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.  A Special Table for Tabletop Games?

    Posted Mar 10, 2026 05:33 PM
    Hi all, 

    We are making a little gaming zone in our library (for board/card/tabletop games, not video games), and I was thinking about getting a special games table. Has anyone done this already and can recommend a table?  Alternatively, perhaps there might be a table topper that we can add to a regular table? 

    Thanks for any and all advice!
    Jeffra

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  • 2.  RE: A Special Table for Tabletop Games?

    Posted Mar 10, 2026 08:50 PM

    for table toppers there's this company

    https://gametoppersllc.com

    for board game tables, I'd recommend

    https://www.allplay.com/board-game-tables/

    as their Jasmine table is one of the cheapest ones I've found on the market, and AllPlay is a good company for custom board game tables



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