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IGW 2018 Registration

Registration for International Games Week 2018 is open! REGISTER HERE! Additional donations will be managed through this blog. You can
Librarians Report: Breakout EDU

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

Which Pokémon team controls your library’s gym? To add your library to the map, simply input your library’s information
Game Review: Cheap Ass Games: Pairs & Unexploded Cows Review

What do you get when you cross a Pair, a Cow, and a whole lot of Nonsense? A ton of

ALA Annual 2018 Conference Report

Another year at ALA and the gamers were out in force. On the Exhibit Floor GameRT hosted a booth with special guests Looney Labs and

IGW 2018 Registration

July 10, 2018 GAMERT GameRT, Highlight, Initiatives, International Games Week, Register for IGW

Registration for International Games Week 2018 is open! REGISTER HERE! Additional donations will be managed through this blog. You can subscribe to the blog to

Report on IGW 2017 from Norwich Millennium Library, UK

July 2, 2018 Darren Edwards GameRT

Norfolk and Norwich Millennium Library is one of the busiest libraries in the UK. Millennium Library opened in 2001 as part of The Forum, a

Savage Worlds Deluxe – Review

June 29, 2018 Thomas Vose GameRT

Advertised as “Fast! Furious! Fun!” the Savage Worlds tabletop RPG ruleset definitely takes a streamlined approach to the genre. Player characters, as well as key

GeoPlunge at ALA Annual

June 14, 2018 Diane Conferences, Games, Resources

Learn about ways to gamify learning with the game GeoPlunge an informational card game developed by the nonprofit organization LearningPlunge, Inc. This is a unique

Tiny Dungeon – An RPG for Beginners (Review)

June 7, 2018 Thomas Vose GameRT

As I described before, tabletop RPGs are a natural fit for public library programming. Staff without previous experience either playing or GMing, however, may find

Accessibility and Boardgames

June 7, 2018 Darren Edwards GameRT

The 4th to 17th June is Make a Noise in Libraries Fortnight in the UK. Run by the Royal National Institute for Blind People (RNIB),

GameRT at ALA Annual 2018

June 5, 2018 Diane ALAPlay, Conferences, GameRT, Initiatives

Get your game on at The American Library Association Annual Conference from June 21-26, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Games and Gaming Roundtable (GameRT) will

International Games Week Update

May 23, 2018 GAMERT International Games Week

International Games Week 2018 is November 4th through the 10th. Libraries who wish to receive donations need to register an event during or near this

Volunteer for GameRT at ALA Annual in New Orleans

May 8, 2018 GAMERT Conferences, GameRT, Get Involved

The Games and Gaming Round Table (GameRT) needs volunteers at ALA Annual in New Orleans. Showcase your gaming skills this year at ALA Play, in