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.