This year, we’re celebrating play at the library! Everyone knows how beneficial play is for kids, but did you know that it is equally important for adults? It can be a wonderful stress reliever, boosts creativity, alleviates boredom, and may even lower your blood pressure. To that end, every month in 2024, we’re highlighting a different form of play. Each month we’ll have a bingo-style fun card. If you complete all the activities for a blackout on your card, you’ll receive a special prize. The more of the 12 monthly fun cards you complete this year, the better chance you have to win the grand prize and be crowned our annual play champion!
National Video Game Day is on September 12 this year, so we’re celebrating playing video games this month!
Did you know that gaming can improve problem-solving and critical thinking skills?
Did you know though the first video games available for the home market were released in the 1970s, computer scientists first created video games in the 1950s and 1960s?
Did you know that most people consider either Tetris or Minecraft the best-selling video game of all time?
Did you know that PlayStation 2s are the best-selling video game console of all time, narrowly edging out the Nintendo DS?
Did you know that you can check out video games at the Berryville Library? We have some special rules for them–they can only be checked out on adult cards and only one at a time–but we have a good selection of Nintendo Switch, PS2, PS3, PS4, Wii, XBox, XBox One, and XBox360 games.
Here’s our play card for September.
What‘s your favorite video game to play? Have you checked games out from the library? Any new games you’re looking forward to? Tell us in the comments!
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