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Master Schedule
The complete schedule of upcoming OPAL public online events.
Auditorium
Most OPAL programs are held in the Auditorium.
After clicking on the link above, type in your name and press Enter. First-time
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Archive
Recordings and other documents about previous OPAL programs.
Podcast
For information on listening to previous OPAL events on your portable MP3 player,
visit the OPAL Podcast blog.
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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.
Saturday, June 29, 2008 through Tuesday, July 1, 2008, sporadically from noon to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time,
11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Central, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Mountain, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific, and 4:00 p.m. to midnight GMT/UTC/Zulu:
Live Online Events from the Exhibit Hall at ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim
Host: TAP Information Services
Online Location:
OPAL Online Auditorium
Tom Peters will be interviewing attendees to the ALA Annual Conference from the TAP Information Services
booth #1986 in the Exhibit Hall in the Anaheim, California, Convention Center.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time,
1:00 Central, noon Mountain, 11:00 a.m. Pacific, and 6:00 p.m. GMT/UTC/Zulu:
Declaring Independence: Beyond the Fourth of July
Host: Library of Congress
Online Location:
OPAL Online Auditorium
Everybody knows we celebrate the 4th of July because that's the day we declared independence.
But there's more to the Declaration of Independence story than just one day or even just one document.
Library of Congress Digital Reference Specialists Ken Drexler and Mark Hall will show the Declaration of
Independence as it evolved from an idea to an event, looking at a variety of drafts and editions of
Declaration and related documents.
Friday, July 11, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time,
1:00 Central, noon Mountain, 11:00 a.m. Pacific, and 7:00 p.m. GMT/UTC/Zulu:
A Casual Conversation with Greg Schwartz
Greg Schwartz is the Library Systems Manager at the Louisville Free Public Library,
a blogger at Open Stacks, and the host with the most at
Uncontrolled Vocabulary, a live weekly Internet-based audio program.
The Casual Conversations series is designed to be up-close and personal from a respectable online distance.
While there are many conferences (in-person, online, and in-world) where librarians can hear leaders
in the field make formal presentations about interesting projects, there are few opportunities to hear
these same leaders discuss informally what they currently are working on, their future plans and goals,
the challenges and opportunities facing librarianship, their personal pet peeves, etc.
Host: TAP Information Services
Location:
OPAL Online Auditorium
Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time,
8:00 Central, 7:00 Mountain, 6:00 Pacific, and 1:00 a.m. Thursday GMT/UTC/Zulu:
Book Discussion of the detective novel Blonde Faith by Walter Mosley
Set in L.A. in 1967, this tenth novel in the Easy Rawlins series find Easy dealing with the loss of the
love of his life, Bonnie. He also must find two of his friends, Raymond ("Mouse") Alexander and
Christmas Black, before those who are hunting them do.
This discussion is part of the ongoing series of casual book discussions called
"Waiting for the Other Gumshoe to Drop,"
focussing on American and British hard-boiled detective fiction.
This discussion will also be held in Second Life at Mystery Manor on Info Island. You may
participate in OPAL, in Second Life, or both!
NLS Audiobook number in process.
Host: TAP Information Services
Location:
OPAL Online Auditorium
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time,
8:00 Central, 7:00 Mountain, 6:00 Pacific, and 1:00 a.m. Thursday GMT/UTC/Zulu:
Book Discussion of the detective novel The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett
This is the novel that introduced Nick and Nora Charles, wealthy slueths based in New York City.
The couple combines keen observation, sardonic wit, and grace under duress as they try to
solve the disappearance ten years ago of the thin man, Richard Wynant, an eccentric inventor.
This discussion is part of the ongoing series of casual book discussions called
"Waiting for the Other Gumshoe to Drop,"
focussing on American and British hard-boiled detective fiction.
This discussion will also be held in Second Life at Mystery Manor on Info Island. You may
participate in OPAL, in Second Life, or both!
NLS Audiobook number RC 16349.
Host: TAP Information Services
Location:
OPAL Online Auditorium
Friday, September 19, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time,
1:00 Central, noon Mountain, 11:00 a.m. Pacific, and 7:00 p.m. GMT/UTC/Zulu:
A Casual Conversation with Michael Stephens
The Casual Conversations series is designed to be up-close and personal from a respectable online distance.
While there are many conferences (in-person, online, and in-world) where librarians can hear leaders
in the field make formal presentations about interesting projects, there are few opportunities to hear
these same leaders discuss informally what they currently are working on, their future plans and goals,
the challenges and opportunities facing librarianship, their personal pet peeves, etc.
Host: TAP Information Services
Location:
OPAL Online Auditorium
Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time,
8:00 Central, 7:00 Mountain, 6:00 Pacific, and 1:00 a.m. Thursday GMT/UTC/Zulu:
Book Discussion of the detective novel A Rage in Harlem by Chester Himes
Set in 1950s New York City, this novel follows the fortunes of Jackson, a hapless, gullible
working class Black man, as he tries to protect the love of his life, Imabelle.
Harlem police detectives Grave Digger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson figure prominently in this
high-action novel.
This discussion is part of the ongoing series of casual book discussions called
"Waiting for the Other Gumshoe to Drop,"
focussing on American and British hard-boiled detective fiction.
This discussion will also be held in Second Life at Mystery Manor on Info Island. You may
participate in OPAL, in Second Life, or both!
NLS Audiobook number RC 45215.
Host: TAP Information Services
Location:
OPAL Online Auditorium
Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time,
8:00 Central, 7:00 Mountain, 6:00 Pacific, and 2:00 a.m. Thursday GMT/UTC/Zulu:
Book Discussion of the detective novel Cypress Grove by James Sallis
Turner, a retired homicide cop from Memphis and an ex-con, has moved to a cabin outside a
small town in Tennessee seeking peace and solitude. When Lonnie Bates, the local sheriff,
asks Turner to help solve a ritual killing, Turner gets to know the locals as he contemplates
his past.
This discussion is part of the ongoing series of casual book discussions called
"Waiting for the Other Gumshoe to Drop,"
focussing on American and British hard-boiled detective fiction.
This discussion will also be held in Second Life at Mystery Manor on Info Island. You may
participate in OPAL, in Second Life, or both!
NLS Audiobook number RC 59090.
Host: TAP Information Services
Location:
OPAL Online Auditorium
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