Where do I start?
JP’s $500 Gaming Start Up This is probably the question I get asked the most: “I want to have gaming in my library, but I have a limited budget and don’t know where to start”. Well, here’s my answer...
View ArticleHow to convince your administration that gaming is right for your library
Having trouble getting a gaming program in your library? Here’s a few hints on how you can talk your library administration into seeing things your way. Stay tuned to 8BitLibrary in the near future...
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Open “Gaming Stations” in the Library
Hey all, Justin has really been killing it on here with his great posts on gaming programs, and I felt inspired to share an experience of my own. In 2005, in my previous job as head of a public library...
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Gaming in Schools & Libraries Conference
The “Women in Games” conference, canceled. TOTAL BUMMER. But that got me thinking… click for the story on the cancellation... While this idea is not original and ALA has hosted similar events, I still...
View ArticleThe 8bitlibrary.com Retro Gaming Festival
On September 11th, 2010, the East Coast’s contingent of the 8bitlibrary.com Crew will be hosting our first ever Retro Gaming Festival at the Kennedy Branch of the Piscataway NJ Public Library. While we...
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National Gaming Day ’10 / HELP!
Via http://ngd.ala.org! We’re happy to announce that libraries can now register for National Gaming Day 2010, which will take place on Saturday, November 13. Registering will also get your location on...
View ArticleSimple & Easy Shared Library Ideas (via Infolink)
Mary Martin, director of the Long Hill Public Library in NJ recently did a poll on the listserv for Infolink, one of our regional library cooperatives in NJ, and the results were so good I had to share...
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