The Internet is many things to many people. Some see the Internet as the Wild West, a yawning wilderness waiting to be tamed and cultivated. For companies like eBay, the Internet is a steady, transaction-based revenue stream. For the dot-com companies, the Internet was perceived as a California gold rush. In terms of online library programming for patrons, the Internet currently is a desert. Online Programming for All Libraries, aka OPAL (http://www.opal-online.org), is an outpost of progress, a library oasis amid the shifting sands of the Internet. This article describes a wonderful, versatile technology from Talking Communities (http://www.talkingcommunities.com) called iVocalize, which provides Internet conferencing and programming software.