The state of libraries: Funding down, but gaming up as way to attract young people

Looking for new ways to attract young people, more than three quarters of the nation’s public libraries support gaming, including card games and online activities, according to a study coming out this week.

The libraries’ response to gaming is another indication that the profession is aware of the needs and desires of patrons, American Library Association President Loriene Roy said in a statement included in the ALA’s annual State of America’s Libraries Report. The 24-page document comes out this week, National Library Week.