WEDNESDAY, April 1st at 7pm: AN INTERESTING YEAR AT THE NEWBERY'S

The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

2015 has seen honors given to some very unique books.  Is this the newest movement in literature for the young?  Come and see what Cale shares, and see why it is an especially interesting year:

• 2015 MEDAL: 

         The Crossover, written by Kwame Alexander 

• 2015 HONOR: 
  El Deafo, written by Cece Bell, illustrated by Cece Bell  & Brown Girl Dreaming, written by Jacqueline Woodson 

You can learn more about the Newbery Medal and honorees past and present Here.

Presented live in voice.

TUESDAY, March 31st at 7PM: A WALK IN THE WOODS Continues!

Kayden continues with more to share from Bill Bryson's woodland trail adventure . . . when we last left Bill & Katz they had finally discovered how little of the trail they had actually hiked, and come to the conclusion that they were NOT going to hike the entire length.  So, with resigned acceptance, and no little amount of relief, they procure a cab and skip ahead to Virginia!

The Appalachian Trail trail stretches from Georgia to Maine and covers some of the most breathtaking terrain in America–majestic mountains, silent forests, sparking lakes.

If you’re going to take a hike, it’s probably the place to go. And Bill Bryson is surely the most entertaining guide you’ll find. He introduces us to the history and ecology of the trail and to some of the other hardy (or just foolhardy) folks he meets along the way–and a couple of bears. Already a classic, "A Walk in the Woods" will make you long for the great outdoors (or at least a comfortable chair to sit and read in).

Kayden Oconnell, live in voice.

MONDAY, March 30th at 7PM: JACK OF SHADOWS

“Jack of Shadows”

by Roger Zelazny

• ISBN-13: 978-0451075871

Earth is divided.  The West Pole is dark, full of magic.  The East Pole is perpetual daylight, the world of technology.  Jack derives magic not from a "place of power" but from shadows, the interface between light and dark.

Gyro Muggins, Live in voice.

MONDAY, March 30th at 6AM; More form THE EMERALD ATLAS

Cata Charisma shares more from John Stephen's adventure of three orphaned children and a book of magic.

Lost! Found! Betrayal!  What does it all mean, and who can the children trust? More adventure this week.

Upon traveling to the past, they happen across a witch who has enslaved the nearby town in an attempt to find the book, known as the Atlas, that the children possess. As the siblings encounter various magical races in an effort to dispel the witch, Kate discovers that she is intrinsically bound to the Atlas, and that the three children are subject to an ancient prophecy.

Presented live in voice.

SUNDAY, March 29th at 1:30pm: TEA TIME at Baker Street!

Join Corwyn, Kayden, and Caledonia as they continue at the beginning of the Holmesian canon - "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes"

THIS WEEK: The Adventure of the Speckled Band. One of Sherlock's better known and more devious mysteries.

Holmes' client is Helen Stoner, a 32-year-old spinster who lives with her stepfather: Dr. Grimesby Roylott of Stoke Moran. Dr Roylott is the last survivor of what was a wealthy but dissolute and violent tempered aristocratic Anglo-Saxon family of Surrey. After returning from India where he had a large medical practice and had served a jail sentence for killing his native Butler in a fit of rage, Roylott—a widower—settles with his two stepdaughters in the broken-down ancestral manor-all that is left of estates that had extended into Berkshire and Hampshire.

The doctor becomes notorious for terrorizing the local village because of his quarrelsome personality and violent temper. Dr. Roylott has required Miss Stoner, who is engaged to be married, to move into a particular bedroom of his heavily mortgaged ancestral home in Stoke Moran. This room was the one in which two years before, Helen's twin sister Julia had died under mysterious and dramatic circumstances—uttering the last words "The band! The speckled band!"

Come find a comfy seat and pour yourself a cuppa and enjoy, presented live in voice.

THIS WEEK at Seanchai Libraries

We bring stories of all kinds to life, in Second Life
... and other virtual worlds
 CELEBRATING GREAT STORIES IN VIRTUAL WORLDS SINCE 2008!

