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E-book: Teen Games Rule!: A Librarian's Guide to Platforms and Programs

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Gaming offers a great way to reach teens. This book gives library staff the tools to deliver game programming that goes beyond the basic video and board game format.

Games aren't just for fun; they can also play a critical role in learning. Libraries have an opportunity to integrate a variety of games into the services and collections they provide to the community. This book shows library staff how to do exactly that through a diverse variety of popular games, some that have been around for many years and others that are new. The authors present a comprehensive overview of the topic, supplying good practice examples from successful libraries, providing necessary details on format and implementation within a library program for teens, and covering different game formats ranging from live action role-playing (LARP) and Dungeons & Dragons to Minecraft and traditional board games. Whether you're adding games and gaming to your collection and services for the first time, or looking for ways to expand your existing gaming program, this book offers solid guidance.

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Recommended for public and school librarians looking to begin teen programming or to find additional ideas for an existing program. * Booklist Online * The authors present a comprehensive overview of the topic . . . Useful for both high school and public library programs, this work should be considered by both to supplement their professional programming library. * ARBA *

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Gaming offers a great way to reach teens. This book gives library staff the tools to deliver game programming that goes beyond the basic video and board game format.
Series Foreword vii
Introduction ix
Part I Games in Action: Library-Specific Examples of Games in Use
1(62)
1 Teen Summer Challenge at Pierce County Library
3(12)
Alexander Byrne
Patrick McVicker
Jami Schwarzwalder
Ellen Forsyth
2 Minecraft at Darien Library
15(8)
Alex Hylton
Erica Gauquier
John Blyberg
Ellen Forsyth
3 Interactive Teen Gaming Programs: Georgetown County Library, South Carolina
23(20)
Dwight Mclnvaill
Donald Dennis
4 Learn, Quest, Play: Gaming at Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
43(12)
Kelly Nicole Czarnecki
5 Big Games at Reidland High School
55(8)
Terri Grief
Part II Games to Implement: Inspiration for Your Libraries
63(68)
6 Traditional Board Games: From Ameritrash to Eurogames
65(24)
James Stubbs
7 Tabletop Role-Playing Games
89(14)
Alycia Bailey
Robert McDougall
8 LARPs (Live-Action Role-Playing Games) in Libraries
103(10)
J. Tuomas Harviainen
9 PC Gaming Stations at the Library
113(12)
M. Brandon Robbins
10 Keeping Up with the World of Games: Professional Development and New Ideas
125(6)
Ellen Forsyth
Index 131(8)
About the Editors and Contributors 139
Julie Scordato, MLIS, is manager at the Columbus Metropolitan Library in Columbus, OH.

Ellen Forsyth is consultant in Public Library Services with State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.