Gaming programs for all ages at the library : a practical guide for librarians

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Author:

Bruno, Tom, 1972- author

ISBN:

9781538108208

Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]

Physical Description:

xvii, 135 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Series:

Practical guides for librarians ; no. 50.

Contents:

A short history and survey of gaming in libraries -- Making your case for library gaming programming with stakeholders -- How to acquire games and gaming materials for your library with minimal overhead cost -- How to circulate your library gaming collection and live to tell the tale -- How to create, evaluate and assess gaming programming for your library -- How to implement board game programming in your library -- How to implement video game programming in your library -- How to support Pokémon GO and other augmented reality games at your library -- Role-playing games in the library -- How to run a library trivia event -- How to leverage your makerspace to help bolster your library gaming program.

Abstract:

"Gaming Programs for All Ages at the Library shows you how you can launch and support gaming programming in your library. Everything from acquisitions to budgeting to circulation is covered in this practical guide, as well as promotion, assessment, and experiential learning opportunities"-- Provided by publisher.

Subject Term:

Libraries -- Activity programs.

Libraries -- Special collections -- Games.

Libraries -- Activity programs. (OCoLC)fst01751537

Libraries -- Special collections. (OCoLC)fst00997450

Local Subject:

LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE COLLECTION

Other Format:

Online version: Bruno, Tom, 1972- author. Gaming programs for all ages at the library Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018] 9781538108215 (DLC) 2018039413

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Summary

Join librarian and lifelong gamer Tom Bruno on his quest to bring gaming to his library community, from bringing back classic board games such as Fireball Island to offering free play in the latest virtual reality games using the Oculus Rift or the HTC Vive Gaming Programs for All Ages at the Library shows you how you can launch and support gaming programming in your library, including: -how to make the case for library gaming with your administration, -how to acquire and loan gaming materials (whether or not you have the budget for them ), -how to publicize your library gaming programming, and -how to incorporate other library units into the gaming experience. Everything from acquisitions to budgeting to circulation is covered in this practical guide --- you'll also learn about promotion, assessment, and experiential learning opportunities

Author Notes

Tom Bruno is adjunct assistant curator of Access, Delivery Resource Sharing Services at the NYU Division of Libraries. He has a B.A. in ancient Greek and Latin from Boston University and a master's degree in library and information science from Simmons College. In his previous position as director of knowledge curation and innovation at the Westport Library, he supported gaming at his library programmatically-from collection development for games to programming gaming events and promoting gaming as experiential learning in the Westport Library MakerSpace.

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Preface: My Own Personal Gaming Adventure	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
Chapter 1 A Short History and Survey of Gaming in Libraries	p. 1
Chapter 2 Making Your Case for Library Gaming Programming with Stakeholders	p. 11
Chapter 3 How to Acquire Games and Gaming Materials for Your Library with Minimal Overhead Cost	p. 19
Chapter 4 How to Circulate Your Library Gaming Collection and Live to Tell the Tale	p. 25
Chapter 5 How to Create, Evaluate, and Assess Gaming Programming for Your Library	p. 33
Chapter 6 How to Implement Board Game Programming in Your Library	p. 41
Chapter 7 How to Implement Video Game Programming in Your Library	p. 55
Chapter 8 How to Support Pokémon Go and Other Augmented Reality Games at Your Library	p. 67
Chapter 9 Role-Playing Games in the Library	p. 75
Chapter 10 How to Run a Library Trivia Event	p. 95
Chapter 11 How to Leverage Your MakerSpace to Help Bolster Your Library Gaming Program	p. 113
Bibliography: Leveling Up: Reading and Recommended Playing	p. 127
Index	p. 131
About the Author	p. 135

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