Life prize winner!

(From April 2, 2008 -- so embarrassed I neglected to put this here!)

Dummies.com - For Dummies Home

On March 27, instead of heading home in the snow blizzard in downtown Chicago at 5:00 pm, I went into Second Life as my avatar, ALALibraryVal Miles, and attended an in-world author… Continue

Added by ALALibraryVal Miles on April 28, 2008 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Bantam Dell Book Group Notice: George R.R. Martin Reading + Q&A TONIGHT!

>>> “Bantam Dell Book Cafe” Group Notice From: Pica Paperdoll

**TONIGHT at 6pm SLT (PDT)** at The Bantam Dell Book Shop & Cafe.

George will read a tale from the forthcoming compendium, Dreamsongs, on sale in Fall 2007–-and take questions from readers throughout Second Life.

Please IM your questions for George R.R. Martin to Danny Odell!

See you tonight!

FYI FROM ALALibraryVal Miles (Valerie Hawkins in the ALA Library):

The Ba

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Added by ALALibraryVal Miles on May 31, 2007 at 2:19pm — No Comments

Info Island 1st Anniversary -- SL's Kitty Phillip, Lorelei Junot, Maxito Ricardo

This is a slightly edited transcript of the presentation given by Kitty Pope, Executive Director of the Alliance Library System, on Saturday morning in Second Life, on Info Island celebrating its first anniversary. Also part of the presentation were Lorelei Junot and Ma

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Added by ALALibraryVal Miles on May 21, 2007 at 1:21pm — 1 Comment

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Second Life & Virtual World-related programs @ 2009 ALA Annual Conference

Adventures in Children’s Literature: Careers for School, Public, and Academic Librarians on ALA Island on March 17, 2009 at 9:45 am PT/SLT

This week’s open discussion at Salon Huron on Thursday, 11/6 at 3:30 pm PST/SLT: The Librarian as Campus Leader in setting up a virtual presence in Second Life

Salon Huron Table Talk/Discussion led by Sonja Morgwain -- Thursday, 10/30 at 3:30 pm PT/SLT about upcoming National Gaming Day!

ALA Salon Huron event 10/23 at 3:30 pm PT/SLT - the library round table discussion series on on ALA Island (196, 206, 29)

ALA Salon Huron event TODAY, 10/16, for the library round table discussion series on on ALA Island (196, 206, 29)

Tentative Banned Books Week Schedule on ALA Island in SL Sept 27th to Oct 4, 2008!

Second Life social networking web sites

TODAY, June 20, 2008, 4:00 SLT - ALA Island presentation discussing FRONTLINE/World Social Entrepreneurship Grant

TODAY, JUNE 12 at NOON SLT/Children's Librarian's Programs @ ALA Annual Conference Talk

May 29 -- Special tour and program for librarians and educators wanting to set up a presence in Second Life by Second Life Library

Participate in Virtual Library Legislative Day 2008 in Second Life

ALA Library's Valerie Hawkins is Second Life's ALALibraryVal Miles--and a Second Life prize winner!

Bantam Dell Book Group Notice: George R.R. Martin Reading + Q&A TONIGHT!

Info Island 1st Anniversary -- SL's Kitty Phillip, Lorelei Junot, Maxito Ricardo

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