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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

  • 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

  • IGW 2019 Survey

    We hope you had a fun International Games Week! Now it’s time to tell us the specifics so that we

  • International Games Week 2019 is here!

    It’s International Games Week! Are you ready to play? Please let us know about your events by tweeting with the tag

  • Wizards Unite

    Donor Spotlight – Harry Potter: Wizards Unite

    We’re excited to announce our collaboration with Niantic, Inc. during International Games Week at Libraries to integrate special real-world activations

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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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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Game Review: Marvel’s Avengers

January 26, 2021 GAMERT GameRT, Games

Age range: 13+Rating: TGenre(s): Science Fiction, Superhero, Action/AdventurePlatforms: Stadia, PC, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X Brief summary: This game is an

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Game On! Grants for 2021 – Apply now!

January 21, 2021 GAMERT GameRT, Resources

Hey gaming community! If you haven’t seen the official press release, this is just a friendly reminder that there is still time to apply for

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Our Top Board Games for This Year

December 22, 2020 GAMERT GameRT, Games

While only some of these games came out in 2020 and 2019, these are the games we love this year to beat back the boredom.

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Our Top New Video Games of 2020

December 22, 2020 GAMERT GameRT, Games, Resources

‘Tis the season – at the end of the year, lists of top new releases abound. Well here is our contribution. All games are linked

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International Games Week 2020 – A Virtual Success

December 22, 2020 GAMERT GameRT, International Games Week

This year’s International Games Week was unlike any other. What began as a much smaller event in 2007 (National Game Day) has grown into an

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Game Review: Trophies

December 22, 2020 GAMERT GameRT, Games

Age range: 8+ Players: 2-30 Playing Time: 5-15 Minutes Style: Board Game Publisher: Façade Games Review: Everyone is poised at the edge of their seat, coiled springs. Cards fan

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