Today I attended a celebration celebrating two years of the Alliance Library System (ALS) and the American Library Association (ALA) presence in Second Life (SL). Several speakers spoke highly of Lorelei Junot who in real life (RL) is the Director of Innovation for the ALS, credits Lorelei with getting him involved in SL back in August of 2006. He explained how she created a highly successful pirate display that prompted the ALA to team up with graduate students to purchase and create what is known today as Information Island. Today also happens to be the start of National Library Week and the first time the ALA is celebrating it in SL. They dedicated a floating gallery as the Lorelei Junot Gallery in her honor.
Of course, after all the speeches the party began. There were fireworks, a live DJ, and spectacular light show!
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