Tagged Games and Gaming
New Achievement Unlocked: Video Game Circulation!
The Free Library is excited to announce the addition of video games to its vast catalog of borrowable materials! Why video games at the library, you ask? Well, stories aren't confined to books alone! Video games present immersive…
Dungeons & Dragons and The Free Library
In recent years, Dungeons & Dragons (or D&D ) has transformed from a nerdy niche into a pop culture staple, recognizable in popular shows like the Netflix original series Stranger Things , or the Amazon animated series Vox…
Explore Creative Careers with Field Teen Center!
Throughout the month of July, Field Teen Center recorded interviews with a voice actor, four game designers, and a comic book writer. If you’re interested in creative jobs or if you just want to learn more about how your favorite…
International Chess Day is July 20th
Chess is thriving! The New York Times recently reported that interest in chess is at a 50 year high, the highest level since the 1972 World Chess Championship between American Bobby Fischer (1943-2008) and Soviet Boris Spassky (1937 -…
Happy Inventors Day for Monopoly Lovers!
I am a Monopoly lover! This celebrated board game became popular in the 1930s after it was patented by Philadelphia inventor Charles B. Darrow , who lived on W. Hortter St. in the West Mt. Airy area of Philadelphia. Mr. Darrow was…
New Monthly Game Night Series to Take Place in Heim Center
Part of my job is to show Parkway Central Library ’s private spaces to those who are interested in renting them for events . At the end of those tours, I often take them to the Heim Center , one of the new public library spaces…
Skills Training for Community-Centered Libraries: Building Your Library Team
Our first cohort of staff members participating in the Skills for Community-Centered Libraries training recently learned about and explored team roles and dynamics. Staff reflected on their own strengths and what attributes they bring…
Teen Thursdays @ Kingsessing
Calling all 7th through 12th graders! Dive into new worlds with our exciting new video game collection, unleash your creativity in our DIY craft sessions, and connect with friends over anime/manga, movies, and snacks. Bring a friend and…
Board Game Bonanza
Chess, Blockus, Jenga, Mastermind and other favorites at both the children’s and teen tables.
Teen Thursdays @ Kingsessing
Calling all 7th through 12th graders! Dive into new worlds with our exciting new video game collection, unleash your creativity in our DIY craft sessions, and connect with friends over anime/manga, movies, and snacks. Bring a friend and…
Board Game Bonanza
Chess, Blockus, Jenga, Mastermind and other favorites at both the children’s and teen tables.
Teen Thursdays @ Kingsessing
Calling all 7th through 12th graders! Dive into new worlds with our exciting new video game collection, unleash your creativity in our DIY craft sessions, and connect with friends over anime/manga, movies, and snacks. Bring a friend and…
Board Game Bonanza
Chess, Blockus, Jenga, Mastermind and other favorites at both the children’s and teen tables.
End of Summer Reading Bash
Helps us celebrate the end of Summer Reading. This is an event for all ages. Come play some games, get prizes and free books. Grab some water ice & soft pretzels.
Teen Thursdays @ Kingsessing
Calling all 7th through 12th graders! Dive into new worlds with our exciting new video game collection, unleash your creativity in our DIY craft sessions, and connect with friends over anime/manga, movies, and snacks. Bring a friend and…
Children's BINGO
We’re playing BINGO at the library. We have snacks and prizes for the whole family.
Teen Hangout
Calling all 7th - 12th graders! Hangout with us this summer, for low-key Summer of Wonder meet-ups just for you. We'll have snacks, games, art supplies, books, and more. Meets June 25; July 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30; August 8. Come…
Board Game Bonanza
Chess, Blockus, Jenga, Mastermind and other favorites at both the children’s and teen tables.
Teen Thursdays @ Kingsessing
Calling all 7th through 12th graders! Dive into new worlds with our exciting new video game collection, unleash your creativity in our DIY craft sessions, and connect with friends over anime/manga, movies, and snacks. Bring a friend and…
Children's BINGO
We’re playing BINGO at the library. We have snacks and prizes for the whole family.
Teen Hangout
Calling all 7th - 12th graders! Hangout with us this summer, for low-key Summer of Wonder meet-ups just for you. We'll have snacks, games, art supplies, books, and more. Meets June 25; July 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30; August 8. Come…
Board Game Night
Interested in a family or friend game night? Tired of the games you have at home? Want to meet new people and learn a new game? Board Game Night is for you! Come enjoy our selection of our board games at the Cobbs Creek Library. Held…
Teen Video Game Hang-out
Gaming and Snacks every Monday at Charles Santore Library! Come solo or with friends to play our Nintendo Switch on the BIG screen. Option to BYO Switch for local or online play. Come hangout, play games,…
Board Game Bonanza
Chess, Blockus, Jenga, Mastermind and other favorites at both the children’s and teen tables.
Teen Thursdays @ Kingsessing
Calling all 7th through 12th graders! Dive into new worlds with our exciting new video game collection, unleash your creativity in our DIY craft sessions, and connect with friends over anime/manga, movies, and snacks. Bring a friend and…
Children's BINGO
We’re playing BINGO at the library. We have snacks and prizes for the whole family.
Teen Hangout
Calling all 7th - 12th graders! Hangout with us this summer, for low-key Summer of Wonder meet-ups just for you. We'll have snacks, games, art supplies, books, and more. Meets June 25; July 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30; August 8. Come…
Bridgett M. Davis | The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother's Life in the Detroit Numbers
Bridgett M. Davis is the author of Into the Go-Slow , the acclaimed story of a young woman traveling from Detroit to Nigeria as she mourns the death of her sister, and Shifting Through Neutral , a finalist for the Hurston/Wright Legacy…