Virtual Worlds for Kids, Teens and Tweens: Welcome to Whyville and Whybrary

Friday, January 25, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time, 10:00 Central,
9:00 Mountain, 8:00 Pacific, and 5:00 p.m. GMT/UTC/Zulu:

Friday, January 25, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 2:00 Central, 1:00
Mountain, noon Pacific, and 8:00 p.m. GMT/UTC/Zulu:
lds for Kids, Tweens, and Teens: Whyville

According to a recent New York Times article, 2008 will be the year of
virtual worlds for kids, with rapid population growth and many
ventures. Libraries and other educational and cultural organizations
are exploring these virtual worlds for kids, too. This hour long
seminar will feature speakers Tom Peters of TAP Information Services
providing an overview of the growth of virtual worlds for kids, Cliff
Zintgraff of Whyville providing an introduction and tour of Whyville,
and Kelly Czarnecki of the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg
County talking about why it is important for librarians and educators
to be in virtual worlds such as Whyville.

To participate go to the OPAL Online Auditorium at
http://www.conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rs1641902f62b4

New users will need to download a small software applet before
entering the room.

For more information contact Lori Bell at
lbell@alliancelibrarysystem.com or Tom Peters at
tapinformation@yahoo.com