Welcome to OPAL: Online Programs for All
OPAL is an international collaborative effort by libraries and other organizations of all types to provide
web-based programs and training for library users and library staff members.
These live events are held in online rooms where participants can interact
via voice-over-IP, text chatting, synchronized browsing, and more.
Everyone is welcome to participate in OPAL programs. Usually there is no need to register.
Nearly all OPAL programs are offered free of charge.
Examples of OPAL public online programs include book discussion programs, interviews, special events, library training,
memoir writing workshops, and virtual tours of special digital library collections.
Libraries and not-for-profit library-related organizations of all types are encouraged to become OPAL institutional members.
For information about the benefits, responsibilities, and costs of institutional membership in OPAL,
please see the OPAL Fact Sheet.
Participating OPAL libraries develop and deliver online programs, events, and meetings using software from
Talking Communities.
OPAL is administered by
TAP Information Services, a small company that helps
organizations innovate. OPAL was founded in 2003 by
the Alliance Library System,
the Mid-Illinois Talking Book Center, and the
Illinois State Library Talking Book and Braille Service.
For more information about OPAL, please contact Tom Peters (email
tpeters@tapinformation.com or phone 816.616.6746).
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