MONDAY, June 1 at 7pm: Part III of "The Tale of Despereaux"

Now the adventure really gets rolling . . . We've met all the main players: Despereaux, Roscuro, Miggery Sow, and the Princess Pea. We know all about the Red Thread, the soup, the tablecloth, and how Roscuro's broken heart mended but crooked-like. With all the adventurers (and adventure related items) in place . . . we start to see how they all come together. Don't miss Part III of Kate DiCamillo's award winning story.

Read Live in Voice.

SUNDAY, May 31 at 7pm: Repeat of Part II "Tales of Despereaux"

If you missed Part II last Monday because you were having a great time in Real Life (imagine!) during the U.S. Memorial Day Holiday . . . never fear! You can still be current with the adventure when Cale reads Part III Monday night. She'll be in the Library tonight at 7pm, and if anyone is there and wants to hear it, she'll read Part II again just for you . . .

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Thursday May 28th at 7pm

Tonight: HEROIC ROMANCES

The Wooing of Becfola - We do not know where Becfola came from. Nor do we know for certain where she went to. We do not even know her real name; this only is certain, that she disappeared from the world we know of, and that she went to a realm where even conjecture may not follow her.

Courtship of Etain - A comb of silver was held in Etain's hand, and the comb was adorned with gold. Beside her was a basin of silver with little gems on the inside rim.

Plus more goodies! presented in Live Voice

WEDNESDAY May 27 at 7pm: H.G. Well's "Time Machine"

H.G.Wells had been subjected to the cruelty of class prejudices of his day. He saw what we would call a glass ceiling being placed over his hopes and dreams, regardless of his level of talent.

In The Time Machine Wells creates two sub-species of the future and calling them the Eloi and the Morlocks, and found a voice for his feelings about the extent of the unadmitted prejudice in England and what this was doing to people. He did not romanticize either the upper classes, the Eloi, or the lower classes, the Morlocks. He simply showed them slowly moving away from each other and becoming two ENTIRELY different species. There is a sadness about all this. Though Wells doesn't preach, there is a sadness in the story.

Join Storyteller Lilia Quinnell for Wells' classic examination of the dangers and possibilities of the future. Read live in Voice.

TUESDAY May 26 at 7pm • Travelers' Tales IRELAND

This last Tuesday in May brings the last installment of readings from the Travelers' Tales Ireland collection. Over the last weeks, we've shared tales of music and dance, history, the important of place and the enduring presence of the fairies. Tonight's tales explore how we can find our families and sometimes ourselves in our travels.

Join me for reading in voice, chat in voice or text ... all are welcome!

MONDAY, May 25th at 7:00pm: The Tales of Despereaux continue...

We've met Despereaux: the mouse with unusually large ears who loves a Princess named "Pea." Now it is time to meet the other protagonists in this adventure: Roscuro the Rat, and Miggery Sow. We'll meet them and hear their stories tonight as Caledonia reads "Book the Second" and "Book the Third" of THE TALES OF DESPEREAUX.

If you're off for the U.S. holiday weekend and don't want to miss this part of the story, Cale's offered to repeat tonight's reading for anyone who wants to hear it on Sunday, May 31st at 7pm. It's a great story and shouldn't be missed!

Stories Read in Voice.

Memorial Day Weekend . . . in the U.S.: May 22- 24

The WOI Storytellers are taking the weekend off in honor of Memorial Day (we can't remember the last time we took a weekend off) . . . Caledonia will be back Monday night with more of THE TALES OF DESPEREAUX, so if you're home in time from your weekend, you can catch that. Otherwise, enjoy the emerging fine weather where ever you are, spend time with friends and loved ones, and if you do choose to spend time on the Grid . . . do something fun!

Thursday May 21st at 7pm · Hawaiian Folktales

"IN the reign of Kealiikukii, an ancient king of Hawaii, Kahawali, chief of Puna, and one of his favorite companions went one day to amuse themselves with the holua..."

Join Shandon Thursday evening for a special presentation of Hawaiian Folktales... and get yourself a free volcano to take home with you!

WEDNESDAY, May 20 at 6:00pm Caledonia at To Limani: "Meanwhile, Back in Ithaca"

Join Caledonia in the new Greek Seaport sim To Limani (by the people who brought you SL New England) to continue stories from the Odyssey.

