Comments on: Library Journal Article on Services to Teens http://www.blogginglibrarian.com/2008/05/25/library-journal-article-on-services-to-teens/ Someplace for me to put my thoughts on libraries, librarians, library 2.0 and books Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:59:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Isaak Kwok http://www.blogginglibrarian.com/2008/05/25/library-journal-article-on-services-to-teens/comment-page-1/#comment-239 Isaak Kwok Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:08:35 +0000 http://www.blogginglibrarian.com/?p=359#comment-239 <p>@Aaron Tan: Hi! Thanks for dropping by.</p> <p>Yes ... I do agree with you that games do play a part in increasing literacy skills. I know a academic library that has game consoles on their premises to let the kids play games. Although it is not directly related to reading, it allows the librarians to draw the students into the library and then explore with the students relevant books and resources related to the game.</p> @Aaron Tan: Hi! Thanks for dropping by.

Yes … I do agree with you that games do play a part in increasing literacy skills. I know a academic library that has game consoles on their premises to let the kids play games. Although it is not directly related to reading, it allows the librarians to draw the students into the library and then explore with the students relevant books and resources related to the game.

]]> By: Aaron Tan http://www.blogginglibrarian.com/2008/05/25/library-journal-article-on-services-to-teens/comment-page-1/#comment-238 Aaron Tan Fri, 06 Jun 2008 06:07:50 +0000 http://www.blogginglibrarian.com/?p=359#comment-238 <p>Hi Isaak, I think gaming events are a great way to attract teens to the library. The choice of games, which varies with the goals of the service, is the crucial point. Many people don't realize there are alot of literacy skills that games can teach kids. I know a secondary school in Singapore that's using a flight simulator in physics classes. The bigger challenge is communicating the benefits of gaming to the wider population for it to be acceptable in libraries.</p> Hi Isaak, I think gaming events are a great way to attract teens to the library. The choice of games, which varies with the goals of the service, is the crucial point. Many people don’t realize there are alot of literacy skills that games can teach kids. I know a secondary school in Singapore that’s using a flight simulator in physics classes. The bigger challenge is communicating the benefits of gaming to the wider population for it to be acceptable in libraries.

]]> By: Isaak Kwok http://www.blogginglibrarian.com/2008/05/25/library-journal-article-on-services-to-teens/comment-page-1/#comment-234 Isaak Kwok Fri, 30 May 2008 17:16:45 +0000 http://www.blogginglibrarian.com/?p=359#comment-234 <p>@Rae: Thanks. This is so embarrassing. :) Guess I might have been typing a little too quickly.</p> @Rae: Thanks. This is so embarrassing. :) Guess I might have been typing a little too quickly.

]]> By: Rae http://www.blogginglibrarian.com/2008/05/25/library-journal-article-on-services-to-teens/comment-page-1/#comment-233 Rae Fri, 30 May 2008 16:48:48 +0000 http://www.blogginglibrarian.com/?p=359#comment-233 <p>Hey Isaak, the space is known as "Verging All Teens" :)</p> Hey Isaak, the space is known as “Verging All Teens” :)

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