Let the games begin!

What's educational, fun, and found in most libraries? Computer games!

Faye Hover from Smith-Welch Memorial Library in Hearne, Texas is using computer games to educate her younger patrons, and they don't even know it. "When the kids were here, they didn't have anything to do, and I thought, 'well, if I get a game computer and put some interesting games and trick them into thinking they're having fun, when they're really learning something, well this will be a good thing.'"

And so she did. Faye acquired five computers, some she built from older machines. These computers aren't connected to the Internet, but are loaded with educational games that appeal to all ages. Many games only run off a CD which can be problematic if several children want to play the same game simultaneously. She solved this problem by creating a virtual drive that makes the computer think is has the CD. To learn how you can do this click here. Using a virtual drive will save you the expense of replacing scratched or stolen CDs.

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