[LIBRARYDIR] Information request: Library board game collection

[Bem, Greg]

Similar to what others have said, LWTech has a small selection of "traditional" tabletop games, including a couple more recent ones. We get about 0 circulation of these despite consistent advertising. It seems like the majority of students who game to destress are doing so with digital games.

On a side note, this past quarter we created our third library for the Game Development program, which circulates digital games for a variety of platforms, as well as consoles, to students in that program. If you'd like to learn more about that, feel free to reach out.

Greg Bem, MLIS
Faculty Library Coordinator
Library Learning Commons
Lake Washington Inst. Of Technology
Pronouns: he/him/his

Contact Info
greg.bem at lwtech.edu<mailto:greg.bem at lwtech.edu%0d>
425-739-8100 xt.8898
http://www.lwtech.edu/campus-life/library

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Subject: Re: [LIBRARYDIR] Information request: Library board game collection

Bellingham Technical College has chess and backgammon for use in the Library though chess is by far the most popular. A library staff member donated them. The Vet Tech instructor has created games for her students to check out to learn certain concepts, but they are on reserve for Vet Tech students only.

At finals time, we have adult/meditating coloring and origami for stress relief. The associated students fund the "finals" supplies.

Jane

Jane Blume | Director | Library & Media Services
Bellingham Technical College
360-752-8472 - office | 360-752-8383 - library
jblume at btc.edu<mailto:jblume at btc.edu>


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Subject: Re: [LIBRARYDIR] Information request: Library board game collection

Hi All - I'm posting this message on behalf of Michelle Bagley at PCC:

Greetings!

I'm collecting some information about Board game collections at your libraries. Please see below for my questions:

1) Do you have a current board game collection that circulates?
3) What games do you circulate?
4) What has the response been to this collection?
5) How did you fund the collection? From your library collection account or another account?

Thank you and have a terrific holiday break!
--
Best,
Michelle

Michelle M. Bagley, MLS
(she, her pronouns)
Portland Community College
Library Dean
Phone: 971.722.4497
Email: michelle.bagley at pcc.edu<mailto:michelle.bagley at pcc.edu>
www.pcc.edu/library<http://www.pcc.edu/library>

Melinda Harbaugh
Dean of Instruction & Learning Resources
Performing & Visual Arts, Library, eLearning, & Tutoring
Lower Columbia College
1600 Maple St, Longview, WA 98632
(360) 442-2662

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