OPAL: Veterans, Hypertension, and Artists in Residence

Lori Bell writes “Upcoming OPAL programs: Hypertension, Veterans’ Legacies and Artist-in-Residence Programs
Join us next week for some exciting and informative OPAL programs! These interactive web conferencing programs offer an opportunity for participants to ask questions and make comments via text chat or pc microphone. A microphone is not required. To participate, all that is needed are a pc with an Internet connection, sound card and speakers. To attend, go to tcconference.com, type your name and click enter to go into the online room.

Lori Bell writes “Upcoming OPAL programs: Hypertension, Veterans’ Legacies and Artist-in-Residence Programs
Join us next week for some exciting and informative OPAL programs! These interactive web conferencing programs offer an opportunity for participants to ask questions and make comments via text chat or pc microphone. A microphone is not required. To participate, all that is needed are a pc with an Internet connection, sound card and speakers. To attend, go to tcconference.com, type your name and click enter to go into the online room.
If you have any questions or problems, please contact OPAL Coordinator Tom Peters at [email protected]

Monday, May 16 at 11:00 a.m. central, 12:00 noon Eastern time
Project Healthy presents “Hypertension: Evaluation and Management” Dr. Ali will discuss the causes of, and risk factor for, hypertension. She will discuss the different types of hypertension and management, including lifestyle changes and medical treatment.

Wednesday, May 18 at 1:00 p.m. central, 2:00 p.m. Eastern time
The Library of Congress presents “Capturing the Memories: How you Can Contribute to Our Veterans’ Legacy.� Dads, moms, sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, and neighbors – we’ve all been touched by their experiences in times of conflict and war. Now you have an opportunity to record those stories and save them for future generations. Join Library of Congress staffers and learn how you can contribute your own story or that of a loved one to the Veterans History Project. To learn more about the veterans history project, go to http://www.loc.gov/vets.

Friday May 20, 2005 beginning at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, 10:00 a.m. Central
The Johnson County Library in Kansas presents “Project InSECT: Setting up Artists-in-Residence Programs at Your Library�
The Johnson County Library in Kansas is currently hosting an artist-in-residence, Jessa Huebing-Reitinger. Jessa is famous for painting room-size insects in a manner that combines manner that combines art and science. Join us for a discussion with her husband and manager, James Reitinger. See the progress of the painting currently being created. Learn about Jessa and how she came to paint insects! Learn how to set up such a program in your own library! The program will last about an hour.

For more information on upcoming programs, visit OPAL (Online programming for all libraries) – http://www.opal-online.org/progschrono.htm. Contact Tom Peters, OPAL Coordinator at [email protected].”