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  • Gaming Librarian Spotlight: John Pappas

    John Pappas, Ludington Library, Bryn Mawr, PA Interviewed by Julie Hornick Tell us about yourself. In a nutshell, what is

  • AAPI Month Games

    Here are some recommended games by Asian and Asian American and Pacific Islander creators. Lanterns – The Harvest Festival: Tile

  • Summer is for Gaming

    Summer Reading is coming right up and this year’s theme is Oceans of Possibilities. There are sooo many awesome games

  • Update on the RPG Guild

    By Jennifer Taylor If you have not heard of it before, the RPG Guild is a Discord server that was

Games In Libraries

Great Games for Libraries – Five Picks by Thomas Vose

December 6, 2021 Jessica Spears GameRT

Games & Gaming Round Table has a new group in charge of lists and awards. Our brand new group will be developing lists of library

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Gaming Librarian Spotlight – Patrice Williams

December 6, 2021 Jessica Spears GameRT

Humanities Librarian – Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library – Interviewed by Julie Hornick Tell us about yourself. In a nutshell, what is your

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Upcoming Webinar: Let the Games Begin: Escape Room-Style Library Orientation

December 2, 2021 Alec Gramm Resources, Webinars

Join us for our next webinar! GameRT Presents: Let the Games Begin: Escape Room-Style Library Orientation – December 16, 2021 REGISTRATION REQUIRED: https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FG6U5fuCSfWgXXAyAfsp2Q Escape room-style

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Gaming Librarian Spotlight: Elizabeth Ferguson

October 26, 2021 Alec Gramm GameRT, Gaming Librarian Spotlight

by Elizabeth Ferguson Library Media Specialist, Staley High School, North Kansas City SCDoctoral Candidate, Emporia State University I am a library media specialist at Staley

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Upcoming Webinar: Build Community & Information Literacy with Esports

October 21, 2021 GAMERT GameRT, Webinars

Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021 12:00 PM Central Time via Zoom GameRT hosts a new series of professional development webinars that focus on games in libraries.

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Horror Video Game & Book Read-Alikes by Christina Castle, YA Librarian

October 14, 2021 GAMERT Game Reviews, GameRT

I love scary games. I’ll play any horror game the Bloober team puts out (like Blair Witch), Horror from EpicGames (Alan Wake), or titles from

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Upcoming Webinar: Gameschooling – Using Board Games in the Classroom

September 28, 2021 GAMERT GameRT

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

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Gaming Librarian Spotlight: Kathleen Uy

September 25, 2021 Alec Gramm GameRT, Gaming Librarian Spotlight

by Kathleen Uy My name is Kathleen Uy and I am a Librarian I-Adult/Teen Services for Montgomery County Public Libraries. Montgomery County is located adjacent

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App Supported Games in the Library

September 20, 2021 Thomas Vose GameRT

By Emma Fish As my library’s game collection cruised past its first birthday, I was faced with a question that presented a bit of a

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Game Review: Throw Throw Burrito

September 11, 2021 GAMERT Games, Resources

By Erica Ruscio Age range: 7+ Players: 2-6 Playing Time: 15 minutes Style: Party Game Publisher: Exploding Kittens Overview: Throw Throw Burrito is a silly

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