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ALA SLymposium - Were you there?

Started Nov 10

ALA Island Facebook Fan Page in Second Life

Started Sep 24

In-world Message Box -- Recommendations?

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ALALibraryVal Miles aka Valerie Hawkins started a discussion called ALA SLymposium - Were you there?Nov 10

Daisyblue Hefferman and ALALibraryVal Miles aka Valerie Hawkins are now friendsNov 10

ALALibraryVal Miles aka Valerie Hawkins added a photo: Crafting the Virtual World and The Art of Interactive Storytelling by Douglas Wilson Nov 5

ALALibraryVal Miles aka Valerie Hawkins added the blog post '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'Nov 5

ALALibraryVal Miles aka Valerie Hawkins added the blog post 'Salon Huron Table Talk/Discussion led by Sonja Morgwain -- Thursday, 10/30 at 3:30 pm PT/SLT about upcoming National Gaming Day!'Oct 28

ALALibraryVal Miles aka Valerie Hawkins added the blog post '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)'Oct 21

ALALibraryVal Miles aka Valerie Hawkins added the blog post 'ALA Salon Huron event TODAY, 10/16, for the library round table discussion series on on ALA Island (196, 206, 29)'Oct 16

ALALibraryVal Miles aka Valerie Hawkins added a photo: Salon Huron on ALA Island (196, 206, 29) in Second Life Oct 16

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Hometown:: Chicago, IL

About Me:: I work in the American Library Association Library.

SL Name:: ALALibraryVal Miles

Favorite SL Places:: ALA Island
Land of Doctor Who
Bantam Dell Bookstore and Cafe

Website:: http://www.ala.org/library

ALALibraryVal Miles on the Main Stage of the ALA Island in Second Life -- ALA Main Stage, ALA Island (128, 107, 29).

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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

Posted on November 5, 2008 at 6:00pm —

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

Posted on October 28, 2008 at 6:00pm —

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

Posted on October 21, 2008 at 1:23pm —

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

Posted on October 16, 2008 at 12:53pm —

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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Posted on September 24, 2008 at 7:00pm — 1 Comment

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At 9:36am on February 12, 2008, Cynthia said…: Love the shirt! How did u do that? I intend to check out ALA at SL - hope it looks better than the rows of desks and piles of plastic bins we see at ALA offices at conferences!

At 11:36am on July 10, 2007, Tom Bruno said…: Excellent - thanks Valerie!

At 8:19pm on July 7, 2007, Tom Bruno said…: There's a Land of Doctor Who in SL? Where?!?

At 6:33pm on June 23, 2007, Ann Owens said…: Hi Valerie,
Thanks for the invite - never thought about it, but it makes sense that ALA would have a library ...
Ann