Hey everyone! Here’s the fourth in our series about play and why it matters. For those just joining us, this series starts here, and there
Read moreAuthor: phil
Philip Minchin is a consultant on and advocate for play, games, creativity, community, and learning, with a substantial side of strategic thinking about the future of libraries.
IGD Anecdotes: All kinds of libraries, all over the world
Welcome to the next edition of ALA’s IGD Anecdotes! Libraries from all over the world have the potential for successful participation in International Games Day.
Read moreAADL Presents: INTERNATIONAL MINECRAFT HUNGER GAMES
Citizens Worldwide! Your attention please for AADL Presents: INTERNATIONAL MINECRAFT HUNGER GAMES! A week-long Minecraft Hunger Games tournament open to libraries of all types, all
Read moreAugust update
Hello folks! Another short one – I’m pushing up against deadlines again – and then I’ll hand over to the illustrious and inimitable Eli Neiburger
Read moreBook folks on games: Hugh Rundle
I’m very happy to have the next entry in this series be a profile of Hugh Rundle, one of the many interesting local library folks
Read moreGame profiles: Hanabi, or, Theory Of Mind In A Box
Hi folks! Thanks to life not running according to those famous Other Plans, we’ve been caught a little on the hop by this month’s Game
Read moreSponsor Profile: Steve Jackson Games
Steve Jackson Games is one of the icons of the US – and indeed global – game industry. They have everything from casual tabletop games,
Read moreWhat’s afoot, July edition: The last month in games
Hey folks! Another semi-random sampling of news from the games world, this time with extra bonus feature – profiles of games news sites! News Huge
Read moreGames folks on libraries: Julia Bond Ellingboe
This third installment in the series is pretty exciting for me – I have been a fan of Ms Ellingboe’s ever since I first came
Read moreTalking Points: Play, happiness and health
Hello folks! Welcome to the third in our series about the very real value that play brings to the lives of the playful. Click here
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