While Odysseus is battling Cyclops, ignoring Sirens, beings held captive by Calypso, and generally dodging the wrath of Poseidon . . . his beloved wife Penelope is enduring another drama of her own at home in Ithaca. Meanwhile, Back in Ithaca revisits that drama and the events around Odysseus' return to hearth and home.

Read in Live Voice. Sessions benefits Project Children.
Check for notecards and notices for landmarks in world.

TUESDAY May 19 at 7pm • Travelers' Tales IRELAND

Tonight's reading from Travelers' Tales Ireland opens with "Land of High Spirits," a tale about poitín, that Irish spirit that has fueled many a wild adventure and wilder tale. I'll also be reading "Long Ago in Ireland," a tale about uneasy relations between Faerie and modern Ireland, and whatever else I have time for in the hour.

Join me for readings in voice (chat in voice or text) from this marvelous collection of essays about what can happen when you step foot on Irish soil (and best hope it's not a fairy sod you're stepping on). All welcome!

SUNDAY, May 17 at 5:30pm & MONDAY, May 18 at 7:00pm: Caledonia with "The Tale of Despereaux"

Never heard of this 2004 Newbery Award-winning story? Maybe saw the animated feature? Well, Kate DiCamillo's book is worth the hearing even if you have seen the movie - great adventure, lyrical prose. It's the Tale of a Mouse (with amazingly large ears), a Rat, a Bowl of Soup, and a Spool of Thread. A story adventure not to be missed. THIS WEEK you have two opportunities to catch it:


SUNDAY, May 17 at 5:30pm at Magicland Park in Bracket, Caledonia will be reading excerps from the first three "Books" of The Tale of Despereaux . . . a great opportunity to test out this tale and see if it suits you.

MONDAY, May 18 at 7:00pm at the West of Ireland Library, Caledonia will begin from the beginning and read The Tale of Despereaux in its entirety over four one hour sessions between now and June 8.

Both Sessions Read in Live Voice. Both Sessions benefit Project Children.
Check for notecards and notices for landmarks in world.

WOI Library Events for the Week of May 18 - 24

Choices! Choices! So many good choices! All read in Voice. All times SLT.

Monday, May 18 @ 7pm - Part I: Tales of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo with Caledonia Skytower

Tuesday, May 19 @ 5:30pm - Gyro Muggins with more stories from Ray Bradbury's Dandelion Wine
@ 7pm - Aoife Lorefield with more Traveler's Tales of the Emerald Isle

Thursday, May 11 @ 7pm - Hawaiian Folklore with Shandon Loring

Friday, May 15 beginning at 6pm - WE DANCE! join us at the Friday Night Dance! "Flag Day!" .


Other Story Events Presented by WOI Storytellers around the Grid to benefit Project Children:

Sunday, May 17 @ **5:30pm - excerps from Tales of Despereaux with Caledonia Skytower at Magicland Park

Tuesday, May 19 @ 7:00pm - The Secret of Roan Inish with Shandon Loring at Mystic in SL New England.

Wednesday, May 20 @ 6:00pm - Meanwhile, Back Home in Ithaca ...more stories from The Odyssey with Caledonia Skytower at "To Limani".

Saturday, May 23 @ 11am - Myths and Legends of Ireland with Shandon Loring at the S.S. Galaxy

Stories all read Live in VOICE. IM the Storytellers for Landmarks to readings not taking place at the WOI Library, OR at the Library click on the Celtic Cross Window Ornament or the Large Green Leather Book by the Librarian's desk for a notecard with this schedule and embedded landmarks.

SUNDAY May 17 @ 2pm - Simeon Beresford with Puck of Pook's Hill

Join our friend from Bookstacks as he finishes Rudyard Kipling's book Puck of Pook Hill... published in 1906, containing a series of short stories set in different periods of history. The stories are all told to two children living near Pevensey by people magically plucked out of history by Puck.

SATURDAY May 16 @ 3:30pm Shandon & Derry in Nantucket with Mermaid Tales

Join Chief Storyteller Shandon Loring and Librarian Derry McMahon in Nantucket with great Mermaid Tales!! The Fisherman's Widow, Deep Sea Jewels, The Sea Princess of Persia, The Maid-of-the-Wave and the Princess of Land-Under-Waves will be presented in voice.

Thursday, May 14th at 7pm

A man who sleeps for twenty years in the Catskill Mountains wakes to a much-changed world...
"As they ascended, Rip every now and then heard long rolling peals, like distant thunder, that seemed to issue out of a deep ravine..."
followed by stories from the book 'Little People' by Ron Quinn
True tales of little people living in and around the haunting hills of the Catskill Mountains.

