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  • Gaming Librarian Spotlight: Annabelle Blackman

    Public Librarian Interviewed by Julie Hornick Tell us about yourself. In a nutshell, who are you, and what is your

  • Call for Presenters: TTRPG virtual mini conference- March 31, 2023

    Exciting news all! The Games & Gaming Round Table (GameRT) of the American Library Association is looking for presenters for

  • Ask the Hive Mind: How Do You Shelve Games?

    If you’re looking to start a tabletop game collection, you probably have questions. GameRT is here to help! In this

  • January Games – The New Game on the Block

    For the New Year, the Lists and Awards committee asked the question: “If you were starting your new collection of

Games In Libraries

ALA Recieves $1 Million to Track How Gaming Impacts Literacy, and Create Model Gaming Programs

July 3, 2008 Beth GameRT

“The American Library Association (ALA) will launch an innovative project to track and measure the impact of gaming on literacy skills and build a model

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Games and Gaming Member Interest Group Meeting, Saturday 6/27

June 30, 2008 Beth Conferences, GameRT, Past Conferences

EDIT 7/10/08: Audio from session available! 20 people attended the games and gaming member interest group meeting Saturday at 10AM. The mission of the group

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ALA Presidential Citation for Gaming Winners!

June 30, 2008 Beth Conferences, GameRT, Past Conferences

ALA received 33 submissions in three categories for the first ever Presidential Citation for Gaming, for libraries –and librarians — of all kinds that use

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Found!

June 29, 2008 Beth GameRT

Someone left a blue leather diary at the Beyond Game Tournaments session at 8AM in the Marriott this morning – get in touch with me

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Gaming in Libraries in the News

June 27, 2008 Beth GameRT

Board game night went over big at the Paola (KS) Free Library, with over 60 attendees enjoying snacks and board games like Twister, Uno, Chutes

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Gaming in Libraries in the News

June 21, 2008 Beth GameRT

Gaming Nite in the Malpass Library was covered by the Western Illinois University campus newspaper, The Western Courier in this article, “The library isn’t just

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Games of the Year

June 19, 2008 Beth GameRT

Games Magazine announced their picks for Game of the Year in the December 2008 issue; the list encompass tabletop and electronic games.  The 2008 International

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Seriously, what’s the deal with serious games?

June 19, 2008 Beth GameRT

The Serious Games Initiative is coming into it’s own, and getting some notice from librarians. Serious games focus on education, training, health, and public policy,

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Get Your Game on at ALA!

June 18, 2008 Beth GameRT

Wow, there are almost enough activities for a whole gaming TRACK at ALA! Sessions and Events are listed on the ALA Conference Wiki; here’s what

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Last Call for GLLS08 Proposals!

June 12, 2008 Beth GameRT

This MONDAY June 15th marks the deadline for proposals for the Gaming, Learning & Libraries Symposium in Oak Brook (a Chicago suburb), IL from November

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