The ALA Office for Literacy and Outreach Services is seeking applications from public, school and academic libraries interested in developing and implementing innovative literacy gaming services for youth ages 10-18. The program is part of ALA’s Libraries, Literacy and Gaming initiative funded by Verizon. Ten $5,000.00 grants will be awarded to libraries clearly demonstrating creativity, [...]
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GLLS Registration Open!
May 12th, 2008 · Comments Off · Events, Gaming
Registration is now open for the 2008 Gaming, Learning, and Libraries Symposium! The symposium is limited to 350 participants, so make sure to register early. The event was a huge hit last year and promises to be even better this time around.
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Gaming, Learning, and Libraries Symposium 2008
May 7th, 2008 · Comments Off · Events, Gaming
ACRL is pleased to again collaborate with ALA TechSource, the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), and the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) on the the second annual Gaming, Learning, and Libraries Symposium. The symposium will be held in the Chicago area from November 2-4, 2008. Preliminary information on the event, including a [...]
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Opportunity to Collaborate on Info Lit Game
December 7th, 2007 · Comments Off · Gaming, Information Literacy
Karen Markey, faculty member at The University of Michigan Library School of Information is asking for an institution and/or individual to collaborate on testing an information literacy online board game they have designed under the auspices of a grant from the Delmas Foundation. See the story about the invitation to collaborate with the Univ. of [...]
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