WEDS May 13 @ 7pm - Letters Through Time with Gracee Andel

Join Gracee as she reads letters from Lura Harding as she travels the Oregon Trail with her family. (Part two tonight)

Age 10. Lura wants to be a teacher and has a real knack for trading. She gives a wealth of detail on her chores and her family and what happens on the trail. She's a typical girl and relates those things that are important to her-including her bratty little sister's antics.

TUESDAY May 12 at 7pm • Travelers' Tales IRELAND

Come listen to tales of Ireland, real life experiences of travelers who've been there ... many by well-known authors with something to say and the right words to say it with. The Travelers' Tales books are always a great read.

Last week, the tales I read talked about music and dancing. This week, I'm turning down the corners on tales that look back to ancient times and faery places. Join me for reading in voice, chat in voice or text ... All are welcome!

MONDAY, May 11 at 7pm: The Conclusion of E.B. White's"Charlotte's Web"

Wilbur is off to the Fair! Templeton is gorging himself on all rattly pleasures of the Fair, and Charlotte . . . well, she seems tired and says she is preparing for her "Great Work." Find out what happens to them, and to young Fern Arable as Storyteller Caledonia Skytower reads the final chapters of E.B. White's award winning "Charlotte's Web."


Story read in Voice. Participation in local typed chat encouraged.

BEGINNING NEXT WEEK: Kate DiCamillo's The Tales of Despereaux, starting with "Book The First: A Mouse is Born."

WOI Library Events for the Week of May 11 - 18

A Springtime Bouquet of Rich and Diverse Stories as May continues to bloom. All read in Voice. All times SLT.

Monday, May 11 @ 7pm - The Conclusion: Charlotte's Web by E.B. White with Caledonia Skytower

Tuesday, May 12 @ 5:30pm - Gyro Muggins with more stories from Ray Bradbury's Dandelion Wine
@ 7pm - Aoife Lorefield with more Traveler's Tales of Ireland

Wednesday, May 13 @ 5:30pm - Storyteller Lilia Quinnell with Part III of The Song of The Pearl
@ 7pm - Gracee Andel with Letters Through Time

Thursday, May 14 @ 7pm - Exploring Realms: Tales of "Little People" Abroad including the experiences of Rip Van Winkle with Shandon Loring

Friday, May 15 beginning at 6pm - WE DANCE! join us at the Friday Night Dance! "Reggae Special" with DJ Spyot Demina in the Glen.

Sunday, May 17 @ 2pm - Puck of Pook's Hill by Rudyard Kipling presented by guest Sir Simeon Beresford from Bookstacks.


Other Story Events Presented by WOI Storytellers around the Grid to benefit Project Children:

Saturday, May 16 @ 11am - Myths and Legends of Ireland with Shandon Loring at the S.S. Galaxy
@ 3:30pm - Merrow Tales/Mermaid Tales with Shandon Loring & Derry McMahon at Nantucket in SL New England.

Sunday, May 17 @ **5:30pm - excerps from Tales of Despereaux with Caledonia Skytower at Magicland Park (**Please note the change in time from the original posting)

Stories all read Live in VOICE. IM the Storytellers for Landmarks to readings not taking place at the WOI Library, OR at the Library click on the Celtic Cross Window Ornament or the Large Green Leather Book by the Librarian's desk for a notecard with this schedule and embedded landmarks.

SUNDAY, May 10 @ 2pm: Elegia Underwood and Dragon Tales

Join us as Storyteller Elegia Underwoood takes us down the path to meet dragons...lovely dragons, scary dragons, dragons of all types!!

These Original Stories will be told Live in Voice. Participation in Typed Local Chat is encouraged.
Join the fun!

SATURDAY May 9 @ 1pm: Derry Presents at the Library Fair

Derry McMahon, West of Ireland Librarian, will present "Growing a Community Library: Lessons from the Field" at the Second Life Library Fair. This session is part of a two day fair celebrating the different libraries and librarians in SL. Stop by and listen as Derry tells how the WOI Library came to be, how we think, what we do, and what works to grow a library. Stay for some of the presentations, or cruise around the booths to see what other librarians are doing in our virtual world. Infotainment Island is the location.

