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Chronological List of All Upcoming Programs
Note: All OPAL public events are free of charge and open to everyone worldwide.
Most OPAL online programs last about an hour.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 beginning at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time,
10:00 Central, 9:00 Mountain, 8:00 Pacific, and 4:00 p.m. GMT:
Trendy Topics One-Day Online Conference on Social Networking
Over the course of the day a group of presenters (Meredith Farkas, Lauren Jensen, Joe Murphy,
Beth Duttlinger, Rhonda Trueman, Rebecca Teasdale, Alison Miller, Matt Gullett, and Cynthia Hart) will
explore and discuss with participants how libraries and librarians can use the plethora of
social networking tools to build and sustain communities of interest.
Please Note: Participants are required to register for this one-day conference and pay a small
registration fee. This is the first of nine monthly one-day Trendy Topics conferences that will be
held throughout 2010.
Conference Website (includes registration info):
Trendy Topics Conference Website
Co-Organizers: Alliance Library System and
TAP Information Services
Thursday, February 11, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time,
1:00 Central, noon Mountain, 11:00 a.m. Pacific, and 7:00 p.m. GMT:
How Green Is My Library: A Conversation with the Co-Authors Ned Himmel and Sam McBane Mulford
How green is your library, anyway? While there is a broad spectrum of ecological sophistication
within libraries nationwide and some regions are at the forefront of sustainable design and
operations, others are just beginning or have yet to integrate materials recycling into their daily practice.
Ned Himmel and Sam McBane Mulford are the authors of the
recently published book,
How Green is My Library?,
published by Libraries Unlimited. Join us for an informal discussion with the authors about their book and the
ideas, information, and recommendations it contains.
Host: TAP Information Services
Location:
OPAL Auditorium
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time,
1:00 Central, noon Mountain, 11:00 a.m. Pacific, and 7:00 p.m. GMT:
FiLBeRt Roundtable Discussion: The Future of Libraries, Books, and Reading
The shared futures of libraries, books, and reading seem very hazy at present. Join us for a
monthly, lively, informal discussion of new developments, challenges, and opportunities. It'll be a
roundtable, so everyone is welcome to chime in. If it's a
FiLBeRt discussion, it's going to be nutty!
Host: TAP Information Services
Location:
OPAL Auditorium
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time,
7:00 Central, 6:00 Mountain, 5:00 Pacific, and 1 a.m. Thursday GMT:
American Short Stories with Professor Loren Logsdon: The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe
In high school or college did you have an English teacher who really made literature come alive
for you? Well, Professor Loren Logsdon of Eureka College
in central Illinois is better than that! Throughout 2010 we'll be meeting monthly to discuss classic American short stories.
First published in 1846, "The Cask of Amontillado" tells a tell set in Italy during the carnival celebrations.
Montresor feels that he has suffered a thousand injuries from Fortunato and decides to seek revenge.
Host: TAP Information Services
Location:
OPAL Auditorium
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time,
9:00 Central, 8:00 Mountain, 7:00 Pacific, and 3 a.m. Thursday GMT:
A Discussion of the novel American Rust by Philipp Meyer (Monthly Meeting of the
"Waiting for the Other Gumshoe to Drop" Book Discussion Group)
In this first novel from Philipp Meyer, Isaac English and Billy Poe, recently graduated high school friends from Buell, a rusting
and dying town in western Pennsylvania, decide to head out for California. Mayhem and death ensue.
Frustrated hopes and small-town secrets are revealed. This novel was named a Notable Book for 2009 by
the New York Times Book Review.
Note: This discussion also will occur at Mystery Manor on Info Island in Second Life. Feel free to
join the discussion in OPAL or in Second Life.
Host: TAP Information Services
Location:
OPAL Auditorium
Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time,
1:00 Central, noon Mountain, 11:00 a.m. Pacific, and 7:00 p.m. GMT:
Friday and Saturday, March 5th and 6th, 2010:
The Future is Now: Libraries and Museums in Virtual Worlds
Libraries and museums are becoming very active in three-dimensional virtual worlds.
Over the course of this two-conferrence there will be keynote speeches, presentations, panel
discussions, tours, demonstrations, and social events in OPAL, Second Life (esp. ALA Island),
and in other virutal worlds.
Please Note: Participants are required to register for this two-day conference and pay a small
registration fee.
Conference Website (includes registration info):
FIN10 Conference Website
Co-Organizers: The ALA VCL MIG (Virtual Communities and Libraries, Member Initiative Group), the
ACRL VW IG (Virtual Worlds Interest Group),
the Alliance Library System, and
TAP Information Services
Sponsor: LearningTimes, an open community of
education and training professionals
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time,
7:00 Central, 6:00 Mountain, 5:00 Pacific, and midnight GMT:
ALSC Student Session: "Getting Your First Library Job: Tips from Library Directors" Presented by
Therese Bigelow, Chesapeake (VA) Public Library & Gene Nelson, Provo (Utah) City Library
With today's economy, you'll need an extra edge to land that first library job. Let ALSC help.
Join us for a discussion about the skills that make new librarians more marketable, new technologies
that directors will hope you know how to use, and most importantly, how you can stand out in a sea
of new graduates. Session will include ample time for Q&A.
About the ALSC Student Session Series: ALSC invites student members to interact, network, and learn virtually
through this free online series of presentations and discussions. Each one hour session gives students the opportunity
to discuss hot library topics with ALSC members across the country without having to leave home. Everyone is welcome
to attend.
Host: ALSC: Association for Library Service to Children
Location:
ALA OPAL 100-Seat Online Room
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time,
11:30 a.m. Central, 10:30 a.m. Mountain, 9:30 a.m. Pacific, and 4:30 p.m. GMT:
Let's Get Social: Twitter
We'll talk about library-related uses of Twitter and your favorite Twitter applications.
Everyone is welcome to attend this live online event, which will last approximately 90 minutes. If you live outside
of Illinois, there is no need to register.
Illinois librarians, please register online at
Library Learning.
About the "Let's Get Social" Series: Join your library colleagues for a series of lunchtime programs on
various aspects of online social networking. Hear from librarians at DuPage Library System libraries, and
share your own experiences. All sessions are from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Central Time. The programs are
open to all, but Illinois librarians are asked to register online at Library Learning.
Host: DuPage Library System The DuPage Library
System is one of nine regional, multitype library systems in Illinois that support local library services.
It serves 132 member libraries, including academic, public, school, and special libraries in the western
suburbs of Chicago.
Location:
OPAL Auditorium
Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time,
11:30 a.m. Central, 10:30 a.m. Mountain, 9:30 a.m. Pacific, and 4:30 p.m. GMT:
Let's Get Social: Social Bookmarking
Social bookmarking lets you share your favorite websites with others, as well as giving you
access from any computer. We'll talk about how and why libraries are using various social bookmarking
sites, such as delicious, digg, and StumbleUpon.
Everyone is welcome to attend this live online event, which will last approximately 90 minutes. If you live outside
of Illinois, there is no need to register.
Illinois librarians, please register online at
Library Learning.
About the "Let's Get Social" Series: Join your library colleagues for a series of lunchtime programs on
various aspects of online social networking. Hear from librarians at DuPage Library System libraries, and
share your own experiences. All sessions are from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Central Time. The programs are
open to all, but Illinois librarians are asked to register online at Library Learning.
Host: DuPage Library System The DuPage Library
System is one of nine regional, multitype library systems in Illinois that support local library services.
It serves 132 member libraries, including academic, public, school, and special libraries in the western
suburbs of Chicago.
Location:
OPAL Auditorium
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