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ANOTHER OPENING, ANOTHER GRID!

Events at Seanchai Libraries this week - all stories told in open voice, all times Pacific Time.

Saturday, March 28th at Noon   @ SEANCHAI INWORLDZ -  Our new branch Officially Opens! Shandon presents the inaugural story from his "Hilo Tales" collection of Hawaiian stories, and Cale shares a selection from "Gorak the Gobbler".  
Join us on Sendalonde (https://inworldz/region/Sendalonde/218/144/28) or IM Caledonia or Shandon

Sunday, March 29th at 1:30pm - TEA TIME  at Baker Street!  The Tea Time Crew continues with THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND from "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes"

Monday, March 30th: 

• at 6am -  More from John Stephen's THE EMERALD ATLAS,  with Cata Charisma. 
• at 7pm -  JACK OF SHADOWS Returns !  with Gyro Muggins. 

Tuesday, March 31st at 7pm -  A WALK IN THE WOODS Continues with Kayden Oconnell

Wednesday, April 1st at 7pm -  AN INTERESTING YEAR AT THE NEWBERYS, with Caledonia Skytower 

Thursday, April 2nd; 

• at 7pm  -  TURLOUGH DUBH O'BRIEN  with Shandon Loring
• at 9pm  -  SEANCHAI LATE NIGHT  with Finn Zeddmore

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All stories in voice and take place at Seanchai Libray on Imagination Island in Second Life, unless otherwise noted. Schedule subject to change, because that is just how life is sometimes.  

All sessions at the Seanchai Library (SL) are offered free to all Residents.  Guests at Second Life sessions are welcome to join us in donating to our featured charity.  Our featured charity through May 2015 is Habitat for Humanity (http://habitat.org) with a vision of a world where everyone has a decent place to live - a safe and clean place to call home.

Have questions? IM or notecard Caledonia Skytower.

THURSDAY, March 26th at 7pm: CELTIC MYTH & MAGICK

CELTIC MYTH and MAGICK

A magical night of ancient Celtic tales...

A wild assortment of Battles, Loves won and lost, 
and Magic from the world of faerie.

Tonight: Legends of Bricriu
Bricriu, an inveterate troublemaker, invites the nobles of the Ulaid to a feast at his new house at Dún Rudraige, where he incites three heroes, Cúchulainn, Conall Cernach, and Lóegaire Búadach, to compete for the "champion's portion" of the feast.

Books: from Shandon's Library
Editor: Time immemorial
ISBN#: yeah right



PREVIEW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOWhi2oDlbo

PRESENTED IN LIVE VOICE

WEDNESDAY, March 25th at 7PM: THE REAL WINNIE ~ A One-Of-A-Kind Bear

Harry & Winnipeg

She was an orphaned Canadian bear cub, lost near White River Ontario when Harry Coleborn found her on his way to The Great War.  This one-of-a-kind personality captured the hearts of the Second Canadian Infantry, and then the world through the imagination of a small boy named Christopher and his father -  author A. A. Milne.

Caledonia shares selections of this amazing real life story from Val Shushkewich's book "The Real Winnie: A One-of-a-kind Bear" live in voice.

The Original Pooh Toys

TUESDAY, March 24th at 7PM: A WALK IN THE WOODS Returns

The boys in the woods are back!

Kayden continues Bill Bryson's Appalachian adventure.  When last we visited their great odyssey in the woods, we still had no resolution to the burning question of this tale:  What happened to the Little Debbies!?

Kayden Oconnell takes us back to a walk on the wild side tonight, live in voice.

MONDAY, March 23rd at 6am SLT: More from THE EMERALD ATLAS

Cata Charisma shares more from John Stephen's adventure of three orphaned children and a book of magic.

