I put in a request for the book at my library back in January or February. At the moment I'm number 89--but I can wait. I just don't want to know anythng before. smile Cindy --- Lisa Friendly <LisaF@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > You guys are a hoot! > > I will definitely have my surrogate in the book > room (Christopher, the Mugglenut in our family) send > in periodic updates as the process unfolds (no > pressure Carrie!). I plan to be sleeping until the > joyous moment arrives. Then I will update the > Bookshare home page (the lists having been the first > to hear, of course) and go back to sleep! I'm going > to put my name on the waiting list at the library to > listen to the audio version. > > Lisa > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Baugh [mailto:jim.baugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Thu 7/19/2007 1:15 PM > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; bookshare > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] An Invitation to the > Harry Potter Party In Bookshare Community Room > > An Invitation to the Harry Potter Party In Bookshare > Community Room > > > > As the magical hour approaches for release of the > final book in the > Harry Potter series, " Harry Potter and the Deathly > Hallows", friends of > Bookshare will gather in the Bookshare Community > room on Friday, July > 20, at 11:00 p.m. to enjoy virtual Wizarding Rock > Bands, costume > contests, wizard cooking demonstrations, > > Games, Food, beverages, and MUCH more! All of these > festivities will > lead up to the > > book release at midnight. > > > > As a special treat, you will hear a recorded > interview with the author, > J. K. Rowling. > > > > The party will last all night so those attending > live parties can drop > in when they return home to share their fun > experiences with us. > > > > You are urged to help make this celebration a real > magical event by > sharing your games, crafts, decorating ideas, > recipes, and more. > > > > We might even have someone from the Bookshare Office > drop in now and > then to report on the progress they are making as > they work feverishly > all night long to get the book into the collection > and into our hands at > the earliest possible moment. > > > > Join us any time you can between 11:00 p.m. Friday, > July 20, and 6:00 > a.m. Saturday, July 21. > > > > - > > Party Location: > > > > Click on the Bookshare Chat Room link on the > Accessible World Home page at: > > > > http://www.accessibleworld.org > <http://www.accessibleworld.org/> > > > > _or use the following direct link: > http://tinyurl.com/2avczp_ > > _ _ > > If this is the first time you have entered a Talking > Communities chat > room, or the conference client has been updated, you > will need to > install and then run the Talkcom software. It is > very small and safe to > install on your computer. > > > > When the installation is complete, you will be > returned to the sign-in > screen. Select the Enter Room button. Enter your > first and last name, > Leave the Password field blank. tab to the log in > button, and press Enter. > > That's it. You will be in the room and can begin > talking with others in > the virtual audience by pressing and holding down > the Control key. > > > > Don't hesitate to invite all your friends. Seating > is unlimited and the > event is FREE! > > > > See you at the party Friday, July 20, and Saturday, > July 21, 2007! > > > > > > For additional information, contact: > > > > The Accessible World > > Pat Price, Events Coordinator > > http://www.accessibleworld.org > <http://www.accessibleworld.org/> > > Bookshare Community: http://www.tinyurl.com/2avczp > > 317-254-1185 > > Email: pat@xxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:pat@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > This online live event is entirely an activity of > Bookshare volunteers > that is sponsored by the Accessible World in > partnership with Talking > Communities. > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank Email to > > bookshare-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the > Subject line. To get a list of available commands, > put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Park yourself in front of a world of choices in alternative vehicles. Visit the Yahoo! Auto Green Center. http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/ To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.