Steven A. Torres-Roman and Cason E. Snow. (2014). Dragons in the Stacks: A Teen Librarian's Guide to Tabletop Role-Playing by Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited. 978-1-61069-261-8.
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.
Features
- Discusses collection development, cataloging, and programs for teens
- Supplies detailed reviews of scores of popular and less well-known role-playing games
- Outlines a variety of affordable, effective programs for teens that involve role-playing tabletop games
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