“The Emerald Atlas” is the first novel of the children's fantasy trilogy “The Books of Beginning” by John Stephens. The second book is selling now and is called The Fire Chronicle. The book follows orphan siblings Kate, Michael, and Emma who, following a succession of unsuccessful orphanage dwellings, are transferred to the mansion of Dr. Pym, where they find a magical book that grants the power of moving through time. Upon traveling to the past, they happen across a witch who has enslaved the nearby town in an attempt to find the book, known as the Atlas, that the children possess. As the siblings encounter various magical races in an effort to dispel the witch, Kate discovers that she is intrinsically bound to the Atlas, and that the three children are subject to an ancient prophecy.

Presented live in voice.

MONDAY, March 23rd at 7PM: STARSWARM

“Starswarm”

by Jerry Pournelle
1998

• ISBN: 978-1441785084

“A.I., The Soul in Silicon” The first story Starswarm, by Jerry Pournelle, places an A.I. in a co-starring role. Six year old Kip thinks he can hear a voice in his head; he’s right.  He also thinks his name is Kip.  He’s wrong, and if he doesn’t learn the truth in time, he might be dead wrong.

- conclusion -

Gyro Muggins, Live in voice.

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO JOIN IN THE CELEBRATION . . .

. . . as Seanchai Library celebrates its Seventh Anniversary of bringing stories to life in virtual worlds.

Today, Sunday, March 22nd at NOON SLT, members of the Seanchai community will gather to share stories and celebrate, and you are welcome.  There's plenty of cake for everyone!

Stories will be featured by Shandon Loring, Derry McMahon & Bear Silvershade, Crap Mariner, Dubhna Rhiadra, Corwyn Allen, Kayden Oconnell, and Aoife Lorefield. Dancing will follow the 90 minute program.

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The Seanchai Library opened its doors seven years ago as the West of Ireland Library & Cultural Center.  Today, Seanchai's dedication to inspiring people through great literature in a wide variety of genres had endured:

~ Over 2000 titles presented
~ Over $3000 US raised for charities around the world
~ Operations in Second Life, Kitely on the Open Sim, and soon in InWorldz

Join us as we celebrate our 7th Anniversary ~ Slainte'

SATURDAY March 21 at 9am in Kitely: OLD NORSE SAGAS

OLD NORSE SAGAS

During prehistoric times in ancient Scandinavia the land was divided into a number of small parcels. Over each of these a chief or king ruled. There lived a famous family of chiefs called the House of Volsung.

Tonight, join us for two tales of romance and intrigue from this ancient and noble race:

- Aslog, daughter of Sigurd & Brynhild

- Frithiof the Bold & Ingeborg the Fair

PRESENTED AT SEANCHAI LIBRARY IN KITELY

Seanchai Library Kitely

http://www.kitely.com/search?q=seanchai

hop://grid.kitely.com:8002/Seanchai/143/129/29

grid.kitely.com:8002:Seanchai

complete source at:
http://www.archive.org/details/volsungasagatran009188mbp

THIS WEEK at Seanchai Library

We bring stories of all kinds to life, in Second Life
... and other virtual worlds
 CELEBRATING GREAT STORIES IN VIRTUAL WORLDS SINCE 2008!

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HAPPY SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY - SEANCHAI!

Seanchai Library by the Numbers:

• Between January 2011 and January 2015, Seanchai Library made charitable donations totally $2,853 to 16 non-profit organizations around the world, doing good work in a variety of areas including environmental heath, housing, education, peace, social justice, and wildlife preservation.

• Seanchai events in Second Life generate an average of 70 unique visits a week, for a total of approximately 3640 visits annually.

• Seanchai Library has presented over 2000 individual titles, stories, and selections from fiction, essays, and poetry since March 2008, in an estimated 2070 one hour story sessions between March 2008 and March 2015.

• Seanchai Library is comprised of a core volunteer staff , plus a variety of guests.  The Library was founded in March 20018 by Derry McMahon in Second Life, and our Chief Storyteller, Shandon Loring, told the first story as he has with each branch that we have opened.

• Seanchai's recent EXPLORE The Great Gatsby pilot program reached over 1500 patrons and guests through its partner, Tacoma Little Theatre, during preshow and at intermission of its production of The Great Gatsby, as well as over 100 Hypergrid visitors from around the world, including residents of Italy, Switzerland, Germany, France, The Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and various parts of the United States. Click here for more information about EXPLORE.

