New Islands
Info Islands or Info Archipelago is growing quickly. This week, three new islands were delivered and building is taking place on all three. These islands will open when the builds are complete.
The first island is called Imagination Island featuring Rachelville. Money to purchase the island was donated by Rachel’s parents. Rachelville has a maze designed and built by BrianA Corleone. and a secret garden built by Julia Hathor. Money to build Rachelville was donated by Usu Ventura.
Welcome to Rachelville!
Rachelville developed originally in the mind of a seven year old girl, Rachel, who was undergoing treatment for acute myeloid leukemia. Stuck in a hospital room with only her parents as playmates she began to think out a place where the stuffed animals around her came to life and acted out daily stories within their own “virtual” world which she named Rachelville.
Through months of treatment up until her death Rachel worked out intricate story lines and developed Rachelville’s characters into individuals who worked out issues with each other and within themselves. To these stories were added songs and artwork all created by the “goddess” of that realm.
Rachel died seven weeks before her eighth birthday. Though a life short lived hers was a life well lived, full of joy, determination, imagination and invention. Would that each of us could claim such a crown as she wears now.
So wander the garden and maze. Check out the resources on children’s literature. And while you linger there remember that within each of us is a child like Rachel with gifts to share, stories to tell, songs to sing… worlds to create. All you need is a pair of wings to lift yourself out of the ordinary and up to the sun.
Rachel had a small photo album she carried with her wherever she went. On the album’s cover was written the following three words which should be the basic ingredients of existence for us all: LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE
For more information about Imagination Island and Rachelville, contact Cindy Elkhart, librarian for Racheville.
Imagination Island also has a component for library product exhibits and information. This is being built by Bucky Barkley.
Arts Island
Arts Island will feature an opera house, fine arts displays, and a machinima library. Kain Scalia is managing the opera house and fine arts displays and HVX Silverstar is building the machinima library.
Cybrary City 2
The third island is for libraries who want a larger space than available on Cybrary City Iand they will pay cost recoevery for the space. The Library and Archives of Canada were the first members. This island was built and developed by Brackish Ludwig. Contact Lorelei Junot for more information.