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Friday, 26th March 2010

Canada: Toronto Public Library Looking for C$300K to Acquire Video Games

Because of ALA's Jenny Levine and others, video gaming has become part of many libraries with more likely to join in.

The other day, the Toronto Star published an article about gaming in libraries including the Toronto Public Library

The article says that the TPL is in search of C$300,000 to start building a circulating collection of games AND also set up gaming programs at eight libraries in the city.

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“It may be the only time a young person comes in. It can act as a magnet to attract people,” said city Councillor Adam Vaughan, who sits on the library’s board.

“Once we get them in there, you can be darn sure that our librarians will be hard at work to introduce them to everything else the library can offer.”

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The Toronto library has been auditioning gaming programs at two branches for some time, said chief librarian Jane Pyper. Younger staff at East York’s S. Walter Stewart branch, as well as at the Bloor/Gladstone branch, pitched the idea as a way to draw new people through the doors.

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However, the Toronto library is just beginning to catch up with library systems across the continent, from New York City to Pickering [Ontario]— whose library has offered game loans for about five years.

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[In Toronto] there will be upwards of 150 titles and the games will be available at 38 branches.

The game selection, however, is still far away. If the library can’t raise the funds, the games and the consoles won’t be purchased this year.

“Right now, this is a plan, not a reality,” [chief librarian Jane] Pyper said.

Access the Complete Article from the Toronto Star

Source: via Kotaku

Fast Fact: The Toronto Public Library is the World's Largest Urban Library System.

See Also: Toronto Public Library Has Record Year in 2009
We posted the following numbers a few months ago when they were released. Over 31 million items borrowed (up 5%) during 2009 and visits to TPL (they have 99 branches) at 17.5 million, up 8.5% from 2008. More facts and numbers in this announcement.

See Also:Pickering Public Library Promotes Open Gaming Night


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