Teen games rule! : a librarian's guide to platforms and programs Cover Image

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Teen games rule! : a librarian's guide to platforms and programs / Julie Scordato and Ellen Forsyth, editors.

Scordato, Julie, (editor of compilation.). Forsyth, Ellen, (editor of compilation.).

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Item details

ISBN: 9781598847048 (pbk.)
ISBN: 159884704X (pbk.)
Physical Description: xiii, 144 pages ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Santa Barbara, California : Libraries Unlimited, [2014]

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Teen summer challenge at Pierce County Library / Alexander Byrne, Patrick McVicker, and Jami Schwarzwalder, with Ellen Forsyth -- Minecraft at Darien Library / Alex Hylton, Erica Gauquier, and John Blyberg, with Ellen Forsyth -- Interactive teen gaming programs : Georgetown County Library, South Carolina / Dwight McInvaill and Donald Dennis -- Learn, quest, play : gaming at Charlotte Mecklenburg Library / Kelly Nicole Czarnecki -- Big games at Reidland High School / Terri Grief -- Traditional board games : from Ameritrash to Eurogames / James Stubbs -- Tabletop role-playing games / Alycia Bailey and Robert McDougall -- LARPs (Live-Action Role-Playing Games) in libraries / J. Tuomas Harviainen -- PC gaming stations at the library / M. Brandon Robbins -- Keeping up with the world of games : professional development and new ideas / Ellen Forsyth.