International Games Day is Saturday!

This Saturday is International Games Day, a day when libraries around the world celebrate the educational, recreational, and social value of games. Seriously, click this link to see a map of all the libraries participating this year!

At the Dundee Library we will have games in the Meeting Room and Craft Room from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Come participate or hang out with your friends. Wii, Xbox 360, and PS3 games will be set up in the Meeting Room, and board games will be set up in the Craft Room. Feel free to bring your own videogames, DS/3DS consoles, controllers, Magic and/or Yu-Gi-Oh! cards.

International Games Day is this Saturday!

Gamers of all ages are welcome to attend our International Games Day program at the Dundee Library on Saturday. The event is from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Videogames on the Wii, Xbox 360, and PS3 will be set up in the Meeting Room, plus we will have space for Yu-Gi-Oh and Magic: The Gathering matches. If you are new to Yu-Gi-Oh, I will have starter decks you may use to practice.

At 2 p.m. we will have a Super Smash Bros. Brawl tournament. The top 3 players will win GameStop gift cards!

Board games including Scrabble, Battleship, Connect 4, Chutes and Ladders, Candy Land, and Operation will be available to play in the Craft Room.

Libraries all around the world will be celebrating the popularity and educational value of videogames and board games on International Games Day, November 16. I hope to see you there!

International Games Day is Nov. 16!

Libraries around the world will celebrate the popularity and educational value of board and video games on International Games Day, Saturday, November 16.

Check out this map to see the participating libraries. Libraries are being added every day. Zoom out to see more countries, or zoom all the way in on East Dundee to see our library!



The International Games Day program at the Dundee Library will be held 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. in both the Meeting Room and Craft Room on the lower level. We will have board games in the Craft Room and videogames, Yu-Gi-Oh, and Magic The Gathering going on in the Meeting Room. Plus, we will have a Super Smash Bros. Brawl tournament at 2 p.m.

This drop-in program is for all ages. I hope to see you there!

Teen Gaming Club news

The next meeting of the Teen Gaming Club is Saturday, September 7, from 2-4 p.m. I am happy to share that from now on we will have three different consoles available: Wii, PS3, and XBOX 360 (with Kinect). We have four standard controllers for each console. Feel free to bring in your own games to play!

Also, the library will be hosting a big International Games Day event on November 16 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. We will have games set up in the Meeting and Craft rooms for all ages -- videogames, card games, and board games. I'm looking for teens to help plan or volunteer at the event. If you are interested let me know!