Literary Legends @Home

by | Oct 17, 2020 | Uncategorized

Essential Info and Suggestions

The 7th Annual Literary Legends Gala – Literary Legends @Home – is this Saturday, October 17th.

Thank you for joining us today for #LiteraryLegendsAtHome! When we decided to proceed with a virtual gala in May, we weren’t sure how many of our supporters would join us this year. In this uncertain time, it means the world to us to have so many of you taking part in our celebration! This post contains:

  • Zoom Link & Zoom Room Info
  • Awards Ceremony & Broadcast Info
  • Program Book
  • Info about our special Literary Legends fundraising campaign
  • Hashtags for connecting on Social Media
  • Questions and Suggestions!

Zoom Meeting

All ticket holders are invited to join us for a Zoom meeting which begins at 7pm and will be open until about 9:30pm. The Zoom invitation was sent to all ticket holders on Thursday, October 15th. If you bought your tickets after Thursday at 6pm, we have done our best to get the link to you.

If you do not have the link, call the Friends and Foundation at 518-427-4367 or text “LEGEND” to 518-547-1005 before 6pm. Someone will call or text you back at 6pm with the Zoom link.

When you join the Zoom, you will be in the Main Room. This room will be broadcast and participants are muted by default. There are two breakout rooms for socializing, called Smalbany and Lalaland. These breakout rooms will not be recorded or broadcast. The breakout rooms will be closed from 7:30 – 8:15pm for the awards ceremony.

Award Ceremony & Broadcast

If you prefer not to participate in the Zoom meeting, you can watch the Awards Ceremony, beginning at 7:30pm, on our Youtube channel or on our Facebook page.

Awards Ceremony Schedule:

  • 7:30 PM: Welcome and acknowledgements with Joe Bonilla, MC
  • 7:35 PM: President’s Message with Holly McKenna, FFAPL President
  • 7:40 PM: Messages from honorary co-chairs, Ruth Mahoney and Dr. Havidán Rodríguez
  • 7:50 PM: Community Partner Award presented to CEHC by Scott Jarzombek
  • 8:00 PM: Literary Legend award presented to Elisa Albert
  • 8:10 PM: Conclusion with Joe Bonilla.
  • 8:15 PM: Zoom breakout rooms re-open. Q&A with Elisa Albert and Alexis Bhagat continue in the main Zoom room until 8:30 PM.
  • 8:30 PM: Broadcast concludes.

Get the Program Book!

Literary Legends @Home is a virtual gala! So our program book has gone virtual… and saved a few trees in the process! Click here to view (or right-clock to download) (Note, the file is 30MB.)

Program books will be mailed next week to all Honorary Committee Members and Sponsors. We will have additional copies to let us know if you would like a copy mailed to you!

Special Fundraising Campaign

Donate this weekend and help APL install outdoor WiFi range extenders at APL branches!
Text “WiFi” to 518-547-1005 to donate!

The Friends and Foundation aims to raise $8000-$10,000 to install outdoor WiFi range extenders at Albany Public Library branches. These will extend WiFi service to parking lots and public areas of Library branches. This is a crucial project for bridging the digital divide in our city while Library branches remain closed or limited. [More info]

Donate

Celebrate Online All Day

Can’t join the Zoom? Don’t want to watch the YouTube broadcast? Don’t worry. This is Literary Legends @Home! Getting cozy and reading a book is a great way to join in the party. While you’re getting cozy, you can also join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Here’s how:

First, “Like” or “Follow” our social media pages to get updates. Visit the #LiteraryLegendsAtHome Facebook event page and click that you are “Interested” or “Going.” You can see who else is coming. Take a moment to invite some friends and tell them that you will be joining in!

You can change your Facebook or Twitter header! You can find some sample Facebook and Twitter headers from us in this folder. Or, hop onto Canva and make your own header that shows some Library love!

Post a photo or video and show us how you are celebrating #LiteraryLegendsAtHome and tag us – @FFofAPL – or use the hashtag #LiteraryLegendsAtHome.

Feel free to tag the Library or our Honorees as well:

Questions?

Send us any questions you have! We are working on an FAQ which will go out to Zoom Room Hosts.