Get Ready for Gaming Day! National Gaming Day will take place on November 13, 2010. In anticipation of this event, Kelly Czarnecki and Christine Bretz, librarians with Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, will share their experiences with teen gaming in public libraries. Gaming as related to literacy and already familiar library services will be discussed. Participants will learn how to start offering gaming programs in their library, which will cover high and low tech options for large and small budgets.

Kelly Czarnecki is a Teen Services Librarian in Charlotte, NC. She is an author and speaker. She was a Library Journal Mover and Shaker in 2007 for her work with teens and technology. She has published Gaming and Libraries, part of the Tech Set with Neal Schuman. She writes the School Library Journal column, Gaming Life. In her spare time she enjoys reading young adult fiction and nonfiction.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Online

For additional details and registration information visit: Gear Up to Game!