Keep Up! Online Gaming for Community and Learning

Did you know that only 20% of online gamers are children, and 42% of people gaming online are female? Whether you’re part of a public, academic, or school library, there seem to be valuable social and/or learning role(s) that gaming can offer your library community. Join us for this session that will help you decide whether online gaming should be considered for your library.

Anyone who doesn’t know much about gaming and how it can benefit libraries.

- What is gaming

- Why include online games in the library?

- What are some libraries currently doing?

- Things to consider as you further explore online gaming for your library