Alliance Virtual Library Library Fair
Saturday, May 9th - Noon to 6 PM
All times SLT
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Infotainment%20Island/156/151/32

12:00 pm - 12:45 pm: Libraries and Innovation in Second Life by Lori Bell (RL) aka Lorelei Junot (SL) of Alliance Virtual Library

1 pm - 1:45 pm: Growing a Community Library; Lessons from the Field by Derry McMahon (SL) of the West of Ireland Library and Cultural Center

2 pm - 2:45 pm: Supporting and Promoting Ingenuity by Joanne Brothers (RL) aka Vienna James (SL) of RezLibris

3 pm - 3:45: SL Library Instruction: A Work in Progress P. Charles Livermore (RL) aka Hopalong Oh (SL) of St. John's University Libraries

4 pm - 6 PM: Exhibits & Networking

THURSDAY, May 7 at 7pm

Irish Hero Tales

[Come a little early for a special introduction to Finn Mac Cool]

Finn Mac Cool was the son of Cumhail who was slain by Goll mac Morna. Cumhail left behind a pregnant Muirne who bore a handsome fair haired child and fearing the wrath of the Clan Morna she named him Demne and sent him to be fostered. He was raised a fierce warrior skilled at weaponry and fighting as well as healing and magical arts. He could never reveal his true identity but due to his fair hair he became known as Fionn or Finn. Fionn is a semimythical character, an Irish warrior who was the greatest leader of the Fianna an ancient military elite founded 300BC responsible for the protection of the High King. Fionn implemented a code of honour into the Fianna that had previously a reputation for being somewhat 'unruly'.Finn has a series of adventures involving hunting, fighting, sorcery, love, and passion. Finn has many romances, but it is with the goddess Sadb that he begets his famous son, Ossian. Even to this day Finn is sleeping in a cave, waiting to awaken and defend Ireland in her greatest hour of need.

Join us tonight for the epic tale 'Finn Mac Cool and the Daughter of the King of the White Nation'

TUES, May 5 @ 5:30pm Gyro Muggins with The Anything Box

A schoolteacher discovers the magical toy one withdrawn child has created from imagination in order to retreat from a harsh home environment. Join us for a very interesting story!

TUESDAY May 5 at 7pm • Travelers' Tales IRELAND

If you've run across the Travelers' Tales series, you know each collection includes evocative, compelling, funny, sensitive, and sometimes tragic tales. During May, I'll be reading from Travelers' Tales Ireland, which includes authors like Frank McCourt and Maeve Binchy, writing about places they love, things they remember, and people they've met.

Join me at 7 pm SLT as we dive into these tales and see where in the Emerald Isle we land. Reading in voice, chat in voice or text. All are welcome!

MONDAY, May 4 at 7pm: Part III of "Charlotte's Web"

"Somehow when somebody loves you, miracles somehow appear . . .and there in the warp and the woof is the proof of it... " sang the song from the original animated feature of Charlotte's Web made in 1973. In our telling the miracle has happened and Wilbur's fame as "Some Pig" is already beginning to fade. Will one miracle be enough to ultimately save him? The Miracle at Zuckerman's Farm continues in Part III of E.B. White's award-winning Charlotte's Web.

Stories told in Voice. Participation in local typed chat welcomed.

WOI LIBRARY EVENTS FOR THE WEEK OF May 3 - 10

Here's this week's line up. All read Live in VOICE:

Monday, May 4 @ 7pm - Part III: Charlotte's Web by E.B. White with Caledonia Skytower
Tuesday, May 5 @ 5:30pm - Gyro Muggins with The Anything Box
@ 7pm - Aoife Lorefield with Traveler's Tales of Ireland
Wednesday, May 6 @ 5:30pm - Storyteller Lilia Quinnell with Part III of The Song of The Pearl
@ 7pm - Gracee Andel with Letters Through Time
Thursday, May 7 @ 7pm - Irish Hero Tales with Shandon Loring
Friday, May 8 beginning at 6pm - WE DANCE! join us at the Friday Special Dance! "Fairy Circle Dance" with DJ Derry McMahon in the Glen.
Sunday, May 10 @ 2pm - Dragon Tales with Elegia Underwood

Other Story Events Presented by WOI Storytellers around the Grid to benefit Project Children:

Saturday, May 9 @ 11am - Myths and Legends of Ireland with Shandon Loring at the S.S. Galaxy

Stories all read Live in VOICE.

IM the Storytellers for Landmarks to readings not taking place at the WOI Library, OR at the Library click on the Celtic Cross Window Ornament or the Large Green Leather Book by the Librarian's desk for a notecard with this schedule and embedded landmarks.