First Annual Gold Coin winners announced!

In honor of today being "Gaming @ Your Library" Day, I announce the first recipients of the coveted 'Gold Coin' award for the sponsorship of gaming in libraries.

Since this is the first year of the award, we will start with two "Gold Coin" award winners:










Eli Neiburger of the Ann Arbor District Library
(And I am hoping my library gets me "Gamers....in the library?!")







Jenny Levine, the Shifted Librarian
(She could win based solely on her authorship of the Library Technology Reports that focused on gaming. I wore the first edition out. Well, I didn't, but I did spill a sloppy joe on it.) But she ALSO speaks nationally on the topic and runs a pretty awesome blog. (theShiftedLibrarian)

It has to be these two, anybody else and it is a sham.

I personally want to thank both of them for providing me with the "tools, weapons, and extra clips" of knowledge I needed to get gaming going in my library.

Eli, has provided great blueprints for success on creating a gaming culture in a library, and Jenny continues to raise the level of discourse on the topic.

In the end, they both brought some fun and enjoyment into the Library.

Kudos to the both of you. You inspire me to be better.
You both get extra lives.