In honor of Halloween on Friday, October 31, the Mercury Theater on the Air radio production of “Dracula” plays at the Sky Book Platform, which stars drama legend Orson Welles. Set your World/Environment Settings to Midnight for extra creepiness! (1 hr)
ALA Island (129, 156, 69) - Sky Book Platform
We have that classic (!) 1947 Vocational [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Dracula on ALA Island! (And so much more)
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31 October 2008 |
16:06 |
ALALibraryVal Miles, Announcements, Galen Noltenius Sky (Video) Platform, Sky Book Platform, Story Hour Garden |
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Table Talk on National Gaming Day led by Sonja Morgwain
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28 October 2008 |
14:58 |
ALALibraryVal Miles, Announcements, Salon Huron |
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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 [...]
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 [...]
ALA SLymposium on virtual worlds and libraries on November 8, 2008 on ALA Island
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27 October 2008 |
12:49 |
ALALibraryVal Miles, Announcements, SLymposium 2008 |
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The American Library Association Virtual Communities and Libraries Membership Initiative Group (ALA VCL MIG) is pleased to announce its first ALA SLymposium to be held in the virtual world of Second Life on ALA island on Saturday November 8. There is no charge for the event.
The fall SLymposium will offer a look at what all [...]
The American Library Association Virtual Communities and Libraries Membership Initiative Group (ALA VCL MIG) is pleased to announce its first ALA SLymposium to be held in the virtual world of Second Life on ALA island on Saturday November 8. There is no charge for the event.
The fall SLymposium will offer a look at what all [...]
Congratulations to Bookie Balogh! Visit Story Hour Garden on ALA Island (25, 101, 21)
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21 October 2008 |
15:52 |
ALALibraryVal Miles, Second Life, Story Hour Garden |
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The Name-the-Garden Contest that took place during Banned Books Week was won by Second Life avatar, Bookie Balogh, who contributed the name Story Hour Garden!
We thank Bookie for the name, all the more so appropriate as it is the place of our book and other literary audio features, including StoryLines America (which are usually an [...]
The Name-the-Garden Contest that took place during Banned Books Week was won by Second Life avatar, Bookie Balogh, who contributed the name Story Hour Garden!
We thank Bookie for the name, all the more so appropriate as it is the place of our book and other literary audio features, including StoryLines America (which are usually an [...]
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)
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20 October 2008 |
15:22 |
ALALibraryVal Miles, Announcements, Salon Huron, Second Life |
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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 [...]
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 [...]
ACRL in SL Event - Meet Abbey Zenith and hear about the book “Virtual Worlds Real Libraries” at 6:00 pm PT/SLT at ALA Island (54, 192, 29)
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16 October 2008 |
12:22 |
ALALibraryVal Miles, Announcements, Author Visits, Second Life, virtual worlds |
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The forthcoming publication, Virtual Worlds, Real Libraries: Librarians and Educators in Second Life and Other Multi-User Virtual Environments, was edited by Lori Bell and Rhonda B. Trueman, known in Second Life, respectively, as avatars Lorelei Junot and Abbey Zenith.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Lorelei Junot will not be appearing, but Abbey Zenith will be speaking about [...]
The forthcoming publication, Virtual Worlds, Real Libraries: Librarians and Educators in Second Life and Other Multi-User Virtual Environments, was edited by Lori Bell and Rhonda B. Trueman, known in Second Life, respectively, as avatars Lorelei Junot and Abbey Zenith.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Lorelei Junot will not be appearing, but Abbey Zenith will be speaking about [...]
ALA Salon Huron event at 3:30 pm PT/SLT - the library round table discussion series on on ALA Island (196, 206, 29)
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15 October 2008 |
14:23 |
ALALibraryVal Miles, Announcements, Salon Huron, Second Life |
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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 [...]
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 [...]
Tantalize Author Speaks on ALA Island Main Stage
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9 October 2008 |
14:41 |
ALALibraryVal Miles, Announcements, Oberon Octagon, Second Life |
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Posted by Oberon Octagon
Young Adult author Cynthia Leitich Smith, will be presenting on the main grid of Second Life on American Library Association’s Island at (ALA Island 129, 105, 29) October 14 at 5pm PST, and on the teen grid at the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County’s Eye4You Alliance island (118, 153, 21) [...]
Posted by Oberon Octagon
Young Adult author Cynthia Leitich Smith, will be presenting on the main grid of Second Life on American Library Association’s Island at (ALA Island 129, 105, 29) October 14 at 5pm PST, and on the teen grid at the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County’s Eye4You Alliance island (118, 153, 21) [...]
Open House: Association of Virtual Worlds
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8 October 2008 |
14:17 |
Oberon Octagon, virtual worlds |
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Posted by Oberon Octagon
I took advantage of the invitation and visted on September 24, the HQ of the Association of Virtual Worlds. It was online here, which may require a download to complete visit. This virtual place (see pics) uses GoWeb3D as its platform and worked fairly smoothly, though I am so enamored of Second Life [...]
Posted by Oberon Octagon
I took advantage of the invitation and visted on September 24, the HQ of the Association of Virtual Worlds. It was online here, which may require a download to complete visit. This virtual place (see pics) uses GoWeb3D as its platform and worked fairly smoothly, though I am so enamored of Second Life [...]