Games@theLibrary 2011 October 17-23
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Games are at an end....so sad!
I am already excited about next year!!!
Send your ballots to me. The draw for the prize will be November 25 and the winner will be contacted immediately after!
Send Ballots to:
Julia Mayo
Marjorie Mews Public library
12 Highland Drive
St John's NL A1A 3C4
About Games@theLibrary Version francais
Download Publicity Materials
Download the official Ballot and poster below. Feel free to advertise and make your own outreach material using the attached Games at the Library logo!
Contact Us
Contact your Games@theLibrary APLA representative:
Julia Mayo
Event Coordinator
(709)737-3020
Getting Started
Not sure what Games@theLibrary week is all about, or how to get started? We have resources to help you with ideas and to promote your event(s).Events can range from board games and chess, to trivia and scavenger hunts, to video games. Events can be geared towards specific groups or the whole community. Larger public libraries may consider having separate events for kids, tweens & teens, or seniors. You are limited only by your imagination and energy levels! Our goal is to show that libraries are places where people meet, learn, and have fun.
Grand Prize: Nintendo 3DS
One lucky winner in Atlantic Canada will be taking home a Nintendo 3DS gaming system! Be sure to register the participants from your branch's Games@theLibrary event(s) for their chance to win.
And don’t forget to tell us about what your library is doing in our Comments section below!
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Comments
19 comments postedForgot to add the comment before we had the event! We hosted Games night last night and for a small rural community we had a HUGE attendance! We had over 70 children, teens and adults attend. We had board games, toss games, card games, coloring sheets and word finds! they brought their own (even a homemade Newfoundland themed Monopoly game!!) and we had others provided. We also used our projector to hook up a Nintendo Wii to the big screen and also had an xbox hooked up to the big tv. It was a roaring success!
Join us at the Kennebecasis Public Library (1 Landing Court, Quispamsis, NB) on Saturday October 22nd between 2-4pm for a Mario Kart Wii Tournament!
Bring your friends, and family and compete against each other to see who is the ultimate Mario Kart racer! Every time you play, you can fill out a ballot for a chance to win a Nintendo 3DS.
Call 849-5314 for more details.
October is Discover Yourself @ the Library Month at CBRL. During APLA's Games@the Library Week, join us for a family games night, with fun games for the whole family - board games, word games, video games and more!
Friday Oct 21st, 6:30-8:30 pm at the McConnell Library, 50 Falmouth St, Sydney, NS For info call 562-3161. No registration necessary. Everyone Welcome.
Wednesday, October 19, at 6:30 p.m.
Children of all ages are invited to join us in the Fredericton Public Library's Children's Department for a board game extravaganza! Play classic family games like Bingo, Twister, Operation, Pictionary, Simon and Candyland!
Everyone who participates gets a chance to win a Nintendo 3DS gaming system provided by the Atlantic
Provinces Library Association.
Popcorn and refreshments will be provided.
There is no need to register for this free program.
During the week of October 17th to 22nd, try your hand at 3 different games. Each game you play, you will receive a ballot for the Nintendo DS draw!
Community Scrabble - Choose 7 tiles from the bag and make a word that works on the giant Scrabble board with words created by other library patrons.
Pictureka! -Pick a card from the deck and try to find the picture on the game board before the sand time runs out!
Scavenger Hunt - Use your inner librarian skills to find 5 Halloween pictures around the library.
Deer Lake Public Library on Wednesday, Oct.19 , starting at 6:30pm will be hosting a Wii Dance Party (ages5 plus). We have a local door prize as well as the Atlantic Prov. Assoc. prize.
Coffee, Conversation, This and That plays games
Thursdays from 2:30 to 3:30, pm starting October 6th. Join us every week for a social hour. Meet old friends and make new friends. On Thursday, Oct. 20 we will celebrate "Games @ the Library" week by enjoying some old favourites, such as checkers and cribbage, and trying out "If You Had To Choose", a provocative fantasy question game about priorities.. Light refreshments are served. Call 643-7236 for information.
Bookend "Games @ the LIbrary week" with Chess Club. Saturdays, from 2 to 3 pm. For children and teens of all ages. Parents welcome too. We welcome players of all levels. Help is available. Call 643-7237 for information.
On Thursday Oct 20th @ 7:30 pm, Harry's Harbour Public Library will be hosting a Fun Bingo!!! Participants will play 3 cards per game with each game spelling out a letter in the phrase "Library Week". Small prizes will be awarded to each game winner as well as a Jackpot and Mini Jackpot. 13 games total.
Race around a life-sized game board, tossing giant dice! Complete the challenges in the shortest amount of time to win an "I Fell for Grenfell" prizepack!
Thursday, October 20, between 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
www.library.mun.ca/swgc/
Thursday, October 20th and Friday, October 21st at the Cornwall Library. Come in and challenge your friends to games of Pay Day, Cranium, Pictureka, etc. There's no school on Thursday and Friday, so why not get your family playing a board game at the library?
http://www.gov.pe.ca/photos/original/pls_games.pdf
Join the Colonel Harland Sanders Pediatric Family Resource Centre as we participate in our first Games at the Library!
