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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>**Apologies for cross-posting!**<br>
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Cleveland Public Library, of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">Ohio</st1:State></st1:place>, is opening a new island in
Second Life on Friday, <span class=object><span id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT666">November
16th</span></span>. Cleveland Public Library is the third largest public
research library in the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">United
States</st1:place></st1:country-region>, and also is the largest repository
of chess-related items in the world. The island includes playable,
life-size chess sets, and the Main Library building currently features an
exhibit of historical chess sets owned by the library in real life. Also
be sure to check out the Photo Gallery (believe us, you'll know it when you see
it!), where we have an exhibit of sheet music related to <st1:City w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:City>
and <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Ohio</st1:place></st1:State>. <br>
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The island will open to the public at 6pm EST, with tours as time and guides
allow. Grand opening activities will include two live music performances:
Picker Apogee (an <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Ohio</st1:place></st1:State>
native) at 8pm and Nad Gough at 10pm. A costume contest for the best
chess-related costume will take place at 9pm, with a <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Linden</st1:place></st1:City> dollar grand prize to the winner.
The life-size chess sets will also be available for casual or competitive
play. The island can be found in the InfoIsland Archipelego, adjacent to
both the American Library Association and Stanford University Libraries.
Please IM Lebachai Vesta inworld with any questions. If you have an
SL avatar, please join us to celebrate this major opening in Second Life!</span></font><font
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