Events at Seanchai Libraries this week - all stories told in open voice, all times Pacific Time.

Saturday, March 21st at 9am   @ SEANCHAI KITELY -   OLD NORSE SAGAS  with Shandon Loring (grid.kitely.com:8002/Seanchai)

Sunday, March 22nd 

• at 10am   @ SEANCHAI KITELY -   GORAK THE GOBBLER with Caledonia Skytower (grid.kitely.com:8002/Seanchai)
• at NOON - HAPPY ANNIVERSARY SEANCHAI LIBRARY!  90 minutes of tales from the Seanchai staff followed by dancing with DJ Aoife!
• at 6pm   @Magicland Park in SL  -   GORAK THE GOBBLER with Caledonia Skytower http://slurl.com/secondlife/Bracket/181/57/30

Monday, March 23rd: 

• at 6am -  More from John Stephen's THE EMERALD ATLAS,  with Cata Charisma. 
• at 7pm -  STARSWARM by Jerry Pournelle, Concludes  with Gyro Muggins. 

Tuesday, March 24th at 7pm -  A WALK IN THE WOODS Continues with Kayden Oconnell

Wednesday, March 25th at 7pm -  THE REAL WINNIE, A ONE-OF-A-KIND BEAR, with Caledonia Skytower 

Thursday, March 26th at 7pm  -  CELTIC MYTHS & MAGICK  with Shandon Loring

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!-  Saturday, March 28th at Noon - SEANCHAI INWORLDZ Officially Opens!
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All stories in voice and take place at Seanchai Libray on Imagination Island in Second Life, unless otherwise noted. Schedule subject to change, because that is just how life is sometimes.  

All sessions at the Seanchai Library (SL) are offered free to all Residents.  Guests at Second Life sessions are welcome to join us in donating to our featured charity.  Our featured charity for January - February is Project Children (http://projectchildren.org) teaching and building peace in Northern Ireland, one child at a time. We have extended our featuring of Project Children through the week of Saint Patrick's Day in honor of our 7th Birthday.

Have questions? IM or notecard Caledonia Skytower.

THURSDAY, March 19th at 7pm: CELTIC MYTH & MAGICK

CELTIC MYTH and MAGICK

A magical night of ancient Celtic tales...

A wild assortment of Battles, Loves won and lost, 
and Magic from the world of faerie.

Tonight:
Secret Places of the Fae

Books: from Shandon's Library
Editor: Time immemorial
ISBN#: yeah right



PREVIEW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOWhi2oDlbo

PRESENTED IN LIVE VOICE

AND DON'T FORGET . . . at 9PM ~ SEANCHAI LATE NIGHT with Caledonia - Late Night Science Fiction with a contemporary twist.

WEDNESDAY, March 18th at 7PM: GORAK THE GOBBLER

Caledonia shares her newest short story, which will appear in the soon-to-be-released illustrated book The Blackberry & Other Tales That Creep

Twelve is an awkward age, and Jamie Bergstrom is tired of being the object of constant teasing ridicule by some of his classmates. When he expresses his wish that someone would show him how to make his life less miserable, something unexpected - more specifically someone unexpected - happens.

 He had been called many things, most of which could not be repeated in decent conversation.  But the designation of his birth, and his actual purpose were depicted clearly in his true name.  He was Gorak the Gobbler and he was on his way, by invocation, to invade young Jamie Bergstrom's life.

Presented live in voice.

TUESDAY, March 17th at 7pm: CELTIC TALES with Aoife

HAPPY SAINT PATRICK'S DAY!

It is a good day to be Irish, but that means more than green beer and silly hats!

The Irish are known for (among other things) their tales of wonder. Join Aoife tonight for some of the ancient tales: The Voyage of Mael Duinn, Dan Dheirg, and the Wooing of Finabair, with perhaps a bit more besides, who can say? Find a seat by the fire, take a sip of fine whiskey, and listen to the magic.

Presented live in voice.