On Wednesday, October 19th from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. drop by the Pediatric Family Resource Centre located on the 4th floor of the Janeway Hostel.
-Come in to play Wii, board games, puzzles and more!
-Enter your name for a chance to win a Nintendo 3DS!
-Snacks will be served.
If you have any questions, or would like more information, please contact:
Kelly Hatch, Librarian
Colonel Harland Sanders
Pediatric Family Resource Centre
Room 434, Janeway Hostel
Telephone: 709-777-2946
Email: kelly.hatch@easternhealth.ca
Games @ the Library
Challenge your friends, Mom, Dad, Granny or the Librarian to a board or card game. We have lots of games here, or bring your own. Fun for all ages.
Bridge Club
Come to the library to play a game of bridge and meet some new friends. New members welcome. Murray River Leona Giddings Memorial Library
Mondays at 1:30 p.m.
Game night
Celebrate library month and stay an hour and enjoy some board games, brain teasers and puzzles for the whole family!
Alberton Public Library
Tuesday, October 25 at 7 p.m.
Library Month is Scrabulous!
Drop by for a game of Scrabble during library hours!
St. Peter’s Public Library
Thursday, October 27 at 2:30 p.m.
Ages 10 and up
Games @ the Library
Come to the library and play a board game. Be sure to bring the whole family.
Tyne Valley Public Library
First Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
Confederation Centre Public Library
Children's Library
Games day is Friday, October 21, starting at 11 a. m. Come in and challenge your friends to games of scrabble, checkers, chess. While in the library, check out the collection of board games available for in-house use or take home.
Rook Club
Come and play a lively game of rook and meet new friends. New members are always welcome!
Murray Harbour Public Library
Fridays at 1:30 p.m.
http://www.gov.pe.ca/photos/original/pls-guide.pdf
Join the Pediatric Family Resource Centre, part of the Janeway Childrens's Health & Rehabilitation Centre, as we participate in our first Games at the Library!
Children, youth, parents and family members are invited to drop by on Wednesday, Octoaber 19th from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. to play Wii games, board games & more.
Those who take part can enter thier name for a chance to win a Ninetendo 3DS.
You can find us on the 4th floor of the Janeway Hostel.
For more information call 709-777-2946
Email: Family.Resource.Centre@easternhealth.ca
Games @ The library Week!
Enjoy playing games on X-box 360? Wii? We are launching our new collection of games and invite you to come test-drive them! Stop in to play and see what we have. Free snacks, too!
Thursday, October 20, 6-8 PM ages 12+
http://www.valleylibrary.ca/main/index.php?calendar=1&month=10&old_month...
To help celebrate "Games Week" this year, the Churchill Falls Library is sponsoring a "Games Day" on Thursday, October 20, 2011 from 3:00 - 4:30. All students K-12 are invited to visit the library to play games such as Scrabble, Honey Bee Tree, Apples to Apples, Things, Trouble and Operation to name a few. All students below Grade 4 are required to be accompanied by an adult. If you haven't already filled out a ballot for the APLA grand prize of a Nintendo 3DS this would be a great time to do that. If this Games Day is a success we plan to continue it throughout the year. So come join us for an afternoon of fun!
During the week of October 17 - 23 each household in Churchill Falls will be receiving a puzzle piece in their mailbox. Come to the library and see if your puzzle piece fits into one of the missing spaces of our puzzle.
There will be 10 winning puzzle pieces eligible for prizes but every person who visits the library to try their puzzle piece will also be eligible to win a KOBO reader and have a ballot entered for the APLA grand prize of a Nintendo 3DS. Hope to see you all there!
St John's Public Libraries will be having a Scavenger Hunt for the kids . Stop by any Branch Library or the Children's Library, find the characters, unscramble the word and enter your ballot! Easy and fun what could be better? Winning the 3DS that's what!
From The Children's Dept., Saint John Free Public Library, Market Square: The Atlantic Provinces Library Association invites you to celebrate games@thelibrary Oct. 17 – 22. Join us in the Children’s Dept. any time the library is open to play a trivia game, fill out a ballot, and you could be the winner of a Nintendo 3DS (limit of 1 ballot each; 1 prize awarded for the Atlantic region).
From The Children's Dept., Saint John Free Public Library, Market Square: The Atlantic Provinces Library Association invites you to celebrate games@thelibrary Oct. 17 – 22. Kids and teens of all ages are invited to the teen zone Sat. Oct. 22 at 2 pm to play chess. All levels welcome. Fill out a ballot, and you could be the winner of a Nintendo 3DS (limit of 1 ballot each; 1 prize awarded for the Atlantic region).
Place your events and Ideas here in the comments so that we can all share and brag about what is going on in our Provinces! Good Luck !
Julia Mayo
Event Coordinator