Teen games rule!
Subtitle: a librarian's guide to platforms and programs
By: Julie Scordato and Ellen Forsyth, editors
Series: Libraries Unlimited professional guides for young adult librarians
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, California
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9781598847048; 9781598847055
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Young adults' libraries; Activity programs; Public libraries; Libraries; Special collections; Games; Electronic games; Libraries and teenagers; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / General; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / School Media
Description: "Gaming offers a great way to reach teens. This book gives library staff the tools to deliver game programming that goes beyond the basic video and board game format"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 111) and index.
Table of contents: title: Teen summer challenge at Pierce County Library / Alexander Byrne, Patrick McVicker, and Jami Schwarzwalder, with Ellen Forsyth; title: Minecraft at Darien Library / Alex Hylton, Erica Gauquier, John Blyberg with Ellen Forsyth; title: Interactive teen gaming programs : Georgetown County Library, South Carolina / Dwight McInvaill and Donald Dennis; title: Learn, quest, play : gaming at Charlotte Mecklenburg Library / Kelly Czaenecki; title: Big games at Reidland High School / Terri Grief; title: Traditional board games from Ameritrash to Eurogames / James Stubbs; title: Tabletop roleplaying games / Alycia Bailey and Robert McDougall; title: LARPs (Live-Action Role-Playing Games) in libraries / J. Tuomas Harviainen; title: PC gaming stations at the library / Brandon Robbins; title: Keeping up with the world of games : professional development and new ideas / Ellen Forsyth.