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.  Family Friendly Cards Against Humanity for Libraries

    Posted Jul 16, 2021 09:28 AM
    Hey folks - while as a roundtable we are really trying to move to a direction where we promote game purchasing and publisher/library relationships that are mutually beneficial, I stumbled across this in my state email list where a popular game maker is looking to send free copies: the Cards Against Humanity people were seeking to send a free copy of the new game, Cards Against Humanity: Family Edition, to every library in the country. Individuals who work at a public library are asked to send an email to: Mail@CardsAgainstHumanity.com and include your favorite recommendation of a family-friendly book. In return, they will send you a form to fill out so you can receive your free game. I just received my form and filled it out - looking forward to getting the game, especially since I'm a teen services librarian. So stoked!

    (I recommended Shadow & Bone, Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom, and The Inquisitor's Tale.)

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    Erica Ruscio
    Young Adult Librarian
    Ventress Memorial Library
    She/Her/Hers
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  • 2.  RE: Family Friendly Cards Against Humanity for Libraries

    Posted Jul 28, 2021 09:44 AM
    I just shared this with my co-op's listserv.  This is great.

    I recommended the Amulet series by Kazu Kibuishi

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    Dan Major
    Adult Services Librarian
    Orion Township Public Library
    He/Him/His
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