Welcome to the May 2011 episode of the Games in Libraries podcast. In this episode, we talk about the NYPL’s Find the Future event, interview Major Nelson, review Shake-n-Take, talk about a national Smash Brothers tournament, and more!
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Show Notes:
- Don’s article in
- Scott was part of the at the NYPL
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- Interview with Larry Hryb, XBOX Live’s
- Review
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Welcome to the September episode of the Games in Libraries podcast. We’ve got a nice variety of topics for you to enjoy this month:
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On this episode:
1:15 Donald on purchasing games for schools and libraries from Fantasy Flight Games.
3.05 Eli Neiburger on a new way of doing Smash Bro’s Qualifiers for large groups, and National Gaming Day.
11:20 Scott Nicholson on dexterity games; specifically Sorry Sliders and the new Crokinole
17:05 Jamie Jayroe and Donald give tips for using and maintaining the XBOX 360 hard drive
25:10 Brian Mayer on how board games provide different types of experiences.
35:00 Thomas Edgar on Magic: the Gathering
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ALA Open Gaming Night
Friday, June 25, 2010
7:30pm – 10:00pm
Renaissance Ballroom at the Renaissance Hotel
Play a variety of games and meet others interested in gaming
Hosted by the Games and Gaming Members Initiative Group and
Sponsored by Information Today and Neal-Schuman
Note: In the ALA program, there is a meeting listed for the GGMIG at
10:00 AM GRAND Constitution E. We won’t have that meeting, since our
program is at 10:30. Instead, we will have our GGMIG meeting after the conclusion of the 10:30am program.
Leveling up Library Gaming: A Partnership Perspective
Saturday, June 26 – 10:30am – 12:00pm
Washington Convention Center -145B
Hosted by the Games and Gaming Members Initiative Group
Book Signing with Scott Nicholson
“Everyone Plays at the Library: Creating Great Gaming Experiences for All Ages”
Information Today Booth
Saturday, June 26, 1:00-2:00 pm
PLA President’s Program
Featuring Will Shortz,
Enigmatologist-New York Times Puzzle Master
Sunday, June 27,
1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
During this episode of the Games in Libraries podcast, we talk about what happened during National Gaming Day @ Your Library, 2009.
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Show Notes:
National Gaming Day @ Your Library – Nov. 14, 2009
– Main Web site:
– Data from the event:
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Donald Dennis and Jamie Jayroe of the Georgetown County Library System SC BYTES Project talks about what their library did for National Gaming Day @ Your Library, and discusses lessons learned about what got people excited.
, on his RPG101 segment, talks about how he worked with the Wood County Public Library in Bowling Green, Ohio to run a roleplaying game. He ran the Dungeons and Dragons roleplaying game starter set, and more information about that can be found at
Beth Gallaway talks about how the Mashpee, Massachusetts Public Library used an interesting survey idea on National Gaming Day to get ideas from library patrons about board and video games for collection development.
Greg Carlson and others from the Jacaranda Library, Sarasota County Libraries in Sarasota, Florida present some of the innovative things they are doing to engage the community with chess. You can join in the game at
Eli Neiburger presents the results from the video game tournaments for National Gaming Day 2009.
With National Gaming Day @ Your Library coming right up (Nov. 14), we wanted to put up an episode with advice for libraries thinking about joining in! Enjoy!
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Show Notes:
National Gaming Day @ Your Library – Nov. 14, 2009
– Main Web site:
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Brian Mayer talks about how School Libraries can get involved with National Gaming Day (since it’s on a Saturday).
Kelly Czarnecky discusses a report called (link currently unavailable)
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Julie Scordato talks about what they do at the Columbus Metropolitan Library and continuing to advocate gaming through tough budget times
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A new contributor, joins us to talk about roleplaying games with a new segment, RPG101.
– , which you can reach by using tinyurl.com/whatisrpg
– Bill Walton’s excellent resource website, , at theescapist.com. ()
– JJ’s blog is at .
