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.  December 2022 GameRT Monthly Board Meeting Agenda

    Posted Nov 28, 2022 10:11 AM
    Greetings!

    Our December meeting is coming up soon and here's the agenda! Let me know if you've got anything to add to the agenda. If you have a committee update and would like me to add bullets for specific committee topics to the agenda, please post them here as a comment and I'll update the agenda.
    • Board attendance - Liz
    • November meeting minutes approval - Liz
    • Treasurer's report - Jennifer
    • Council report - Gina
    • Updates from ALA - Tina Coleman/Kathy Carroll
    • ALA EDI Assembly update - Jenn
    • ALA Membership Promotions Task Force - Matthew
    • Program Planning Committee updates - Danielle/Dana
      • Virtual programming - Danielle
        • Upcoming Webinars/Learn & Play
        • Upcoming Twitch programs - Danielle/Russell
      • Conference programming - Dana
        • LibLearnX - Danielle/Tina
        • ALA Annual updates
        • Gen Con updates
        • Other conferences we're keeping an eye on?
    • Outreach Committee update - Joshua
      • Newsletter updates/deadlines
      • Blog updates
      • Social media updates
    • Lists and Awards Committee Update - Jessica S.
    • IGM Committee update - George
    • Strategic Planning Committee update - Thomas
      • Board nominations for 2023-2024 are OPEN (President-Elect, Councilor, Member-at-Large x3)
      • Membership survey (going out in final newsletter? distribution channel updates?)
    • Game On! Grant Committee Update - Rebecca
    • Misc. Items
      • Dues/Bylaws Task Force Update - Liam - on hold until further notice
    • Open questions/comments


    Time: Dec 8, 2022 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

    Join Zoom Meeting
    https://ala-events.zoom.us/j/96014498635?pwd=azZUMTNkMTkra0VCY1h6OXI2V2orQT09

    Meeting ID: 960 1449 8635
    Passcode: gameon

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    Rebecca Strang
    She/Her/Hers,They/Them/Theirs
    Children's Services Associate
    Naperville Public Library

    President, Games & Gaming Round Table (GameRT)
    Chair, GameRT Game On! Grant Committee


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  • 2.  RE: December 2022 GameRT Monthly Board Meeting Agenda

    Posted Jan 13, 2023 03:20 PM
    December's minutes are now available.

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    Elizabeth Brown
    Outreach & Instruction Librarian
    University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
    She/Her/Hers
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