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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.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time,
7:00 Central, 6:00 Mountain, 5:00 Pacific, and midnight GMT:
Audio Book Discussions: Knit Two, by Kate Jacobs
In this sequel to the best-selling mystery novel, The Friday Night Knitting Club,
we return to the Manhattan knitting store, Walkter & Daughter. Dakota, the daughter, is
now a first-year student at NYU and runs the store part-time with the help of the members of
the Friday Night Knitting Club.
We'll be discussing the Blackstone Audio edition, narrated by Carrington MacDuffie.
Audio Book Discussions (ABD) are held on the third Wednesday of each month at
8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 7:00 Central, 6:00 Mountain, and 5:00 Pacific. These discussions are free and
open to everyone, even those who haven't read the book, or read the book visually on paper or
electronically.
Host: Unabridged: Downloadable Digital Audio Books for Print-Impaired Readers
Location:
OPAL Auditorium
Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time,
8:00 Central, 7:00 Mountain, 6:00 Pacific, and 1:00 a.m. Wednesday GMT:
Book Discussion of "The Solomon Scandals" by David Rothman
The author, David Rothman, plans to participate in this book discussion!
The Solomon Scandals focuses on scandal and
newspaper reporting in DC. Ted Scheinman, in a book review published in the Washington City Paper, noted,
"Tracing the conscientious reportage of hard-nosed Washington Telegram correspondent Jon Stone,
Rothman's thriller weaves together society gossip, zoning reportage, and union grumblings
into a pulp-ish web of international intrigue. Stone is the Cassandra of the D.C. press
corps--his hunches mocked, his scoops unpublished until it's too late. In the meantime,
we get to relish his chatty first-person narrator spinning characterizations of D.C. with the
same dark zeal Hammett held for Frisco or Chandler had for Los Angeles."
Host: TAP Information Services
Location:
OPAL Auditorium
Thursday, August 13, 2009 beginning at noon Eastern Time, 11:00 a.m. Central, 10:00 a.m. Mountain,
9:00 a.m. Pacific, and 4:00 p.m. GMT:
OPALESCENCE: A Free Online Conference for All Librarians
Has your travel budget dried up? Still want that conference experience of fresh ideas, lively conversations, and
networking with colleagues? Participate in OPALESCENCE, a free online conference for all librarians and fellow travelers.
We're planning a series of interesting and informative presentations and discussions spread over a two-day period. Watch
this space for more announcements.
Host: TAP Information Services
Schedule of Events:
OPALESCENCE Conference Schedule (coming soon)
Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time,
7:00 Central, 6:00 Mountain, 5:00 Pacific, and midnight GMT:
Audio Book Discussions: Call of the Canyon, by Zane Grey
When Glen Kilbourne returns shell-shocked from World War I, he travels to Arizona to recover.
He and his fiancee, Carley Burch, find the rugged Arizona landscape to be a strange test of
their love.
We'll be discussing the Blackstone Audio edition, narrated by Jim Gough.
Audio Book Discussions (ABD) are held on the third Wednesday of each month at
8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 7:00 Central, 6:00 Mountain, and 5:00 Pacific. These discussions are free and
open to everyone, even those who haven't read the book, or read the book visually on paper or
electronically.
Host: Unabridged: Downloadable Digital Audio Books for Print-Impaired Readers
Location:
OPAL Auditorium
Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time,
7:00 Central, 6:00 Mountain, 5:00 Pacific, and midnight GMT:
Audio Book Discussions: The Bellini Card, by Jason Goodwin
In this third fine historical mystery to feature the eunuch inspector Yashim of Istanbul, we find him traveling to Venice with his
friend, the Polish Ambassador Palewski, who poses as an American trying to locate a missing portrait of
Mehmet the Conqueror (who reclaimed Constantinople from the Christians in 1453),
painted by the legendary artist Gentile Bellini. The enthralling but dangerous Austrian
Contessa d'Aspi d'Istria may be involved.
We'll be discussing the Tantor Media edition, narrated by Stephen Hoye.
Audio Book Discussions (ABD) are held on the third Wednesday of each month (except on the 4th Wednesday of this month) at
8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 7:00 Central, 6:00 Mountain, and 5:00 Pacific. These discussions are free and
open to everyone, even those who haven't read the book, or read the book visually on paper or
electronically.
Host: Unabridged: Downloadable Digital Audio Books for Print-Impaired Readers
Location:
OPAL Auditorium
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