Games and Gaming Round Table (GameRT)

Mission

The mission of the Games and Gaming Round Table is to provide the following:

  • A forum for the exchange of ideas and concerns surrounding games in libraries;
  • Resources to the library community to support the building and maintaining of library game collections;
  • A force for initiating and supporting game programming in libraries;
  • Create an awareness of, and need for, the support of the value of gaming and play in libraries, schools, and related learning communities.
  • Create an awareness of the value of games and gaming in library outreach and community engagement plans.
  • A professional and social forum for networking among librarians and non-librarians interested in games and gaming.

View our bylaws

Events

ALAPlay

ALAPlay combines gaming, comics, and cosplay for an evening of fun while exploring new, social game offerings and collection development / programming ideas, while meeting and sharing ideas with librarians from across the country.

International Games Day

International Games Day @ your library is an annual initiative of the American Library Association to reconnect communities through their libraries around the educational, recreational, and social value of all types of games. It’s a great opportunity for families to get out of the house and play together in the one community institution that welcomes everyone.

Resources/website

GameRT will be launching a new site with game reviews, best practices, support resources, and more in the near future.

Executive Board

Officers

JP Porcaro, President
Diane Robson, President-Elect
Vacant, Treasurer
Mary Ann Venner, Secretary
Brian Mayer, Member-at-Large
 

ALA Staff Liaison

Jenny Levine
Strategy Guide, ITTS

Committees

  • ALAplay Committee
    • Works with the ALA Graphic Novels MIG to hold ALAplay on the Friday night of each Annual Conference.
  • Conference Program Committee
    • This committee shall be responsible for annual program preparation and presentation.
  • International Games Day Committee
    • Plans the donations, marketing, and other aspects of GameRT's annual International Games Day @ your library initiative. Learn more about IGD at http://ngd.ala.org.
  • Publications Committee
    • This committee will oversee, compile, edit, and produce the GameRT publication.
  • Website Committee
    • This committee will maintain the GameRT website.