Archive of Previous OPAL Events About
Civics

• "Human Trafficking in the Midwest" a meeting held by the Ambrose Women for Social Justice on January 20, 2009.
  
  
  • Full streaming playback, with audio, slides, and text chat (runtime 70:49)
  
  
  • downloadable MP3 audiorecording (28.4 MB; runtime 70:49)
  
  
  • slides only
  
  

• "Wisconsin Open Meeting Laws" presented by Bruce Olsen on December 18, 2008. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Valley Library Service
  
  
  • Full streaming playback, with audio, slides, and text chat (runtime 90:41)
  
  
  • downloadable MP3 audiorecording (28.8 MB; runtime 90:41)
  
  
  • slides only
  
  

• The Civic Mission of Libraries: A Presidents' Panel, held on April 5, 2007. The panelists included LA Presidents Sarah Long (1999-2000), Nancy Kranich (2000-2001), and Leslie Burger (2006-2007), and Sally Reed, the Executive Director of Friends of the Library USA Sponsored by Texas Forums, an initiative of the LBJ Presidential Library
  
  
  • Streaming audio, text chat, presentation slides, and webpages visited about the civic mission of libraries (Playback time of 102 minutes.)
  
  
  • original WMA audiorecording about the civic mission of libraries (15.2 MB file; playback time of 102 minutes)
  
  
  • converted MP3 audiorecording about the civic mission of libraries (40.9 MB file; playback time of 102 minutes)
  
  
  • presentation slides only about the civic mission of libraries
  
  

• A Marshall McLuhan Retrospective with Futurist Paul Schumann, a discussion held on February 15, 2007. Sponsored by Texas Forums, an initiative of the LBJ Presidential Library
  
  
  • Streaming audio, text chat, presentation slides, and webpages visited about Marshall McLuhan (Playback time of 100 minutes.)
  
  
  • original WMA audiorecording about Marshall McLuhan (15 MB file; playback time of 100 minutes)
  
  
  • converted MP3 audiorecording about Marshall McLuhan (39.9 MB file; playback time of 100 minutes)
  
  
  • presentation slides only about Marshall McLuhan
  
  
  • text chat transcript from the conversation about Marshall McLuhan
  
  

• The Civically Engaged Reader, a discussion held on November 21, 2006. Presented by Elizabeth Lynn from the Project on Civic Reflection and Erik Jorgensen from the Maine Humanities Countil. Sponsored by Texas Forums, an initiative of the LBJ Presidential Library
  
  
  • Streaming audio, text chat, presentation slides, and webpages visited about the Civically Engaged Reader (Playback time of 65 minutes.)
  
  
  • original WMA audiorecording about the Civically Engaged Reader (9.8 MB file; playback time of 65 minutes)
  
  
  • converted MP3 audiorecording about the Civically Engaged Reader (26.1 MB file; playback time of 65 minutes)
  
  
  • presentation slides only about the Civically Engaged Reader
  
  

• Public Thinking about "Democracy's Challenge: Reclaiming the Public's Role", held on November 15, 2006. Presented by John Doble of Doble Research Associates. Sponsored by Texas Forums, an initiative of the LBJ Presidential Library
  
  
  • Streaming audio, text chat, presentation slides, and webpages visited about Democracy's Challenge (Playback time of 65 minutes.)
  
  
  • original WMA audiorecording about Democracy's Challenge (9.8 MB file; playback time of 65 minutes)
  
  
  • converted MP3 audiorecording about Democracy's Challenge (26.1 MB file; playback time of 65 minutes)
  
  
  • presentation slides only about Democracy's Challenge
  
  
  • text chat only about Democracy's Challenge
  
  

• Bill Moyers on America: Citizens Classes, held on September 28, 2006. Sponsored by Texas Forums, an initiative of the LBJ Presidential Library
  
  
  • Streaming audio, text chat, presentation slides, and webpages visited about Moyers on America Citizens Classes (Playback time of 58 minutes.)
  
  
  • original WMA audiorecording about Moyers on America Citizens Classes (8.7 MB file; playback time of 58 minutes)
  
  
  • converted MP3 audiorecording about Moyers on America Citizens Classes (23.2 MB file; playback time of 58 minutes)
  
  
  • presentation slides only about Moyers on America Citizens Classes
  
  
  • text chat only about Moyers on America Citizens Classes
  
  

• "Libraries Building Community Through Citizen Dialogue" presented on September 15, 2006 by Taylor Willingham, Donna Lauffer, and Therese Bigelow. Sponsored by the Johnson County Library.
  
  
  • Streaming audio, text chat, and presentation slides about Community Issues Forums (playback time of 68 minutes)
  
  
  • Original WMA audio recording about Community Issues Forums (10.1 MB file; playback time of 68 minutes)
  
  
  • Converted MP3 audio recording about Community Issues Forums (27.2 MB file; playback time of 68 minutes)
  
  
  • Presentation slides about Community Issues Forums
  • Blog post by Curtis Rogers about this OPAL online event concerning Community Issues Forums

• "Censorship: How It Affects Libraries and Library Patrons in a Democracy" presented on September 7, 2006 by Melora Norman, the Outreach/Special Services Coordinator for the Maine State Library. Sponsored by the Johnson County Library.
  
  
  • Streaming audio, text chat, and presentation slides about Censorship (playback time of 60 minutes)
  
  
  • Original WMA audio recording about Censorship (9 MB file; playback time of 60 minutes)
  
  
  • Converted MP3 audio recording about Censorship (24.3 MB file; playback time of 60 minutes)
  
  
  • Presentation slides about Censorship
  
  

• Panel discussion held on July 28, 2006 about The September Project, which encourages libraries to host free civic events about freedom, democracy, and citizenship in remembrance of September 11th. Panelists included David Silver, Sarah Washburn, Michael Baldwin, Taylor Willingham, and Nancy Kranich.
  
  
  • Streaming audio, text chat, and presentation slides about the September Project (playback time of 65 minutes)
  
  
  • Original WMA audio recording about the September Project (9.8 MB file; playback time of 65 minutes)
  
  
  • Converted MP3 audio recording about the September Project (26.2 MB file; playback time of 65 minutes)
  
  
  • Presentation slides about the September Project.
  
  

• Developing Community Programming presented by Jennifer Mahnken from the Johnson County (Kansas) Library on July 21, 2006.
  
  
  • Streaming audio, text chat, and presentation slides about Developing Community Programming (playback time of 56 minutes)
  
  
  • Original WMA audio recording about Developing Community Programming (8.4 MB file; playback time of 56 minutes)
  
  
  • Converted MP3 audio recording about Developing Community Programming (22.5 MB file; playback time of 56 minutes)
  
  
  • Presentation slides about Developing Community Programming
  
  
  • Text chat that occurred during this online program, containing lots of useful links and program ideas.
  
  

• Libraries Build Community Through Deliberative Forums presented by Taylor Willingham, Donna Lauffer, and Melinda Ludwiczak on June 7, 2006.
  
  
  • Streaming audio, text chat, presentation slides and websites visited about Deliberative Forums (playback time of 67 minutes)
  
  
  • Original WMA audio recording about Deliberative Forums (10.7 MB file; playback time of 72 minutes)
  
  
  • Converted MP3 audio recording about Deliberative Forums (28.7 MB file; playback time of 72 minutes)
  
  
  • Presentation slides about Deliberative Forums
  
  

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