Play a game@your library video games for children & teenagers

A project realised in the training program GL Leaders & Inovators 2011, financed

by The USA Mortenson Centre for International Library Programs, EIFL(Electronic

Information for Libraries) - ITALY

through ANBPR - ROMANIA

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Mihaela Racoviţeanu

video games for children & teenagers

new library service

Play a game@your library

WHAT?

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implemented in 4 different public libraries &counties

of Romania (Dambovita, Suceava, Dolj and Ialomita)

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Play a game@your library

WHERE?

VIDEO GAMES FOR

CHILDREN&TEENAGERS a financing of

6.000 LEI = 2.000 USD

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HOW MUCH?

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WITH WHAT ?

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Resources Items Price/item (USD)

Nintendo Wii 1 416,66

video games +

access.

1 83,33

Xbox 360 1 416,6

video games +

access.

1 83,33

TV set 1 400,0

Furniture 1 1 500,0

Furniture 2 1 100

Total 7 2.000

In The County Ialomita

„St. Banulescu” Public Library

the new public service is

implemented in the

Children & Teenagers

Section

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TO WHOM?

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Statistics…

Play a game@your library WHY?

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are weakly represented

in the library

number of users

accordingly to the

statistics

the children & teenagers

leisuring & socializing leisuring & socializing

attraction to the library

attraction to the library

a new service increases the total number of visits a new service increases

the total number of visits

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WHAT FOR?

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and why not from balkan countries?

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HOW?

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creating a good practice

example to other public

libraries from Romania

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PROMOTION?

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the example of the american libraries demonstrates that such

programes are very efficient

large & apropriate spaces in our libraries

qualified personnel *able to implement new modern services*

leisuring & socialising for the same group interests

the library - active factor in the society

good partnership with schools, authorities, media & NGO-s

rich offers of the video games producers

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“YES”-S

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nonfunctional national strategy for libraries development

unsufficient modern services

renewable book collections

unsufficient audio/video collections

dealing with children & teenagers specific age problems

rigid offers in leisuring from the school education system

individually free acces to gaming in the Biblionet service

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“NO”-S

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…put a litle bit of creation & soul…

create an adequate space in the library

…furniture, art objects, banners...

acquist the newest

…equipments & video games…

involve the partners &volunteers

…service availability after school...

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HOW TO MAKE ?

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the comunity feed-back due to the questionnaires &

free discussions with the children & teenagers before

the implementation indicates that they need

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WHY To MAKE?

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meeting & leisure space in the library

competitions on age categories & type of games

participation only for students

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Official opening:

-personnel & administration

- editing materials

posters, invitations & brochures

- mobilisation of the partners

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WHEN?

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The new created NEWSLETTER

with & by the teenagers

includes their articles, feelings and

impressions regarding the new service

of the library

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THE TEENAGER DIARY IN LIBRARY

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