Sullivan, Maureen
Spina, C. (2015). Bring Board Games to Your Library: Collection Development Tips and Best Practices. Retrieved from: http://ccgclibraries.com/bring-board-games-to-your-library-collection-development-tips-and-best-practices/
Summary: This articles touts reasons board games in the library might attract new visitors and allow for different activities in the library. It discusses providing a game space as well as factors to consider in building up a board game collection. The author also provides a list of resources to find games online.
Evaluation: I appreciate the fact that board games are still given some play in the maker space movement. As a school librarian, I feel that face to face interactions are incredibly important for students, and gaming is a lower stakes way for them to practice social conventions than on the yard, perhaps. It is clear that this article was meant to be general, and more as a suggestion to consider including board games in your library's collection. It would have been nice to read about some of the benefits that board games offer, to help provide a rationale to teachers and admin why playing is paramount.
This article review reminds me that on visiting the downtown library to work on my collection development presentations there is an active Chess club, and giant chess pieces in the lobby. The strategic thinking of various games is part of the appeal. My granddaughter who is 4 going on 5 likes cards and learning math/memory skills like greater than less than, sorting by suit, and concentration/matching. There is also an etiquette around a game table that is different than that online.
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