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1. Geek and Gamer Girls
Board Games and Online Gaming
NJLA 2012
Lanora Melillo
Secaucus Public Library

2. Board Games
• Gaming @ your library
• Board game programs are fun, easy and can
be inexpensive
• With thousands of games to choose
from, your possibilities are endless
• Passive gaming can be done biweekly or
weekly for all age groups and families

3. Board Games
– Ages 6-8 –

4. Board Games
– Ages 8-12–

5. Board Games
– Ages 13-16 –
Card Game Card Game Ages 14 +

6. Board Games
– Ages 16+ –
Coming Soon!

7. Online Games
• Computers and libraries are hand in hand
• 72% of American households play computer or
video games and women represent 37% of that
population (ESA, 2011)
• 47% of the online games played are puzzles,
board games, card games, trivia and game shows
and 21% are action, sports, strategy and role-
paying games (ESA, 2011).
• 45% of parents will play computer and video
games with their children (ESA, 2011)

8. Online Games
Library Programs can be fun, easy and
entertaining for both children and adults.
Passive programming with online gaming can
help pull in patrons who may seem shy.
Quiet Tournaments Group Gaming

9. Online Games
– Ages 3-8 –
disney.go.com mattel.com
nick.com
nickjr.com
pbskids.org
Play fun and free games
with favorite characters
clubpenguin.com
hasbro.com/mylittlepony

10. Online Games
– Ages 6-12 –
girlsgogames.com .webkinz.com
stardoll.com/en kids.yahoo.com/games
ferryhalim.com/orisinal
kizi.com

11. Online Games
– Ages 13-16 –
virtualfamilykingdom.com
armorgames.com
stardoll.com
gamenode.com google.com/ig/directory?synd=open&cat=funandgames

12. Online Games
– Ages 16+ –
puzzle-quest.com
gaiaonline.com
ninjakiwi.com
kongregate.com omgpop.com
pogo.com cartoonnetwork.com/games/index.html

13. Apps For Girls (and yes, boys too)

14. Purchasing Options
Amazon.com
Best Buy Community Grant
Toys R Us Discount
Press Releases
Donations

15. Resources
Scholastic Book Apps
http://www.scholastic.com/apps/
The ESA 2011
http://tinyurl.com/7k5rq5s
Board Game Geek
http://boardgamegeek.com/
2011 Bond University Report by Games and
Entertainment Association of Australia
http://tinyurl.com/csctcpx
Kickstarter
http://www.kickstarter.com/

16. Resources
Lopez, L. (30, September 2011). girls have game.: out of
the way, nerdboys – female gamers go mobile. Chicago
Times
Snider, M. (10, May 2012). social games losing novelty?
USA Today.
Rock, M. (2, May 2012). Tween girls: the changing face of
gaming. Mobiledia
Hand over the console, lads – it’s game on for the girls (4,
April 2012). The Sunday Age (international )
Spin Games Q1 2012: The State of Online Gaming Among
Tween Girls in the U.S. http://tinyurl.com/78uuz4l

17. Resources
Gudmundsen, J. (16, Decemeber 2011). 10 Top
Apps for Kids. USA Today.
Poland, A, and et. (n.d.) 30+ Best iPhone Apps
for Kids. Parenting.com
McDermott, M.J. (2, April 2012). Children's
Literacy Salon in Retrospect: Apps for kids on
March 24, 2012. NYPL
Book & Educ. Apps for Kids by TCPL (Tuscarawas
County Public Library System).
http://tinyurl.com/c5yp6hk

18. Geek and Gamer Girls
Manga & Anime
NJLA 2012
translates as “geek” on Google translate
“an avid collector or enthusiast, esp. one who is obsessed with anime, video
games, or computers and rarely leaves home” – dictionary.com
Lanora Melillo
Secaucus Public Library

19. Hiiro No Kakera
Anime series:
NEW! 12 episodes!
Shugo Chara
Manga: 11 volumes
Anime series:
Shugo Chara!
Shugo Chara!! Doki
hugo Chara! Party!
Paradise Kiss
Manga: 5 volumes
Anime: 12 episodes
Live: 1 live-action
(never released US)
16 and up!
K-On!
Manga: Four Volumes
Anime: 14 Episodes

20. Nana
Manga: 21 Volumes
Anime: 47 Episodes
Live: 2 Live Action Movies!
16 and up!
Vampire Knight
Manga: 16 volumes
(15 available, on going)
Anime: 13 Episodes (part 1),
Vampire Knight Guilty: 6 episodes
Ouran High School Host Club
Manga: 18 volumes (on going)
Anime: 26 episodes

21. Angel beats!
Anime: 13 episodes
Manga: N/A in US Fullmetal Alchemist
Manga: 27 volumes
Anime: 51 episodes, Brotherhood: 64 episodes
Movies/OVA: 4

22. Sakura Hime:
The Legend of Princess Sakura
Manga: 9 volumes (on going)
Kitchen Princess
Manga: 10 volumes
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Manga: 7 volumes
Movie: animated movie
Arisa
Manga:
9 volumes (on going)

23. – Distributors – Licensing –
– Resources – Streaming –
• CrunchyRoll
• FUNimation
• Movie Licensing USA Public Libraries
• VIZ Media
• Anime News Network
• NIS America
• Sentai Filmworks
• Dark Horse
• Bandai
• Aniplex USA
• Manga Entertainment
• Discotek

24. NJLA 2012
Lanora Melillo
Lanora.Melillo@bccls.org
Secaucus Public Library
twitter handle @librarianbunny