Video games in libraries?!

My local library does the same thing. I'm rather proud of thier outreach. They also do things like guest lecture series and allow local clubs and local government agencies to hold meetings there that are open to the public. My favorite thing has to be when they bring animal trainers, zoologists, and shelter animals in to interact with students from local schools. I love that kind of hands on learning.

I'd like to see libraries have games.
Old games.

think about it, the games of the past will not be known by the kids of the future.
movies get repeats on tv all the time, music on the radio etc but old games....they go nowhere.

I'm teaching my nephew about street fighter, he loves sonic 2 too, someones gotta keep the past alive.

no way, when im studying for a test and want a peaceful environment, i go to the library or to starbucks. Why would i want a bunch of 10 years old playing wii sports aross from me??

Library equal quiet....how many community centers have you been to where people whisper or talk in hushed tones. didn't think so

Wow, The center For American History considers the Paperwork, Drawings & even the Music from games to be archive worthy.

The UT Videogame Archive is a collection component of The Center for American History that seeks to preserve and protect the records of videogame developers, publishers, and artists for use by a wide array of researchers. The Center will strive to collect and provide access to materials that not only facilitate research in videogame history, but also provide materials of interest to those studying communications, computer science, economics, and other academic disciplines that are now, and will for the foreseeable future, be drawn to the processes driving the videogame industry.

My library archives movies, many of which aren't worth watching [imo]. Games are a natural next step. Ive played them my whole life, they're an important part of my history, I'd consider an archive incomplete without them.

I don't know, my local libraries are loud enough. . . Actually my local main branch has Age of Empires and Myst, so Iono.

I think it is possibly a good idea since Wiis can be benefical, but how many kids are realistically going to choose reading a book over playing a game?

Our library system has two Wii consoles and the different libraries get them for one day a month. On that day, the younger kids (6-11) get to play from 10am to 1pm, then the older kids (12-17) get to play from 1pm to 4pm. It gives my son something to look forward to, as we don't have video games at home. Incidentally, he now visits the library at least twice a week to check out actual books (and reads them, too!)

If this will help get children to become familiar with a library nowadays, I say it's worth it. I know my son is in a safe environment when he's there - and maybe he's even learning something without feeling liek he's being made to learn.

Yah, right for the kids?! Those librarians just want it for themselves! hahahahahaha

Hey might as well... as long as it is tucked away in a place so as not to create a huge noisy distraction to everyone else in the library.

Now if only they had games for check out...

I'm 26 yrs old... Yeah, probably because this stuff wasn't even invented yet. :D

I think it's great to have Wii in the library, kids can check out Wii News International and National, it's crazy how many articles is on there. Plus they can play with the weather world.

I dunno, how old are you? Not invented is the answer for me.

As a gamer I think this is fab because games have loads to offer kids so long as they are supervised. As a former English teacher I also say fab - anything that gets kids into a library is a bonus.