Eli Neiburger presents the structures that libraries can be involved with for NGD. He’s hosting these three events:
– Rock Band High Score Contest. Any version, any song. Log score through
– Super Smash Brothers Brawl Bracket. 3PM Eastern Four libraries per pool, players play off and get points. Top two libraries advance. Libraries must be able to play online. E-mail at gtsystem@aadl.org to sign up.
– Mario Kart Wii tournament. SUNDAY, Nov. 15 (day after NGD). E-mail at gtsystem@aadl.org to sign up.
Wow! My apologies – I wrote this up, saved it as a draft, and never released it! Someone should tell me about these things!
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Show Notes:
Donald Dennis, Georgetown County Library System, South Carolina, BYTES Project, and his graduate assistant, Thomas Maluck, about Web sites for video game reviews:
Scott Nicholson reviews Wii Sports Resort and the Wii Motion Plus controller.
Julie Scordato talks about the Systemwide Teen Gaming Initiative at the Columbus Ohio Metropolitan Library
(Neal Schuman, 2009) by Beth Gallaway
Beth Gallaway presents a online course called “” that she is teaching through YALSA.
Scott Nicholson explains how to play , the Game of the Month for the Games and Gaming Members Initiative Group. Come and talk about it at
Welcome to the Games in Libraries podcast! (I realize now that I screwed up in my introduction and called it the “Gaming in Libraries” podcast – that was the name of my , so now the two are all mixed up in my head!)
Show Notes:
Donald Dennis of the Georgetown County Library System SC BYTES Project talks with Ron Brown from the University of South Carolina and his graduate assistant, Thomas Maluck, about how video games have an impact on real-life situations.
Beth Gallaway reviews the book, Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks
Scott Nicholson does a review of Tales of the Arabian Nights, which you can get at your local game store or (who will take a and who also gives monthly )
M. Brandon Robbins talks about Passage and Beth Gallaway talks about “Play Along with Us,” the game of the month club for the Games and Gaming Members Initiative Group.
Eli Neiburger talks about the concept of a Game Jam and how a library could host one and encourages libraries to host game creation programs.
Jason Puckett talks about how gaming has brought about new requests for instruction in his academic library.
–Adventures in Library Instruction podcast at
–Exhibit photo at
–Books and images used at
Brian Mayer covers 5 games that can teach ELA (English Language Arts) in 5 minutes.
–Once Upon a Time: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1234
–Word on the Street: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/40990
–Quiddler: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/339
–Syllable-Rally: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/35897
–Werewolf: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/925
Scott Nicholson interviews David Meyer and Blake Ratcliffe from TMC Furniture about
Beth Gallaway talks about how you can easily contribute to the Games in Libraries Podcast
Using gabcast to record a podcast 1. Call 1.888.887.3127 and listen to the voice prompts.
2. Enter the Channel number 28128 and press #.
3. Enter the Password and press # (to get the password, email libgamecast@googlegroups.com).
4. Press 1 to record a new session.
5. Talk for up to 10 minutes.
6. Press # to stop recording, then:
• Press 1 to Review
• Press 2 to Publish
• Press 7 to Delete
• Press 9 to return to the main menu and Re-Record.
7. When you are satisfied, press 2 to Publish.
8. Then, disconnect by hanging up the phone.
9. Don’t forget to email your shownotes (i.e., links to URLs mentioned) to libgamecast@googlegroups.com.
Eli Neiburger presents how to use Mario Kart Wii and online connections for a library event and National Gaming Day plans –
Scott Nicholson, Liz Danforth, Beth Gallaway, and M. Brandon Robbins talk about some of their favorite picks for games in libraries and come up with a new idea
–Games discussed: ,
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Scott continues to talk about “Play Along with Us”, a new Game-of-the-month club, which you can join at http://connect.ala.org/forum/11567
-Beth Gallaway reviews Sims 3 (http://www.thesims3.com/)
-Brian Mayer covers 5 games that can teach scientific concepts in 5 minutes.
Bolide – http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/20865
Suitcase Detectives – http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/35481
Power Grid – http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2651
Polarity – http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/17699
In the Country – http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/29122
-Beth Gallaway talks about events at ALA and points you to the calendar at
-Brian Mayer joins Mrs. Twit to talk about Board Games.
