Hello! My name is Amy Kleman and I am very excited to be the new Chair of the CLA Games and Gaming Interest Group. I am the Teen Librarian at Oceanside Public Library and love to play games both in the Library and at home! I would like to invite you all to take an active role in this interest group with me so we can make it a productive, educational, and FUN group to be a part of! Thank you for taking the first step by subscribing to this listserv; I will start using it more often to communicate with members. Spring Fling Fall Edition (https://www.cla-net.org/page/SpringFling2020 ) is coming up this month and there will be a Games and Gaming sponsored panel. Details are at the bottom of this email. I encourage you to check it out. In addition, after Spring Fling, I will be planning a Zoom Meet & Greet for anyone interested. We will discuss how to get this IG up and running again, what member interests are and the best ways to meet member needs in the future. Personally, I'd to love to have an ongoing meetup to discuss gaming news, library gaming issues, and even try out some games together! If you have any ideas, thoughts, concerns, questions - feel free to reach out. I look forward to working with, learning from and getting to know all of you! Be a Winner! Play Games! (should that be our slogan?!?) Thanks, Amy Amy Kleman Senior Librarian | Teen Services (760) 435-5583 | akleman@oceansideca.org<mailto:akleman@oceansideca.org> oceansidepubliclibrary.org Let the Virtual Games Begin!<https://www.cla-net.org/events/register.aspx?id=1424506> Date: October 14 Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm Interest Group: Games and Gaming<https://www.cla-net.org/page/998> Contact: Amy Kleman - akleman@oceansideca.org<mailto:akleman@oceansideca.org> Are you wondering how best to move your in-person gaming events online? Or have you tried it but it just isn't going smoothly? Join Youth Services Librarians from Oceanside Public Library as they detail their experiences hosting Virtual Game Nights for all ages this past year, including their tips and tricks that were learned along the way (sometimes the hard way!). OPL has hosted All Ages Game Nights, Tween/Teen Only Game Nights, and Adults Only Game Nights and each one is presented differently based on the audience and their interests and technology needs. Suggestions for the best games to play and websites to use will be discussed, as well as some of the issues that may arise during your events and how to handle them. Q&A and discussion will follow. Presenters: Amy Kleman, Senior Librarian, Teen Services at Oceanside Public Library and Erin Nakasone, Librarian II, Youth Services at Oceanside Public Library