The library will once again be hosting a Game Night for all interested Students, Staff, and Faculty.
We will be playing Rock Band, Mario Kart, and Just Dance 3! There will also be board games, snacks, soda, and prizes. Oh, and back by popular demand Free Pizza! First come, first served so come early for the pizza and stay late for the fun!
The Game Night is in the Heritage Room of the library (5th floor) and runs from 8pm to 11pm on Monday February 27.
The Library plans to host another Gaming night during the Spring Semester and this time we would like to know what works best for you.
By taking the following extremely short survey, the Library can plan what Month and Day of the week would best suit our Student’s schedules.
We are also looking for feedback and suggestions, so if you have any ideas please add it to the comment boxes.
The survey will probably take you less than a minute to complete and here it is:
When you return from Fall Break come join us for a fun game night! Next Wednesday from 8-11PM we’ll be hosting the game night in the New 24 Hour Room of the Weinberg Memorial Library! We’ll be playing Rock Band, MarioKart, Wii Fit & more! We’ll also have traditional board games, puzzles & SNACKS!
You can just stop on by Wednesday the 13th at 8PM! You can also RSVP on our Facebook Event and share it with your friends. All students, faculty and staff are welcome to attend! We’ll see you then!
Game Night 2.0 was as successful as version 1.0 back in February! From 8-11 pm, the 5th floor Heritage Room was filled with students.
We had everything.
Food:
Trivial Pursuit:
And of course, video games:
Digital Services Librarian Kristen Yarmey-Tylutki and Part Time Reference Librarian Neil Grimes also stopped by to enjoy the fun:
Overall, the night was a success.
This time, we were equipped with a Wii Fit, two Wiis (would the plural of “Wii” be “Woo”?) — one hooked up to Rock Band and the other to Mario Kart. We even had a Sega and an original Nintendo!
Like last time, we had a raffle with fabulous prizes and while the counts aren’t in yet, there were a lot of people that texted us their names and email addresses in order to enter -– the winners will be emailed soon with information on how to claim their $10 Amazon gift cards.
In the end, after all the food was gone, and everyone had cleared out, Public Services Librarians George Aulisio and Donna Mazziotti rocked out to Alanis Morissette on Rock Band:
We asked students if they would want to have another Game Night…
The responses were fairly consistent:
Something tells me there will be a Game Night 3.0. Keep your eyes out for it.
This year, the Weinberg Library will join libraries through the nation in celebrating the importance and value of libraries to their communities, whether they serve a public, academic, or school population. To begin our celebration, we’d like to invite you to participate in our second Gaming Night, which will kick off the week. Following a very successful maiden run in February, library patrons responded to a survey which asked if it the event should be repeated. The positive response was overwhelming, so on Monday evening April 12 from 8-11 P.M. you may try your hand (and foot) at a variety of Wii games, including Wii Fit, Wii Sport, and Mario Kart. Free refreshments – pizza, wings, and more will be offered, and if Wii isn’t your forte, traditional board games will also be available. Come and take a break from your studies for a while — you may even win one of our great prizes! While you are in the library, stop at 4th floor Quiet Study Room to view the display of favorite books by library staffers. A wide range of fiction, non-fiction and children’s books will be featured, each with the staff member’s name. Finally, the Library is rolling out our newest reference service — Text a UofS Librarian. If your phone is equipped with a basic texting service, you may text a message to our reference desk at 570-687-8787 any time the Library is open. Questions about book locations, library hours, and library holdings can be quickly answered through our texting service.
And although our annual Book Sale starts next weekend (April 23-25), it is still not too late to donate books to the sale. Boxes are positioned in the Monroe Avenue side lobby of the Weinberg Library. All donations are welcome!
Come and celebrate National Library Week at the Weinberg Library.
In Celebration of National Library Week…
The Weinberg Memorial Library will be hosting its second ever Library Gaming Night on Monday, April 12th.
Due to the success of the first gaming night held on Mardi Gras, we have decided to expand. This time there will be more gaming systems and more food.
All students are welcome to join us in the Heritage Room (5th floor) to Play Games, Eat Food, Enter our Raffle for Gift Cards, and/or just come to hang out with your friends.
The event starts at 8pm and will go on til 11pm.
See you Monday!
Thank you all for making our first gaming night at the library a big success! Last night, at least 65 students came by the 5th floor Heritage Room to eat wings and pizza, and get their game on.
Games that got the most play include Super Smash Brothers and the Wii Fit — even the classic game Scattegories got in on the action.
There was also a raffle, which 67 students entered. There were three $10 Amazon gift cards awarded as prizes. The winners of the raffle drawing are:
Dan Parisi (Senior)
Devin Patel (Junior)
James Costello (Senior)
Winners will be notified via email of how and where to pick up your prizes.
We got enough positive feedback to know that gaming night is something we should do on a regular basis. So, we can all look forward to another gaming night in the library, since this one was such a hit.
But, by far, the best part of Mardi Gras at the Library was all of the *library love* we got from everyone who participated. Thanks for the great feedback guys, and we can’t wait for the next one!
(A special shout-out to the Center for Health and Education Wellness for lending us the games, and to our very own Bonnie Oldham and George Aulisio for planning this awesome event. For more coverage of Mardi Gras at the Library, including photos, check out our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/UofSLibrary.)
This Tuesday night (Feb 16) from 8pm to 11pm the Library will be hosting a gaming night for Scranton students.
Students will have the entire Heritage Room to themselves to kick back, socialize, eat, and play some games!
There will be three Wii consoles on three different televisions and students will have the option to play Mario Kart, Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games, Wii Fit, Wii Sports, and Rock Band. For those students who prefer classic gaming over video gaming there will also be various board games set up along the room.
Not yet intrigued?
What if the Library throws in Pizza, Wings, Soda, Chips, and Candy in the mix for you!
Still not enough?
OK, OK. How about three $10 Amazon gift cards that every student who shows up has a chance of winning regardless of one’s gaming skills?
We figured that would get your attention! See you at the Library!
