After teaching the course, I took the topics from the course and expanded upon them, and wrote a 200+ page book on the topic called Everyone Plays at the Library It is now available from Information Today at http://books.infotoday.com/books/Everyone-Plays-At-The-Library.shtml.

I did a small promotional video which you can download at http://www.archive.org/download/GamingInLibrariesBook-EveryonePlaysAtTheLibrary/NewProject19.m4v

or you can watch it via YouTube below:

This month, I’m talking about National Gaming Day @ Your Library, which for 2009, will be Saturday, Nov. 14.

More about the program can be found at http://ngd.ala.org for librarians and http://ilovelibraries.org/gaming for participants.

If you haven’t done the survey for the class, please fill it out at http://tinyurl.com/glcsurvey !

Time for class to continue!

As I mentioned, I’m going to continue doing one lesson every month on the topic until, well, I don’t. So, here’s the first of the continuing course!

But before you watch it:
PLEASE fill out the survey for the class if you watched enough of it to have an opinion. Over 250 people watched the last lesson, but I only have 26 surveys! If you thought “someone else would do it”… They Didn’t!

It’s 10 questions, and is very important to help me justify to funders that the money they spent to support this class made a difference.

Please take the survey now at http://tinyurl.com/glcsurvey !

You can download it from the Internet Archive at http://www.archive.org/download/GamingInLibrariesClassSession22/session22.m4v

You can get Passage at http://hcsoftware.sourceforge.net/passage.

The ALA Games and Gaming Members Initiative Group “Play Along with Us” discussion is at http://connect.ala.org/forum/11567

To talk about this Session, head over to ALA Connect at
http://connect.ala.org/forum/10310

We’ve made it to the end! Here are some ways you can keep up with gaming in libraries.

Also, I’ve got a survey about the class that I’d like you to take. It won’t take long, and the feedback is important to help me justify this course! Also, it will help me know what types of things to cover in future videos. You will find the survey at
http://www.gamesinlibraries.org/course/?page_id=202

Please take this right away before you forget what was in the course!

Also, if you have enjoyed this experience, please post a brief review about the class on your favorite discussion board or mailing list!

You can download it from the Internet Archive at http://www.archive.org/download/GamingInLibrariesClassSession22/session22.m4v

URLs from the video:

http://librarygamingtoolkit.org

Games and Gaming MIG: http://connect.ala.org/node/66247
LibGaming Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/LibGaming
Board Game Podcasts: http://boardgamepodcasts.com
RPG Podcasts: http://rpgpodcasts.com
Video Game Podcasts: http://www.daleisphere.com/best-video-game-podcasts-updated/
Gaming in Libraries Podcast: http://gamesinlibraries.org
Board Games with Scott: http://boardgameswithscott.com
Survey about course: http://gamesinlibraries.org/course/?page_id=202

To talk about this Session, head over to ALA Connect at
http://connect.ala.org/forum/10310

In this session, I talk about some of the common concerns about gaming and how I typically address them.

You can download it from the Internet Archive at http://www.archive.org/download/GamingInLibrariesClassSession21/session21.m4v

URLs from the video:

http://bustedtees.com/dysentery

http://librarygamingtoolkit.org/legal.html

http://www.ascap.com/licensing

http://www.bmi.com/licensing

To talk about this Session, head over to ALA Connect at
http://connect.ala.org/forum/10310

Paul Waelchli is back again! This time, Paul’s talking about how people learn from games, and how we can take those lessons and improve our own teaching.

You can download it from the Internet Archive at http://www.archive.org/download/GamingInLibrariesClass-GuestPaulWaelchliOnTeachingThroughGame/pauliltoteach.m4v

To talk about this Session, head over to ALA Connect at
http://connect.ala.org/forum/10310

Beth Gallaway is an independent information consultant who works with libraries on gaming programs. She talks about traditional Reader’s Advisory for gamers.

You can download it from the Internet Archive at http://ia301509.us.archive.org/0/items/GamingInLibrariesClass-GuestBethGallaway/Beth.m4v

To talk about this Session, head over to ALA Connect at
http://connect.ala.org/forum/10310

After running a gaming program, the assessment is critical to be able to justify the program and ensure it is meeting the goals.

You can download it from the Internet Archive at http://www.archive.org/download/GamingInLibrariesClassSession20/session20.m4v

I’ve put some sample assessment tools on this blog for you to start with. You will need to adapt them to your goals. – http://www.gamesinlibraries.org/course/?page_id=196

To talk about this Session, head over to ALA Connect at
http://connect.ala.org/forum/10310

In this lesson, Scott goes through many tips on setting up the games for a gaming program.

You can download it from the Internet Archive at http://www.archive.org/download/GamingInLibrariesClassSession19_49/session19.m4v

To talk about this Session, head over to ALA Connect at
http://connect.ala.org/forum/10310

Session 18 – Building a Game Collection

After you’ve decided what games to purchase, here are some things to think about as you build up your game collection.

You can download it from the Internet Archive at http://www.archive.org/download/GamingInLibrariesClassSession18/session18.m4v

URLs from the video:
Small World on BGWS – http://www.boardgameswithscott.com/?p=206
Funagain – http://www.funagain.com/control/rc?p=libraryschool

To talk about this Session, head over to ALA Connect at
http://connect.ala.org/forum/10310

Disclaimer – I have a prior relationship with Funagain games through my work with Board Games with Scott. However, I do not get anything for referring you to them, nor do I get anything if you purchase from the site above.