From Lori Bell--
NOTE THE LISTING FOR OUR FIRST SPONSORED LIBRARY BUZZ ON JULY 30
Karuna News Update for the Week of July 26 - August 2
Sunday, July 26: Live Consumer Health Librarian Help from 8-9 pm SLT
Monday July 27: Learn about MedLine Plus
Robin Mochi, Karuna Consumer Health Librarian will share tips on using the MedlinePlus database to search for information on HIV/AIDS. From 6:30 - 7:30 pm SLT
Wednesday, July 29: Live Consumer Health Librarian help from 9 - 10 am SLT
Wednesday July 29: Celebrate Life with Live Music and Dance at Cafe Ristretto!
Join us for another fun-filled evening featuring live music by Midnight Mc Carty (classic rock covers, instrumentals, and an even an occasional original song) from 6:00 to 7:00 pm SLT followed by an hour of tunes by a terrific DJ. All proceeds go to support Karuna and HIV/AIDS education.
Last Week to catch the amazing artwork of Sunn Tunders on Karuna. Sunn is our current Artist of the Month and his work both as a sculptor and a photographer will amaze you!
If you have an artist or photographer you'd like to see us feature on Karuna, please let either Jenaia Morane or Robin Mochi know.
Library Buzz: Putting Social to Work: Real-Life Examples of Organizations and Info Pros Using Social Networking Tools
July 30, 2009 - 6pm PT/SLT
Info Island Auditorium
SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Info%20Island/62/114/33
Social networking tools like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and others can be fun to use, but how are organizations and information professionals actually using them to connect, share and find information effectively? How do they find the time to do it? In this session we will look at the real-life practical applications of social networking tools, both inside and outside of the information organization. You'll see real examples, and we'll discuss issues and best practices around security, privacy and implementation.
Scott Brown recently started an independent information practice, Social Information Group, dedicated to helping individuals and organizations effectively use social networking tools for information sharing, networking and marketing. For the previous nine years he was a Senior Information Specialist with Digital Libraries & Research, the library and information organization at Sun Microsystems. He has provided training in Second Life and in Real Life to Sun employees and other firms to help them get started in virtual worlds. He received his MLIS from San Jose State University in 1999. He is a past President of RMSLA, and is currently Past Chair and 2009 planner for the Competitive Intelligence Division of SLA. He is also currently pursuing a Masters in Counseling through Regis University in Denver. Scott is highly enjoying producing a music podcast, Music Therapy, available at http://scottbrown.typepad.com/music_therapy
TX950 Celebrates "Laugh-In" July 31st at 6 PM SLT - Info Island (location to
be announced)
TX950, the themed volunteer and community party this month will honor Ruth
Buzzi, (born \ July 1936), with a celebration of the popular television
show "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In" which aired from 1968 to 1973.
Because not everyone remembers "Laugh-In" I'm giving you a cheat sheet!
Check out these YouTube clips and then come to the party as your favorite
character and bring your best funny lines! We'll dance and crack jokes in
the "Laugh-In" spirit, *you bet your sweet bippy! *
Cast members and guest stars can be found here:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062601/fullcredits#cast
Clips!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4fhgyJ7GpA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iGvzmOoh3Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqhq53JGOPM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf_Oz9yFAak
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aou4W29omZk
Alexandrian Free Library: (Caledon, Winterfell, Steelhead, New Toulouse, New Babbage, Amatsu Shima, West of Ireland, Steeltopia, Deadwood & Al Andalus) Library Events for July 29 - August 4 2009
Continuing Exhibits:
Caledon Library: From Oxcarts to Gondolas: the travel albums of Isabella Stewart Gardner
June 14 to January 3, 2010
HG Wells Memorial Library, Caledon Wellsian
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Wellsian/225/236/23
New Toulouse - Louis Armstrong
2009-07-05 - 2009-10-01
Toussaint L'Overture Community Library, New Toulouse
http://slurl.com/secondlife/New%20Toulouse/64/87/34
WOI: I’ll Drink to That! The Food and Drink of Ireland
2009-07-12 - 2009-09-01
West of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Ireland
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
New Exhibits:
Great Ladies of Cookery: British and American cookbook publishing by Women in the 18th & 19th centuries
2009-07-31 - 2009-10-29
Whitehorn Library, Caledon Victoria City
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Victoria%20City/55/202/23
Events of the Week:
WOI - Gryo Muggins with The Queen of Air and Darkness
Wednesday, 29 July, 2009
7:00pm - 8:00pm SLT
West of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Ireland
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
“The Queen of Air and Darkness” PART 1 by Poul Andersen (found in Nebula Awards
Stories Seven) On a habitable alien world, a struggling colony deals with unsolved
disappearances and rumors of the mythical fairie folk of earth. Whatever they are, they’re not
the Keebler Elves
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Caledon Library Exhibit Opening - Great Ladies of Cookery, Tea and Conversation with the Curators
Sunday, 2 August, 2009
1:00pm - 3:00pm SLT
Whitehorn Library, Caledon Victoria City
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Victoria%20City/55/202/23
An exhibit on female cookbook authors in Britain and America, sponsored by Caledon Cuisine. This exhibit takes the viewer from the mid-Eighteenth to the early Twentieth century. Beginning with the 1747 "Art of Cookery" by Hannah Glasse (who never said "first catch your hare," although that's what she's famous for), and the 1796 "American Cookery" by Amelia Simmons ("An American Orphan") we'll explore the careers and publishing of such figures as Elizabeth Raffald and Lydia Maria Child, ending up with the work of Isabella Beeton and Fannie Farmer. Come discuss old cookery books and their intriguing authors with curators Eleanor Anderton, EppieBlack Wheatcliffe, and JJ Drinkwater
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WOI-Caledonia Skytower with "The Penderwicks"
Monday, 3 August, 2009
7:00pm - 8:00pm SLT
West of Ireland Library & Cultural Center, West of Ireland
http://slurl.com/secondlife/West%20of%20Ireland/44/157/29
THE PENDERWICKS by Jeanne Birdsall (National Book Award 2005) A Summer
Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy . . .
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Caledon Library Folklore lecture by Afsaneh Metaluna
Jack Tales!
Tuesday, 4 August, 2009
4:30pm - 5:30pm
Tinyville Library, Caledon Tanglewood,
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Tanglewood/23/214/23/
Folklorist Afsenah Metaluna will guide us in a new exploration each month; with illustrative stories and her own commentary she'll expose to our understanding some facet of the rich and varied folklore of the British Isles. These lectures will feature brave heroics and wonder tales from the Celtic regions, Welsh lore including the tales of Arthur and Merlin, stories of the wise and the uncanny from Scotland, and folklore from England comprised of local legends that combine references to beliefs and customs and aspects of daily life, particularly rural life as well as the English ballads and broadsides, which have a strong tradition of their own.
This month, we'll hear stories of the "Jack Tales" variety, where a young hero (often the supposedly foolish youngest son) makes his way in the world by being quick-witted, resourceful, and respectful or courteous to the powers of nature or magic.
Schedule of Lectures
Each of these dates, 4:30pm SLT
Aug 4, Sept 15, Oct 13, Nov 10
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