Gaming Tomorrow!

Here's another reminder to come for gaming tomorrow! I won't be in charge of gaming anymore and I'll miss the joy of kids and teens screaming " I just killed you!'' while playing Halo 3 and I will really miss trying to play " Barracuda'' on Guitar Hero, but I know gaming's in better hands with Tom, the real gaming expert. Hope to still see you there every Thursday from 4 to 6!

Mario Kart Tournament Thursday!

Tomorrow is the Mario Kart tournament from 4 to 6! It's on the old-school Gamecube and every kid and teen can drop in and enter! There will also be Guitar Hero and Halo 3 for kids to play, too.

Spring Break Again!

Now it's the private schools' spring break, so get ready for more gaming and more fun this week at the library! It's the same as the last spring break for the public schools. Today it's DDR, Guitar Hero, and Halo from 4 to 6. Also, we have new Pendragon and Naruto books, so come for all the games and books. See you this week!

Video Games Good for Your Eyes?

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16857-shoot-em-up-video-games-are-good-for-your-eyesight.html

I'm sure you've heard about this, but I can definitely see the benefits of video games. Even shooter games like Halo require you to think and have good strategy skills. Games like DDR are good exercise, and Guitar Hero really requires good hand-eye coordination. I used to hate video games, too, but after playing them with kids at the library and seeing how hard it is to play them( for an old person like me, anyway), I'm a convert. Just as listening to Marilyn Manson didn't make me a devil-worshipper, violent video games don't make a kid violent if they know the difference between fantasy and reality. As I've learned, you have to play the games with the kids to see that video games aren't so bad after all.

Gaming Thursdays at the River Grove Public Library!

Gaming is back at the library! Every Thursday in January, kids and teens can play the coolest video games! On January 16 from 4- 6, teens can play Guitar Hero and Rock Band. Your little brothers and sisters can play Mario Kart Party and Mario Party 4 on January 8. You may not be the next Slash or Jimi Hendrix in real life, but on Gaming Thusdays, you sure can pretend to be!