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    Do you want to write about games in libraries? Help make the ALA GameRT blog awesome with a post or

  • IGW 2018 Breakout: Get me home if you can!

    International Games Week 2018 is excited to offer the digital breakout Get me home if you can!  Let us know

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    Get the MacGuffin Was it stolen from the museum? Or did the spy leave it on the luggage rack of

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    Librarians Report: Breakout EDU

    By now many will have heard of Escape Rooms, which are becoming increasingly popular across the nation.  Some libraries have

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Games In Libraries

Hey, you! Yeah, you – the one reading this!

September 25, 2018 Alec Gramm GameRT

Do you want to write about games in libraries? Help make the ALA GameRT blog awesome with a post or a series of posts! Let

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Confessions of an RPG Nerd

February 6, 2019 Thomas Vose GameRT

By Christine Martin-Resotko RPG – three harmless letters that lead to looks of confusion on the faces of many librarians. Is my staff member asking

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Games, LEGO, and Pizza Boxes: Playing to Learn at the Rutgers University Art Library

January 31, 2019 Thomas Vose GameRT

By Megan Lotts, MFA, M.L.I.S. Art Librarian (Librarian II), Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey www.meganlotts.com In 2016, I began thinking more about play

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Program in a Post: Smash Bros. Ultimate Tournament

January 29, 2019 Thomas Vose GameRT

Signup Sheet Smash Bros rules Want to put on a tournament of your own for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for the Nintendo Switch?  Here’s what

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2018 IGW Final Report

January 24, 2019 Diane International Games Week

It was another great year for International Games Week 2018. 1450 libraries from around the world participated by playing games during this year’s event. We

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Libraries, Games and Play

January 22, 2019 Thomas Vose GameRT

American University will be hosting a conference on “Libraries, Games and Play” on April 6-7 in Washington DC this year.  There are a lot of

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IGW Around the World: AdventureX at the British Library

January 15, 2019 Darren Edwards International Games Week

This guest post is brought to you by  James Laws – editor of Redbrick Gaming. AdventureX – A Celebration of Good Games and Great People

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IGW Around the World: The American University in Cairo

December 17, 2018 Thomas Vose GameRT

The American University in Cairo joined the IGW effort this year with an International Gaming Day held on November 6.  They put together a wonderful

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Want to present at ALA? Now’s your chance!

November 19, 2018 Thomas Vose GameRT

The Games and Gaming Roundtable is accepting conference presentation proposals on games and gaming in libraries for the American Library Association Annual Conference, June 20-25,

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IGW 2018 Breakout: Get me home if you can!

November 5, 2018 GAMERT Games, Highlight, Initiatives, International Games Week, Resources

International Games Week 2018 is excited to offer the digital breakout Get me home if you can!  Let us know if you can solve this

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We here at GameRT would like to know – what sort of gaming will you be doing for IGW? Let’s hear what you have planned!

October 30, 2018 Thomas Vose GameRT
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