Bookstacks Isle
Bookstacks Isle is a place all about books and the people who love them — you know, readers. The group holds regular book clubs and readings, and the activities board is a wonderful resource for keeping up on all the literary events in SL.
Visit in Second Life
Bookstacks Isle is a place where readers can discuss books. Kghia Gherardi and JJ Drinkwater, director of The Libraries of Caledon seem to be the main driving force behind the place, although Second Life’s Queen of Storytelling, Seanchai’s very own Caledonia Skytower, also has a presence there.
Inside The Hobby Horse pub we see bookcases and posters. One poster tells us that Books cannot be killed by fire and that books are weapons in the war of ideas.
Other posters advertise science stories. This is a place for discussion, I’m not sure how well up to date the informational notecards are. One from Simeon Beresdord advertises Science Fiction Saturdays :
Jago Constantine organises hour-long event I list as Science Fiction Saturday in Events.
Which we now host at Bookstacks giving people a chance to talk about science fiction in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.
It meets every Saturday at 2pm SLT in the pub on Awen.
Got something to say about the book you’re reading? Share your insights with us! You’re welcome to come and just listen too!
We’ll happily discuss sci fi books, television and movies … but mostly books!
If you think you might come along, bring some thoughts on the last science fiction you read, what you’re reading now, and what you want to read next!
However this isn’t just a small venue for discussion, outside there’s a beautiful picturesque isle for you to wander around, if you’re feeling hot you can even stop and buy some ice cream.
The venture does seem to have strong links to Caledon via JJ Drinkwater. A notecard gives us some background on The Libraries Of Caledon :
The Library serves the Independant State of Caledon. We maintain a collection of books and research materials for the use of residents and other interested parties. We also host exhibits, book discussions, lectures, and the occasional donnybrook.
The collecting policies of the Caledon Library have two main foci: the 19th century and Caledon’s defining literary genres, Steampunk and Alternate History. Within these areas, we collect, first of all, primary source material:
19th-century novels, nonfiction works, and periodicals, along with materials from earlier eras considered important in the 19th century; and of course defining works in Steampunk and its parent genres. Second, we collect research materials concerning the world of the 19th century and its imagination, and secondary materials useful for studying Caledon’s important genres.
I’ll have to visit The Libraries of Caldeon one day but for now Bookstacks Isle provides a pleasant on the eye experience and confirms that the concept of book reading is alive and well in Second Life.
SLURL : http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Awen/111/154/22/
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