Bibliothekartag in Hamburg, Germany: May 20-25 2012
I’m very happy to announce that I have been invited to speak at the Bibliothekartag Library Conference in Hamburg, Germany later this month. I’m excited because the Bibliothekartag is the biggest...
View ArticleBibliothekartag Library Conference Recap
The Zukunftswerkstatt Family May 22 2012 My first official day at the conference! With Julia Bergmann and Christoph Deeg of the Zukunftswerkstatt (my wonderful hosts and German family!) Today I...
View ArticleGuy plays the same game of Civilization II for 10 years and this is the result
I highly recommend that you read I’ve been playing the same game of Civilization II for almost 10 years. This is the result thread over at Reddit. It’s a really interesting tale of how intense a...
View ArticleMinecraft at the Library
I was really excited to see the Darien Library giving their library members this most excellent opportunity to play Minecraft: Darien Library is excited to be hosting its own Minecraft server. If you...
View ArticleDebacle by Design: Building a Game That Won’t Make Money
Over the past few months, I’ve been chatting/brainstorming/working with the amazing Kellian Adams of Green Door Labs on an amazing game called Project Arachne (if you want background on the project,...
View ArticleREVIEW: Wii U
Before I start this review, I have to say one thing: I love everything that Nintendo does. I am going to do my best to give you an honest review of this system and not let this get in the way but….I...
View Article564 Days (or, the story of THE 2ND FLOOR thus far…)
The 2nd Floor of the Downtown Chattanooga Public Library has been in its current state, a place for ages 0-18 and their caregivers, for 564 days, or 1 year, 6 months, and 16 days as of today. If...
View ArticleConnecting the Arcade to Reading (Guest post by Jessica Meyer)
NOTE FROM JUSTIN: I had the great privilege of working with Jessica at the Chattanooga Public Library…in fact, I hired her! Jessica has awesome ideas and connecting the arcade to books was one of her...
View ArticlePlay Video Games With Your Family
My son Finn turned 8 on January 17 and one of his gifts was his very own copy of Animal Crossing: New Leaf. My wife Haley and I have been playing the game for over three years and haven’t stopped...
View ArticleNintendo Switch Games at the Library
Nintendo Switch games are now officially part of our circulating collection at the Benson Memorial Library. Our circulating video game began (from what I can tell) in around 2015 and since then has...
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