Welcome to Mystery Island! This is a game that is designed to be fun while introducing you to resources across ALA. There are riddles to solve, clues to unravel and bragging rights (and prizes!) to win. The GamerRT Mystery Hunt is a series of puzzles, similar to a scavenger hunt and a little like a virtual escape room. On the first day of the conference, we will post a link that will take you to the game. Once you’ve filled out some basic information you can read through the story and click around the various play zones. There will be three zones in total with nine total puzzle clusters to...

Current Partners GameRT is proud to work with many partners, not only within ALA but also in the private sector! Some of these include: RUSA NMRT GNCRT FMRT Games Workshop Wizards of the Coast 9th Level Games Albino Dragon Fireside Games Grey Fox Games Haba Konami Looney Labs Rosen Publishing Thinkfun Games Th3rd World Studios Become a Sponsor Some basics about being a sponsor for International Games Week: International Games Week is generally a week-long event, but individual libraries choose when and how to participate. We usually have around 2000 libraries participate; 2015 was our peak...

Join GameRT At only $10 on top of standard ALA membership rates, a personal membership in GameRT is a low cost way to become active in ALA in a way that channels your passions. Our members receive: A quarterly newsletter Access to members-only resources Early access to archived recordings of GameRT programs A chance to help shape gaming programs for the wider library world Newsletter Archive Coming soon! Volunteering Interested in getting involved? We’d love to have you! A list of GameRT’s current committees can be found here. Please fill out this form and we’ll be in touch! GameRT members...

In 2011, an existing member interest group devoted to gaming became the ALA’s Games and Gaming Round Table, devoted to advocating for gaming collections and programs in libraries of every stripe. Over the years, GameRT has expanded its activities significantly. National Games Day began in 2007 and with the support of overseas partners became International Games Day in 2012, then expanded even further into International Games Week in 2017. The Game On! grant program started in 2020, and in recent years the hard work of the membership has resulted in the creation of a slate of programs for the...

2022-23 - Rebecca Strang, Children's Services Librarian, Naperville Public Library (IL) GameRT has grown a lot over the past ten years, which is something we celebrated during the GameRT President's Program at ALA Annual 2022. As we continue to think about how to expand GameRT's reach beyond annual ALA events, we've continued to grow our offering of professional development webinars and learn & play events. Over the next year, my plan is to: Expand partnerships with other round tables, such as Graphic Novels & Comics (GNCRT) and Film & Media (FMRT), to offer webinars and useful lists and...

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At only $10 on top of standard ALA membership rates, a personal membership in GameRT is a low cost way to become active in ALA in a way that channels your passions. GameRT members receive: A quarterly newsletter Access to members-only resources Early access to archived recordings of GameRT programs A chance to help shape gaming programs for the wider library world

Welcome to the GameRT Members Only Resources area! Resources on this page are provided as a membership benefit for GameRT members in recognition of your support for GameRT initiatives and events. Some resources on this page are exclusive to GameRT members while other resources may be provided with early access to GameRT members followed by delayed access to the general public. Be sure to also connect with us on the GameRT Discord server! GameRT Member-at-Large Elections We’re holding an internal election for 3 Meeple-at-Large members for the Round Table! Only GameRT members are allowed to vote...