The Geneva Public Library in Geneva, NY has come up with the most amazing way to gamify the library: The Fantasy Library League.
In the Fantasy Library League (FLL), you test your ability to purchase books that your community wants to read just like a librarian. Players go online (or complete a paper form available at your Library) to choose an assortment of popular books that are currently available in or coming soon to libraries throughout the Pioneer Library System. We’ll track how frequently your specific collection of titles circulates throughout the Fall. The players whose collections have the most total circulations will win fun prizes and, more importantly, bragging rights.
If I was in a public library I would be setting this up right now! Read all about it @ GenevaPublicLibrary.net.
Michael Sauers is the Director of Logan Library in Logan, UT. Prior to this he was one of the founding staff and Technology Manager for Do Space in Omaha, NE. After earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany's School of Information Science and Policy Michael spent his first 20 years as a librarian training other librarians in technology along with time as a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, a technology consultant, and a bookseller. He has written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and has published 14 books ranging from library technology, blogging, Web design, and an index to a popular horror magazine. In his spare time, he blogs at TravelinLibrarian.info, runs The Collector's Guide to Dean Koontz website at CollectingKoontz.com, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.
Unless otherwise stated, all opinions are my own and are not to be considered those of the City of Logan, UT.
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The Geneva Public Library in Geneva, NY has come up with the most amazing way to gamify the library: The Fantasy Library League.