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.

Teen Gaming Tomorrow!

It's Teen Gaming tomorrow at the library. Halo and Rock Band are the featured games and the Wii will be out for open gaming. I'll see you teens tomorrow from 4 to 6 .

Teen Gaming January 29!

Teen Gaming is next week and it's open gaming, bring any game rated E or T with Halo being an exception by popular demand. Thanks to the kids ( and teens) that showed up today to play Wii games and DDR. There's going to be a DDR tournament Saturday February 21, more details to follow!