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Dragons in the Stacks Steven A. Torres-Roman

Dragons in the Stacks By Steven A. Torres-Roman

Summary

A one-stop, complete guide to tabletop role-playing games for novice librarians as well as seasoned players.

Tabletop role-playing games (RPGs) are a perfect fit for library teen services.

Dragons in the Stacks Summary

Dragons in the Stacks: A Teen Librarian's Guide to Tabletop Role-Playing by Steven A. Torres-Roman

A one-stop, complete guide to tabletop role-playing games for novice librarians as well as seasoned players. Tabletop role-playing games (RPGs) are a perfect fit for library teen services. They not only hold great appeal for teen patrons, but also help build important skills ranging from math and literacy to leadership and dramatics. Role-playing games are cost-effective too. Dragons in the Stacks explains why RPGs are so effective at holding teenagers' attention, identifies their specific benefits, outlines how to select and maintain a RPG collection, and demonstrates how they can enhance teen services and be used in teen programs. Detailed reviews of role-playing games are included as well, with pointers on their strengths, weaknesses, and library applications. Coauthored by an experienced young adult librarian and an adult services librarian, this is the definitive guide to RPGs in the library, and the only one currently available.

Dragons in the Stacks Reviews

. . . [E]xcellent, user-friendly resource, especially recommended for librarians interested in incorporating table-top role-playing into the library's schedule of youth activities! * Midwest Book Review *
For libraries looking to get started in programming gaming, this is a valuable resource. * VOYA *
[Librarians] who are just experimenting with the medium will see [this] as an invaluable guide, and even those seasoned pros could use it as a handy desk reference. * School Library Journal *

About Steven A. Torres-Roman

Steven A. Torres-Roman, MLIS, is teen librarian at DeKalb Public Library, DeKalb, IL. Cason E. Snow, MLIS, is metadata librarian/cataloger at University of Maine, Orono.

Table of Contents

Contents Introduction Glossary Chapter 1: Let Me Tell You of the Days of High Adventure!; or, A Very Brief (and Admittedly Incomplete) History of Tabletop Role-Playing Games Chapter 2: Selection and Collection Development Chapter 3: Cataloging Chapter 4: Programming Chapter 5: Guide to the Games Appendix A: Games Listed by Genre Tags Appendix B: Resources Index

Additional information

NLS9781610692618
9781610692618
1610692616
Dragons in the Stacks: A Teen Librarian's Guide to Tabletop Role-Playing by Steven A. Torres-Roman
New
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
2014-10-17
246
Winner of ENnie Awards Judges' Spotlight Winner 2015
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