Tag: Games

International Games Day @ Your Library

IGD12-logo-medium-300x86Your School Library Learning Commons is hosting its 3rd Annual “International Games Day @ Your Library” on Friday, November 14th. All day long you can come down to celebrate the educational, recreational, and social value of all types of games. Join with thousands of people all over the world who will gathering to game in school libraries on Friday, November 14th, and in public libraries on Saturday, November 15th. Ask your teacher if your class is coming! Stay posted for more details.

IGD@YL was AWESOME!

IMG_0091[1]Thanks to all the students and staff who joined us in the school library to celebrate International Games Day @ Your Library. Over 300 people came in at some point during the day to play games.  Together we celebrated the tremendous educational power of gaming, and especially the unique advantages of board games, table games, party games and other social games. We hope that you continue to play games throughout the year. Come down to the library to play games, or even to borrow our games to play at home with your family.

International Games Day @ Your Library!

IMG_0456Today we celebrate International Games Day @ Your Library!  We are looking forward to the many different classes, representing all grades and from across the curriculum, that will be joining us for all sorts of board games, table games, card games and more.

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What are your favourite board games?

IMG_0457What are your favourite board games?  We can use the term loosely, to include all sorts of table games and party games.   Here are some of my favourites:

What are some of your favourites? Leave a comment to let us know!

International Games Day @ Your Library
November 15, 2013

International Games Day @ Your Library JUST 2 DAYS AWAY!

Just another couple days until International Games Day @ Your Library!

Take a look at the map to see the locations of libraries all over the world that will be taking part!

source: IGD@YL
source: IGD@YL

For more information, check out the official home page

We Have Games to Borrow

IGD12-logo-medium-300x86Did you know that your school library has games that you can borrow?  Whether you want to come in for a quick game at lunch, or take a game home for the weekend, we have a variety of games to choose from.  Our game titles include:

  • International-Games-Day-2013-PosterMonopoly
  • Chess
  • Scrabble
  • Backgammon
  • Risk
  • Stratego
  • Othello
  • Clue
  • Cribbage
  • Dungeons and Dragons
  • Anomia
  • Scattergories
  • Blokus
  • Carcassonne
  • Diplomacy

Want to see a new game in here? Let us know.  We continue to add more games to our collection!

Games Day Just a Few Weeks Away

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International Games Day @ Your Library is just a few weeks away– your school library is hosting a day of gaming on Friday, November 15.  Ask your teacher if your class is coming!

Here are just SOME of the games that we have in our collection.

  • Monopoly
  • Clue
  • Scrabble
  • Carcassone
  • Risk
  • Stratego
  • Quiddler
  • Scattergories
  • Backgammon
  • Blokus
  • Diplomacy
  • Chess
  • Anomia
  • Cribbage
  • Othello

Keep in mind that these games can be borrowed at any time, not just on Games Day!

IGD@YL: International Games Day @ Your Library!

IGD12-logo-medium-300x86Your School Library Learning Commons is hosting its 2nd Annual “International Games Day @ Your Library” on Friday, November 15th. All day long you can come down to celebrate the educational, recreational, and social value of all types of games. Join with thousands of people all over the world who will gathering to game in school libraries on Friday, November 16th, and in public libraries on Saturday, November 16th. Ask your teacher if your class is coming! Stay posted for more details.

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November 15 @ Your SCHOOL Library
November 16 @ Your PUBLIC Library