Teen Second Life
What's Happening in January and February on Eye4You Alliance Island
Space Talk
A discussion series on astronomy with NASA and University of North Carolina at Pembroke.
Saturday January 12, 10am-NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Saturday January 26, 10am-NASA's Mars Exploration program.
Charles Dickens Exhibit
Sit your avatar in front of the guillotine from A Tale of Two Cities. Get upclose to Jacob Marley’s chains from A Christmas Carol and check out what other students around the world have written and performed about the famous author. Exhibit up through January.
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Voices of Sudan author Thursday, January 3, 10am-11am Charlotte author David Johnson will be presenting live at ImaginOn. His presentation will be audio streamed to the island.
 Theme of Island
Eye4You has a medieval theme through March. If you would like to contribute to the buildings or the theme in any way (teach archery or suggest ideas for classes) let us know.
Literary Festival-Saturday February 2, 1pm-5pm
Celebrate a literary festival! Meet teen authors as avatars, listen to podcasts watch videos and participate in activities.
Space Talk-Saturday February 9 and 23, 10am-11am
A discussion series on astronomy with NASA and University of North Carolina at Pembroke.
February 9- NASA's MESSENGER (MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, Geochemistry, and Ranging).
February 23-Pluto and beyond
Into the Wild by John Krakeur-Wednesday February 13, 3pm-4pm and 5pm-6pm
Join librarian Flannery Miles to participate in a discussion of Krakeur’s book.. Movie starring Sean Penn. Check out the movie, book, CD, or audio book at the library.
Paint the Town Read Kick Off-Thursday February 14, all day
Help paint Eye4You island on Teen Second Life 'Read'. Grab a paint chip at the dispenser on the island and snap a photo of your avatar by a ‘Paint the Town Read’ sign. Upload it to flickr and tag it 'paintread'.
Reminder
Pay your PLCMC library fines on Eye4You Alliance Island. Click on the machine in the welcome center and type in your card number.
Learn More. General meetings are usually 1pm on Sundays. All are welcome to attend.
New to Second Life?
Resources for textures, clothes for your avatars and basic building instructions created just for you, by other teens in the in the back of the welcome center.
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Tell me more about Teen Second Life!
If you’re 13-17 years old, you can sign up for a free account, create an avatar, and start exploring the possibilities of this 3D environment.
What can you do in Teen Second Life?
- make your own clothes and hair to sell
- learn a scripting language to animate objects
- interact with authors to bring their stories to life
- dj a dance party
- build skyscrapers or gardens
- and much more!
Why does the library have an island in Teen Second Life?
Learning how to navigate in 3D environments whether it’s for online education courses (many universities and even middle schools are using second life to teach!) or participating in other events, is something the library can help with.
ImaginOn has Teen Second Life installed on laptops in the Loft and offers classes in the Tech Central lab. Want second life installed at your branch? Let us know!
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