For the last year this blog has been posting Hive Mind Questions, using the collective knowledge of the ALA Games and Gaming Roundtable to answer frequently asked questions about gaming in libraries. This month, we’d like to round up some of the best resources that the Hive has recommended, organized by topic! Do you have your own favorite gaming related resource? Comment below and let us know!
Resources for Starting a Circulating Game Collection:
Hive Mind: Where Do You Learn About Games? – ALA Games and Gaming Round Table
Hive Mind: Collection Development Policies – ALA Games and Gaming Round Table
Resources for Maintaining a Circulating Game Collection:
Ask the Hive Mind: Where are the Pieces? – ALA Games and Gaming Round Table
Ask the Hive Mind: How Do You Shelve Games? – ALA Games and Gaming Round Table
Ask the Hive Mind: How Do You Process Games to Make Them Last? – ALA Games and Gaming Round Table
Resources for Tabletop Role Playing Game Information:
Hive Mind: Finding Indie TTRPGs – ALA Games and Gaming Round Table
Hive Mind: Miniature Figure Mayhem! – ALA Games and Gaming Round Table
Resources for Planning Programming:
Ask the Hive Mind: How Do You Plan Game Programming? – ALA Games and Gaming Round Table
Hive Mind: Nintendo Switch in the Library – ALA Games and Gaming Round Table
Hive Mind: Puzzle Racing – ALA Games and Gaming Round Table
Do you have your own questions for the Hive Mind? There are lots of ways to reach out to GameRT members to pick our brains! Here are a few options:
League of Librarian Gamers – ALA GameRT | Facebook
Contact Us – ALA Games and Gaming Round Table
GameRT (Games and Gaming Round Table) – GameRT (ala.org)
What interests me the most about libraries offering games as media that can be checked out, borrowed, enjoyed and returned is how popular the practice is becoming. My local library has started offering video game borrowing, and to great fan fair and success. All of this reminds me of why libraries are important to the health of a community. Thank you for everything you all do.