 "Playing games in today's public and schol libraries is a profoundly social experience for library patrons both young and old."
~Dale Lipshultz
ALA Office for Literacy and Outreach
Chicago, IL
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Gaming Readiness Inventory
What do you need to do right now to provide gaming services to gamers in your library?
Tips from the expert panel follow:
Know your
library:
- Identify who
uses the library right now
- Try to find out what groups aren’t coming to the library
- Survey library users to determine their gaming preferences and their
wish list of services
- Be sure that library collections match patron requests and community
demographics
Talk with
your colleagues:
- Know your administration and your allies
- Get buy-in by explaining the positive outcomes of what gaming can do for libraries
- Identify frequently
asked questions
- Discuss challenges and barriers to delivering gaming services
- Brainstorm solutions and changes.
- Promote collaboration and creativity
- Share success stories
Reach out
to your community:
- Connect with
community-based gaming programs, partnerships, and organizations
- Introduce the library to businesses, faith-based organizations, community
centers, social service agencies, the media, and your city government
- Invite community members to your library for gaming and conversation
Plan for
success:
- Develop a game
plan for adding and expanding new gaming services.
- Create a timeline
- Review your resources-- human, fiscal, and in-kind
- Recruit strong allies
- Take action!
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