MONDAY, March 16nd at 7PM: STARSWARM

“Starswarm”

by Jerry Pournelle
1998

• ISBN: 978-1441785084

“A.I., The Soul in Silicon” The first story Starswarm, by Jerry Pournelle, places an A.I. in a co-starring role. Six year old Kip thinks he can hear a voice in his head; he’s right.  He also thinks his name is Kip.  He’s wrong, and if he doesn’t learn the truth in time, he might be dead wrong.

- part 3 -

Gyro Muggins, Live in voice.

SUNDAY, March 15th: TWO STORIES IN TWO VIRTUAL WORLDS

Beware the Ides of March?  You needn't at Seanchai Libraries.  We have two great story sessions today in two virtual worlds:

11:00am at Seanchai Kitely - THE QUIET MAN with Caledonia 

If you missed it at Seanchai SL then here's your chance to catch up.  If you are an OS devotee and you haven't heard this story, or Caledonia presenting this story, you are in for a rare treat!

"Shawn Kelvin, a blithe young lad of 20, went to the States to seek his fortune. And 15 years thereafter he returned to his native Kerry, his blitheness sobered and his youth dried to the core, and whether he had made his fortune or whether he had not no one could be knowing for certain. For he was a quiet man, not given to talking about himself and the things he had done."

Presented Live in Voice, All times PDT - grid.kitely.com:8002/Seanchai

1:30pm at Seanchai SL in the Fireside Room 

TEA TIME at Baker Street

Join Corwyn, Kayden, and Caledonia as they continue at the beginning of the Holmesian canon - "The Adventures

of Sherlock Holmes" 

THIS WEEK: The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle

As London prepares for Christmas, newspapers report the theft of the near priceless jewel, The "Blue Carbuncle", from the hotel suite of the Countess of Morcar. John Horner, a previously convicted felon, is soon arrested for the theft. Though the police have yet to find the jewel, and despite Horner's claims of innocence, the police are sure that they have the thief - or at least one of them. Horner's record, and his presence in the Countess's room where he was cleaning a fireplace, are all the police need.

At 221B, Watson pays a visit to Holmes, finding the detective contemplating a battered old hat, one brought to him by the commissionaire Peterson. Both the hat and a Christmas goose had been dropped by a man in a scuffle with some street ruffians. Holmes is far more interested in the hat than the goose, which Peterson takes home for dinner. Although the hat bears the owner's name - Henry Baker - the police have little hope of finding the man. Peterson soon returns excited, carrying the Blue Carbuncle, claiming that the carbuncle was found in the found goose's throat. How on earth did it get there?

Come find a comfy seat  downstairs by the fireside, and pour yourself a cuppa and enjoy, presented live in voice. All times PDT 

THIS WEEK at Seanchai Libraries

We bring stories of all kinds to life, in Second Life
... and other virtual worlds
 CELEBRATING GREAT STORIES IN VIRTUAL WORLDS SINCE 2008!

_____________________________________

Hypergrid Safari visits Seanchai Kitely's Celticworld, Photo by Thirza Ember

Events at Seanchai Libraries this week - all stories told in open voice, all times Pacific Time.

Saturday, March 14th at 9am   @ SEANCHAI KITELY -   BLACK HEARTS AND IVORY BONES with Shandon Loring (grid.kitely.com:8002/Seanchai)

Sunday, March 15th 

• at 11am   @ SEANCHAI KITELY -   THE QUIET MAN with Caledonia Skytower (grid.kitely.com:8002/Seanchai)
• at 1:30pm - TEA TIME at Baker Street! This week: "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle"

Monday, March 16th: 

• at 6am -  More from John Stephen's THE EMERALD ATLAS,  with Cata Charisma. 
• at 7pm -  STARSWARM by Jerry Pournelle,  with Gyro Muggins. 

