NPR: At Libraries Across America, It’s Game On

If a LEGO lion can take pride of place at the New York Public Library, why not video games in the reading rooms? The NYPLarcade program is a kind of book club for gamers, inviting participants to dive deep with discussions of strategy, game structure and more.

 

At Libraries Across America, It’s Game On

by SAMI YENIGUN

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There’s a battle going down at the Sollers Point Branch of the Baltimore County Public Library system. It’s a one-point game in the fourth quarter with only seconds left on the game clock. Huddled around a big screen in a small room, 10 or so teenagers cheer on their joystick-wielding buddies. The ball is snapped, the kick is up … no good. It’s wide right, and the crowd goes wild, trash talk flying.

Every Wednesday, battles like this one boil over at Sollers Point, where the weekly Xbox program for teens starts at 3:30 p.m. and ends at 5.

Baltimore County’s Sollers Point library is one of many in the U.S. using video games to spur curiosity and otherwise keep teens engaged.

Sollers Point Branch, Baltimore County Public Library

“If they’re being really good and the next shift can take over, they can stay until 5:30,” says Sollers Point librarian Liz Slack. Today, the kids get their extra half-hour.

FULL STORY at NPR and Weekend Edition Sunday