What We Are

The Gaming Zone has two major parts. Tuesday afternoon events are held every week while Friday Night Free For Alls are held once a month.

Tuesday Events

October

The first of the Tuesday afternoon events will start in October from 1-3 pm each Tuesday. This will be one X-Box in the Dowd room with a choice of Madden 2005, Halo 2 and Capcom Fighting Evolution.

November

The Tuesday events will double in November with two gaming stations on some days and a gaming station and an event such as a Madden Franchise class on other days.

Friday Free For Alls

October

We will have 4 X-Boxes on projection screens with Madden 2005, Halo 2 and Capcom Fighting Evolution.

A movie will be in the auditorium along with some food and drinks.

We will have Warcraft III on computers networked with a local server for players to compete or play alone. We may have some other PC gaming as resources permit.

There will be PS2 console gaming added this month with several competition games for players to pick from. A featured game will War of the Monsters where players take on the role of movie monsters evocative of the 1950s. The other featured game is Street Fighter Alpha.

We will add the first of our non-electronic offerings in October as well. A board game called Zombies! and Scrabble will be featured.

November

Currently confirmed for November are adding a Nintendo Game Cube for younger children who come with their families.

As a Library Service

Aside from the value of bringing the community together in a positive social space we also push traditional library goals with the gaming zones. At each event we sign up people for cards and circulate materials.

Other Than Games

The auditorium is used as a common social place with a movie, soda and snack foods available.

About Families

We list the event as 18+ but we do encourage families to attend, however one guardian who is 18+ must be there. Game areas will be broken up into two zones. One area is in Virtual Village will include games rated M for mature and have a different feel including rock and industrial music. Parents must accompany children into that area. The other zone will have more family oriented gaming in the lobby.