Gaming in libraries is a new way to reach beyond the library’s traditional patron base and encourage new participation at the library. Board games, card games, and video games are being recognized as new ways to tell stories and information while they entertain and educate patrons. “There is no doubt gaming and literacy go hand-in-hand,” says Carla D. Hayden, Chief Executive Officer of the Enoch Pratt Free Library. “If you can’t read, you can’t play. Games are educational and it involves critical thinking, problem solving, and a constant learning cycle based on hypothesizing, experimenting and evaluating.”
Here are a number of resources to learn more about gaming in libraries:
Librarian’s Guide to Gaming: An Online Toolkit for Building Gaming @ your library
This toolkit offers content contributed by expert gaming librarians across the country and includes a wide range of resources to help librarians create, fund and evaluate gaming experiences in the library.
ALA’s Gaming News Blog
Check out this blog for information on all of the latest developments in library gaming.
ALA’s Games and Gaming Resources Wiki
This wiki includes National Gaming Day resources, bibliography, compiled lists of online games, equipment, model programs, and more.
Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki - Gaming
Library Success provides success stories, gaming resources, and information on libraries hosting gaming programs, including using Wiis, circulating games, and creating games.
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