A couple of weeks ago, when MLS hosted a new special interest group devoted to gaming, it became apparent that we needed a better way to connect librarians who are already doing this with others that have questions about how to get started or what's working well. (Actually, this was a very visible need after the 2005 Gaming in Libraries Symposium.) One of the most common questions I'm asked is, "Where is there a list of libraries that are doing this already?"

We've had trouble moving the discussion forward on the Gaming in Libraries website due to a lack of staff time and resources, so I ended up deciding that we should just put all of the wiki-style information on Meredith's already-oh-so-wonderful LibSuccess site. It made sense to take advantage of such a great, existing resource and that way, we'd be part of a larger community.

So, today I finished editing the Gaming section to add entries for every library that came to the March Gaming SIG at MLS that is doing some type of gaming (video, board, card, etc.) and that gave me some info about it. In each entry, I included the type and size of the library in the hope that if you're doing any kind of research, you can find someone at a comparable library and talk to them about their experiences. Or find a library with which you would like to partner. Or give a library a shout-out for the great work they're doing. Or whatever.

Obviously this is just a small subset of gaming libraries in the world, so please feel free to add your own library to the list. I didn't want to take the liberty of adding other libraries I know are doing this (yo, Ann Arbor District Library, et. al.!), because I figured they would want to describe their services in their own words. If you feel like the entries should be in a different format, different order, or if an important piece of information is missing, please feel free to add/modify/change/wish/dream by editing the wiki page yourself! (Loooooooove that about wikis!)

And you librarians that were here for the Gaming SIG, now is your chance to get a login and start adding all of the great information you shared during the session! Let's build out this resource and make it something really useful!