GSL 159: Fairy and Gnome Doors
03/30/21 • -1 min
Southern Georgetown Community Library Fairy Door
In Games in Schools and Libraries episode 159 Donald and Chris talk about the cancelling of ShushCon Online 2021, new gaming shelves for the library, games they have played, and the Fairy and Gnome door project.
ShushCon
ShushCon 2021 Online Cancelled, but we will still run an event in October.
Four of our five new shelves, with room to grow.
New Game Shelves
Our new KALLAX shelves, from IKEA, while not necessarily as durable as standard library shelves are perfect for game collections. Recommended if you live near an Ikea and can pick them up. Not recommended to have them shipped to you.
- Ikea’s KALLAX Shelves
Tiny Epic Dungeons, still available through late pledges.
Reviews
- Tiny Epic Dungeons
- Deckscape: Heist in Venice
- Decktective: The Gaze of the Ghost
- Colony
- Scorpius Freighter
460 doors created and shared with our community!
Fairy Doors
We chat a bit about our creation of fairy doors for a system-wide program we worked on with our children’s services department. For more information check out our blog, linked below.
Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Kathleen's resources https://www.kathleenmercury.com/
Email us: [email protected]
The ideas expressed in the podcast are not expressly endorsed by the Georgetown County Library System.
Southern Georgetown Community Library Fairy Door
In Games in Schools and Libraries episode 159 Donald and Chris talk about the cancelling of ShushCon Online 2021, new gaming shelves for the library, games they have played, and the Fairy and Gnome door project.
ShushCon
ShushCon 2021 Online Cancelled, but we will still run an event in October.
Four of our five new shelves, with room to grow.
New Game Shelves
Our new KALLAX shelves, from IKEA, while not necessarily as durable as standard library shelves are perfect for game collections. Recommended if you live near an Ikea and can pick them up. Not recommended to have them shipped to you.
- Ikea’s KALLAX Shelves
Tiny Epic Dungeons, still available through late pledges.
Reviews
- Tiny Epic Dungeons
- Deckscape: Heist in Venice
- Decktective: The Gaze of the Ghost
- Colony
- Scorpius Freighter
460 doors created and shared with our community!
Fairy Doors
We chat a bit about our creation of fairy doors for a system-wide program we worked on with our children’s services department. For more information check out our blog, linked below.
Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Kathleen's resources https://www.kathleenmercury.com/
Email us: [email protected]
The ideas expressed in the podcast are not expressly endorsed by the Georgetown County Library System.
Previous Episode
GSL 158: The Spiel Foundation
On Episode 158 of Games in Schools and Libraries Donald and Kathleen are joined by Stephen Conway to talk about what the Spiel Foundation is doing for schools and libraries.
The Spiel Foundation
Stephen Conway serves as Director of the Spiel Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded in 2007.
The foundation is dedicated to making the world a more playful place, and to do so they deliver bundles of games to a wide variety of organizations serving players of all ages (children’s hospitals, senior centers, shelters, halfway houses, boys and girls clubs, schools, libraries, and even prisons).
Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Kathleen's resources https://www.kathleenmercury.com/
Email us: [email protected]
The ideas expressed in the podcast are not expressly endorsed by the Georgetown County Library System.
Next Episode
GSL 160: Escape Games for the Classroom
In Games in Schools and Libraries episode 160 Donald and Professor Scott Nicholson talk about publisher dummy contracts and maintaining the right to share your own work, how to get your published works cited appropriately, and the new book Unlocking the Potential of Puzzle-based Learning by Scott Nicholson and Liz Cable.
They also chat about puzzle hunts as learning and weekly puzzle challenges for the classroom.
After the break Scott looks back at his experience teaching Escape Room Design, and the added difficulty of moving online.
Scott also gives us a scoop about his upcoming project with The mEducation Alliance.
Find out more about Scott Nicholson at https://scottnicholson.com/
Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.
Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game Geek
Kathleen's resources https://www.kathleenmercury.com/
Email us: [email protected]
The ideas expressed in the podcast are not expressly endorsed by the Georgetown County Library System.
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