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.  January 2023 GameRT Monthly Board Meeting Agenda

    Posted Jan 05, 2023 10:40 AM
    Greetings! It's 2023! Wow!

    Our January 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
    • December 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
    • Misc. Items
      • GameRT Airtable account - vote needed
        • cost: $360/yr
        • use: webinar surveys, membership surveys, volunteer applications, grant applications, etc.
        • benefit: control/manipulate data and create surveys/applications on our own
      • Dues/Bylaws Task Force Update - Liam - on hold until further notice
    • 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 (Dec/Winter is last issue)
      • Blog updates
      • Social media updates
    • Lists and Awards Committee Update - Jessica S.
    • IGM Committee update - George
    • Strategic Planning Committee update - Thomas
      • Board nominations - invite candidates to introduce themselves at Feb meeting?
      • Membership survey (did it go out, are results coming in, etc.?)
    • Game On! Grant Committee Update - Rebecca
    • Open questions/comments

    GameRT Round Table is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

    Topic: Monthly GameRT Board Meeting
    Time: Second Thursday of the month at 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
    Jan 12, 2023 12:00 PM
    Feb 9, 2023 12:00 PM
    Mar 9, 2023 12:00 PM
    Apr 13, 2023 12:00 PM
    May 11, 2023 12:00 PM
    Jun 8, 2023 12:00 PM

    Join Zoom Meeting
    Link: https://ala-events.zoom.us/j/92480277390?pwd=eVd6N1BjbWk0UjlpaEM1WkVwaG1XQT09 
    Meeting ID: 924 8027 7390
    Passcode: play

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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


    www.ToPlayIsHuman.com
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  • 2.  RE: January 2023 GameRT Monthly Board Meeting Agenda

    Posted Jan 06, 2023 02:28 PM
    I'd like to reassess the timeline for publishing the minutes. It shouldn't take long- I'll ask about it when we approve the previous minutes.

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    Elizabeth Brown
    Outreach & Instruction Librarian
    University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
    She/Her/Hers
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  • 3.  RE: January 2023 GameRT Monthly Board Meeting Agenda

    Posted Jan 06, 2023 06:17 PM
    Sounds good!

    Rebecca Strang (she/her)

    Children's Services Librarian

    Naperville Public Library

    630-637-4984 | www.naperville-lib.org

     




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  • 4.  RE: January 2023 GameRT Monthly Board Meeting Agenda

    Posted Jan 23, 2023 11:55 AM
    Minutes from the January GameRT Board Meeting are now available.

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