[Web4lib] Announcement: American Treasures of the Library of Congress

[Tom Peters]

Greetings!  

Next Wednesday the librarians of the Library of Congress will offer a free, one-hour, online presentation of some of the treasures in the collections.  Everyone worldwide is welcome to attend.  There's no need to register.  Details below.

For a complete list of upcoming OPAL online events, please visit:

http://www.opal-online.org/progschrono.htm

Wednesday, December 12, 2007 beginning at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 1:00 Central, noon Mountain, 11:00 a.m. Pacific, and 7:00 p.m. GMT/UTC/Zulu:

Gifts to the Nation: American Treasures of the Library of Congress 

These are the gifts of generations past. They describe the exploits, strivings, accomplishments, and beliefs and attitudes of those who contributed, for better or for worse, to making us who we are as a nation. They were not given lightly –- danger lurked on the high seas or in acts of treason against the King of England; continuing failures preceded ultimate success; the spark of imagination required years of work to come to fruition. 

They are here, at the Library of Congress, and now on display through the Library’s Web site, for all generations, present and future. Join us as we take you on a journey through a sampling of the more than 250 items that have been selected to represent the treasures that the Library holds. 

Watch for further information about these upcoming events in the Library of Congress online series of programs: 

Jan 9 - Gen. Washington and the Spy Map 
Feb 13 - History of chocolate in the US 
Mar 12 - Early scrapbooks and the women who created them 
April 9 - Poetry 
May 14 - Jefferson's Library 
June 11 - All History Is Local in a Digital World 

Host: Library of Congress 

Quick Link for Regular Participants who have already installed the OPAL Software: OPAL Online Auditorium 

Link for First-Time OPAL Users, Moderators, and Users of the No-Software-Download-Required Interface: OPAL Online Auditorium 

 
Tom Peters, OPAL Coordinator
 
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