How do you maintain your public computers?
Librarians want to know.
Librarians want to know.
The
Public Library of Charlotte-Mecklenburg County (PLCMC) in North Carolina has so many innovative
programs and initiatives that I could probably write a book about it. I'll spare you that, however, and just discuss
the coolest thing that I learned about from my talk with Kelly Czarnecki at
PLCMC. Kelly is a Technology Education
Librarian at ImagineOn (a branch completely dedicated to teens and youth). As she explained her job to me, “I provide programming for youth and teens, primarily
teens....I just do a variety of programs throughout the year mostly
concentrated on gaming and virtual worlds.”
What I think is fantastic is that
PLCMC is doing online gaming with other libraries! This summer they had Super Smash Brothers
competitions with Detroit Public Library, Ann Arbor District Library and the
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Gaming
events with other libraries are great ways to get publicity and get the gamers
in your library engaged with the gamers in other libraries.
PLCMC's Gaming Zone blog has some more information about the competitions.
Jennifer Nelson
Summer Interviewing Intern
Rutgers School of Communication, Information and Library Science
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