GAMERT (Gaming) Round Table

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The mission of the Games and Gaming Round Table is to provide the following:
  • A forum for the exchange of ideas and concerns surrounding games in libraries;
  • Resources to the library community to support the building and maintaining of library game collections;
  • A force for initiating and supporting game programming in libraries;
  • Create an awareness of, and need for, the support of the value of gaming and play in libraries, schools, and related learning communities.
  • Create an awareness of the value of games and gaming in library outreach and community engagement plans.
  • A professional and social forum for networking among librarians and non-librarians interested in games and gaming.

  • 1.  Call for Nominations

    Posted Sep 08, 2021 03:39 PM

    The GameRT Membership & Promotion Committee is seeking nominations for a new monthly feature on the Games in Libraries website spotlighting librarians who work  with games and gaming in their libraries or who are themselves avid game players. 

    Nominations are now open, and we invite you to nominate anyone who you think deserves the spotlight; self nominations are encouraged! Nominees do not need to be members of the ALA Games & Gaming Round Table.

    Each month, representatives from the GameRT Membership & Promotion committee will review the nominations and select individuals to be spotlighted on the Games in Libraries website. Chosen nominees will be asked to submit answers to a choice of written interview questions. 

    Please use this link to submit your nomination(s): https://forms.gle/oLNxFkqEGb9yKU3v9

    Nominations will be reviewed on a rolling basis.



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    Julie N. Hornick (she/her)
    Instructional Services Librarian | Florida Southern College
    jhornick@flsouthern.edu
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