I read the NYTBS article on the topic of gaming in the library and it was very informative. The article focused on the New York Public Library and its Friday afternoon game sessions. The library claims to own 2,500 copies of 92 different games, that are available for circulation during one-week intervals. I think having games available at the library is a smart way to increase youth participation at the library. The games will attract kids who normally would not want to hang out at a "boring old library", and this may cause them to venture over to the other resources that the library offers, such as magazines, CD's, or even a book! I played the "I'll Get It" game that was on the Carnegie Mellon University Library's website. The object of the game was to help your peers find research tools for a certain question. This cartoon figure would pick up a piece of paper from one of his peers and take it over to the catalog. The catalog displayed different available resources that could help answer the question. I had to choose between looking in the books, periodicals, or electronic database section. It was fun once I got the hang of it!
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