<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">We have a PS4, currently surrounded by 6 boys. Our biggest challenge is volume when there are lots of players. That and sometimes they help themselves to things in our staff only area!. We solved the staff area problem by locking everything up when we leave. Volume is more challenging. I have the volume control for the TV, but unfortunately, there isn't a switch on the teens ;)</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">As for guidelines: teens only, but if they have a younger friend I'll let them play together. I always hand the games, controllers and console to the teen. The console, controllers, games, etc stay locked up and can only be used when a YA librarian is in the department. We do not allow outside games, but will borrow from other libraries if there is something they want is available. This is actually a good way to find out what's popular so we know what to buy next. Games come out of my program budget. I only buy games rated E or T.<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">If I missed anything, just ask, but I think that mostly covers it.<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large"><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:garamond,serif">Becky Farwick<br></span></font></div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:garamond,serif">YA Librarian<br></span></font></div><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.newportlibraryri.org&d=DwMFaQ&c=tSLbvWYfvulPN3G_n48TUw&r=EJvg2ImHvBYuk6hTA3H1QNw0vEMfg_J4wersMgcqJvo&m=z2Sk9D7SAV00J1zYbhW8QxAPICnGe48SbL2DLPO0-TM&s=ZyxLcrP1_ZgO1OAre3fOZguNfmBEFPzZ78omg1Ul3Oc&e=" target="_blank"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:garamond,serif">Newport Public Library</span></font> [newportlibraryri.org]</a></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:garamond,serif">300 Spring Street<br>Newport, RI 02840</span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:garamond,serif">401-847-8720 x206</span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:garamond,serif"><br></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span style="font-family:garamond,serif">All for free. All for you.</span></font><br></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Mar 11, 2019 at 11:18 AM Alyssa Taft <<a href="mailto:ataft@cranstonlibrary.org">ataft@cranstonlibrary.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hello wonderful youth services librarians! <div><br></div><div>If you have some sort of gaming console in your library available for teen patrons, would you mind sharing some best practices and policies/procedures with me? What have you found challenging or successful? I'm doing a little information gathering. </div><div><br></div><div>Thank you!</div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail-m_-3795522156350108106gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Alyssa Taft, MLIS</div><div>Teen Librarian<br></div><div>Cranston Public Library<br></div><div><span><font color="#888888"><div><font size="2" color="#000000">140 Sockanosset Cross Road</font></div><div><font size="2" color="#000000">Cranston, RI 02920</font></div><div><font size="2" color="#000000">401-943-9080 </font></div></font></span></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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