Tuesday, March 17th at 7pm -  CELTIC TALES with Aoife Lorefield

Wednesday, March 18th at 7pm -  GORAK THE GOBBLER, a new original story by Caledonia Skytower 

Thursday, March 19th at 7pm  -  CELTIC MYTHS & MAGICK  with Shandon Loring

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!-  Sunday, March 22nd at Noon, we will be celebrating Seanchai Library's Seventh Anniversary!
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All stories in voice and take place at Seanchai Libray on Imagination Island in Second Life, unless otherwise noted. Schedule subject to change, because that is just how life is sometimes.  

All sessions at the Seanchai Library (SL) are offered free to all Residents.  Guests at Second Life sessions are welcome to join us in donating to our featured charity.  Our featured charity for January - February is Project Children (http://projectchildren.org) teaching and building peace in Northern Ireland, one child at a time. We have extended our featuring of Project Children through the week of Saint Patrick's Day in honor of our 7th Birthday.

Have questions? IM or notecard Caledonia Skytower.

SATURDAY March 14th at 9am in Kitely - "And Still She Sleeps"

AND STILL SHE SLEEPS...

From Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling's book Black Heart, Ivory Bones

come beguiling tales for the child-that-was and the adult-that-is, stories from some of the most creative artists in contemporary literature. Dissected here are the darker anatomies of the timeless, seemingly simple stories we have long loved. Here wonder and truth have serious bite. Lusts and jealousies, foibles, hatreds, and dangerous obsessions, the things that slyly lurk in the midnight interior of oft-told tales. 

from "Black Heart, Ivory Bones" by Greg Costikyan

ISBN-13: 978-0380786237

PRESENTED AT SEANCHAI LIBRARY IN KITELY

Seanchai Library Kitely

http://www.kitely.com/search?q=seanchai

hop://grid.kitely.com:8002/Seanchai/143/129/29

grid.kitely.com:8002:Seanchai

THURSDAY, March 12th at 7pm: CELTIC MYTH & MAGICK

CELTIC MYTH and MAGICK

A magical night of ancient Celtic tales...

A wild assortment of Battles, Loves won and lost, 
and Magic from the world of faerie.

Tonight:
Fairy Lore and Enchantments

Books: from Shandon's Library
Editor: Time immemorial
ISBN#: yeah right

PREVIEW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOWhi2oDlbo

PRESENTED IN LIVE VOICE

WEDNESDAY, March 11th at 7PM: THE BARD

Caledonia shares a selection from Morgan Llewellyn's fantasy on the magical lore of  Ireland, centered on one of the great figures of mythical ancient past: Amergin, Bard of the Gaels, son of Milesios Espaine'.  He's a figure out of the ancient past, shrouded in centuries and elaborations.

Most legends and myths are based on some truth, long forgotten . . . so, tonight join Cale  at the firecricle and imagine: what if?

"I am a wind in the sea
I am a sea-wave upon the land
I am the sound of the sea
I am a stag of seven combats
I am a hawk upon a cliff
I am a tear-drop of the sun . . . "

Presented Live in Voice

TUESDAY, March 10th at 7PM: SAINT PATRICK & FRIENDS

Saints Preserve Us!

In American culture there are few saints more familiar than those of Ireland. St. Patrick's day is celebrated far and wide, more than a few believe St. Brendan to have been the first named European to set foot on American soil, and the straw cross of St. Brigid is is not unrecognizable. 


But, who were these people? What are the stories behind them? 

• Just where did Brendan go? 
• What's the story behind that woven cross? 
• Did Patrick really drive all the snakes from Ireland's shores? 

Find out! Join Cædmon for stories and excerpts of the lives of Ss. Brendan, Brigid, and Patrick, live in voice.
(Texts found at the Digital Book Index) 

MONDAY, March 9th at 7PM: STARSWARM

“Starswarm”

by Jerry Pournelle
1998

• ISBN: 978-1441785084

“A.I., The Soul in Silicon” The first story Starswarm, by Jerry Pournelle, places an A.I. in a co-starring role. Six year old Kip thinks he can hear a voice in his head; he’s right.  He also thinks his name is Kip.  He’s wrong, and if he doesn’t learn the truth in time, he might be dead wrong.
- part 3 -

Gyro Muggins, Live in voice.