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

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

  • GameRT Election 2021 Results

    Congrats and welcome to the new officers! We are pleased to welcome back two Board members in new roles, and

  • GameRT Ballot: Meet the Member-at-Large Candidates

    Hey Games and Gaming Roundtable members! It’s voting season once more, and we have some exciting candidates on the ballot

  • GameRT Ballot: Meet the President-Elect Candidate

    Hey Games and Gaming Roundtable members! It’s voting season once more, and we have some exciting candidates on the ballot

  • Libraries are Game Changers: Awards for Gaming Librarians who make it happen!

    One of our members recently shared that she won an award for her super awesome library gaming collection. Watch the

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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ALA Annual 2021 – GameRT Events

April 20, 2021 GAMERT Conferences, GameRT

ALA Annual may be virtual once more this year (sorry, Chicago!), but the Games & Gaming Roundtable is excited to deliver just as much awesome.

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GameRT Election 2021 Results

April 20, 2021 GAMERT GameRT, Highlight

Congrats and welcome to the new officers! We are pleased to welcome back two Board members in new roles, and two new members to the

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Pokémon Webinar – the first in a new professional development series

April 3, 2021 GAMERT Resources, Webinars

GameRT plans to host a series of new webinars that focus on games in libraries. From programming and collections to archiving to game design, these

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Game Treasure Hunting Roundup

March 18, 2021 GAMERT Games, Resources

Are you, like me, living alone in a social-distancing nightmare? If you are, and even if you aren’t, I’m sure we could all use more

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GameRT Ballot: Meet the Member-at-Large Candidates

March 18, 2021 GAMERT GameRT, Highlight

Hey Games and Gaming Roundtable members! It’s voting season once more, and we have some exciting candidates on the ballot this year. By now you

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GameRT Ballot: Meet the President-Elect Candidate

March 18, 2021 GAMERT GameRT, Highlight

Hey Games and Gaming Roundtable members! It’s voting season once more, and we have some exciting candidates on the ballot this year. By now you

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Call for Proposals for President’s Program, due March 31

March 3, 2021 GAMERT Conferences, Get Involved

Calling all Gaming Librarians! On behalf of the Games & Gaming Round Table (GameRT) of the American Library Association (ALA), the GameRT Program Planning Committee

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Game Review: Disney’s Villainous

February 17, 2021 GAMERT Games

Age range: 10+ Players: 2-6 Playing Time: 50 Minutes Style: Board Game Publisher: Ravensburger and Wonderforge Gameplay: If you’re tired of board games about heroic deeds, handsome heroes, and derring-do,

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Game Review: Illimat

February 12, 2021 GAMERT Games

Age range: 12+ Players: 2-4 Playing Time: 15-60 Minutes Style: Card Game Publisher: Twogether Studios Gameplay: Gathered around a dark and mysterious scrap of cloth, players anxiously count up their

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Webinar Announcement: Game On! Grants

January 27, 2021 GAMERT GameRT, Resources, Webinars

Calling all librarians and library staff – do you want to start a game collection at your library? GameRT has just the grant for you.

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