Communities across the world are coming together in the spirit of learning through play for the American Library Association’s 5th Annual International Games Day. Get involved locally on Nov. 3, from 9 am to 5 pm in the Main Library Veterans Room. This year’s event expects to draw more than 20,000 people at more than 1,200 libraries. For more about games and learning:

• Review in the SWAN catalog our video game collection [1]
• Get suggestions for great online games for kids [2], and read reviews of a few items in our growing collection of video games for families [3]
• Explore how play affects learning from the Institute of Play [4] and Digital Media Learning Central [5]