Games in Schools and Libraries
Welcome to Games in Schools and Libraries, a podcast about board, card and digital games, and the ways in which they can find a place in schools or at the local library. Hosts for the show are Giles Pritchard and Donald Dennis.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 61 minutes
- Episodes
- 99
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2021
GSL 165: 2021 Summer in Review
Waccamaw Neck Branch Library multi-day classes. In episode 165 of Games in Schools and Libraries Donald and Chris talk about many of their summer programming activities, much of which can be used in …
Mon 13 Sep 2021
GSL 164: HABA in Libraries
In Games in Schools and Libraries #164 Donald is joined by the amazing T Caires, of Haba Games. They talk about animal related games that would go along with the 2021 Tails and Tales summer reading p…
Tue 17 Aug 2021
GSL 163: Tails and Tales 3, A Long Neck Spinosaurus
One of the Georgetown County Library character boards for our summer reading Tales and Tails giveaway. Patrons picked up a different board each week Sorry for the delay on episodes. Donald was out si…
Sat 17 Jul 2021
GSL 162: Tails and Tales 2, More Games with Animals
In episode 162 of the Games in Schools and Libraries Donald and Chris talk about other animal themed games which might be useful to include in your 2021 Summer Reading Tails and Tales activities. Vid…
Wed 12 May 2021
GSL 161: Tails and Tales 1
From the Endangered Cover Art Games in Schools and Libraries episode 161 is the beginning of a series where Donald and Chris talk about games that support the 2021 Summer Reading theme “Tails and Tal…
Tue 04 May 2021
GSL 30: The Main Event (REBROADCAST)
In this rebroadcast of Games in Schools and Libraries episode 30 Giles and Don talk about events. We discuss running events, publicizing events, and different ways of fostering interest. This episo…
Wed 21 Apr 2021
GSL 160: Escape Games for the Classroom
In Games in Schools and Libraries episode 160 Donald and Professor Scott Nicholson talk about publisher dummy contracts and maintaining the right to share your own work, how to get your published wor…
Tue 06 Apr 2021
GSL 159: Fairy and Gnome Doors
Southern Georgetown Community Library Fairy Door In Games in Schools and Libraries episode 159 Donald and Chris talk about the cancelling of ShushCon Online 2021, new gaming shelves for the library, …
Tue 30 Mar 2021
GSL 158: The Spiel Foundation
On Episode 158 of Games in Schools and Libraries Donald and Kathleen are joined by Stephen Conway to talk about what the Spiel Foundation is doing for schools and libraries. The Spiel FoundationSteph…
Wed 03 Mar 2021
GSL 157: Social for Social's Sake
In Games in Schools and Libraries episode 157 Donald is joined by Dustin Staats of Board Gaming with Education to talk about the value of games in a pandemic and post pandemic education setting. Dust…
Tue 16 Feb 2021
GSL 156: Teaching Political Science Through Games
In Games in Schools and libraries episode 156 Kathleen is joined by James “Pigeon” Fielder, Mark Harvey, Ryan Gibb, the authors of the upcoming book Games without Frontiers: Simulations and Games in …
Fri 05 Feb 2021
GSL 29: Games and Autism (REBROADCAST)
This is a rebroadcast of the Games in Schools and Libraries episode 29 Giles and Don discuss their experience with games and children on the autism spectrum. This episode was originally hosted by the…
Fri 29 Jan 2021
GSL 155: Next Gen Consoles
In Games in Schools and Libraries 155 Chris and Donald announce the 2021 ShushCon schedule. They also discuss the new generation of PlayStation and Xbox gaming consoles. They talk hardware, games, an…
Fri 15 Jan 2021
GSL 154: Jack Looks Twitchy
Some of the games we play most Frequently on Twitch. In GSL 154 Chris and Donald discuss the Jack Box Party Pack games through the lense of games they utilize on the ShushCon Twitch stream or would b…
Wed 23 Dec 2020
GSL 28: Game Design Guild (REBROADCAST)
This is a rebroadcast of the Games in Schools and Libraries episode originally posted December 18, 2013. In GSL episode 28 Giles and Don are joined by the enigmatic professor Scott Nicholson and they…
Thu 17 Dec 2020
The Therapeutic Applications of RPGs
In Games in Schools and Libraries episode 153 Kathleen is joined by Adam Davis, one of Game To Grow’s founders, about overcoming isolation, expanding their ability to serve, and the opportunity to tr…
Tue 08 Dec 2020
GSL 152: ShushCon Twitch Stream
On this episode Donald and Chris talk about their recent experience with the Roll20 AD&D campaign, and the ShushCon Twitch Stream. They also review Unlock!: Epic Adventures and talk about a fundraise…
Wed 02 Dec 2020
GSL 151: Storm King's Party
In episode 151 of Games in Schools and Libraries Donald Dennis and Chris Bell talk about running games online for the library. Stuff we talked about:Storm King’s Thunder D&D CampaignCurse of Strahd D…
Thu 17 Sep 2020
GSL 27: Brian Mayer ALA (REBROADCAST)
In Games in Schools and Libraries episode 27, originally published in 2013, Donald is joined by Brian Mayer. They talk about the American Library Association Convention, and particularly the play eve…
Fri 28 Aug 2020
GSL 150: With Lydia-Rae Wehmeyer
In episode 150 of Games in Schools and Libraries Lydia-Rae Wehmeyer joins Kathleen Mercury to discuss her experiences in using games in the classroom. Lydia-Rae WehmeyerDrama and Public Speaking Teac…
Fri 14 Aug 2020
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