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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Oregon folks, I got this message to pass along from Washington and Wisconsin colleagues – please consider responding if you are doing games at your library! Best, Greta<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hello Youth Services colleagues!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">After months of planning and thoughtful collaboration, the
</span><a href="https://dpi.wi.gov/libraries/about"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Wisconsin State Library Agency</span></b></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> and the
</span><a href="https://www.sos.wa.gov/library"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Washington State Library</span></b></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> (in partnership with many others) are proud to officially kick off the first-ever
<b>nationwide surveying of Games-based Library Services</b> – a key component of our
</span><a href="https://librariesandgames.org/"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">National Games & Libraries Project</span></b></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> (funded by an
</span><a href="https://www.imls.gov/"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Institute of Museum and Library Services</span></b></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt">
</span><a href="https://www.imls.gov/find-funding/funding-opportunities/grant-programs/national-leadership-grants-for-libraries"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">National Leadership Grant for Libraries</span></b></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt">).
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">The link to the survey is at the bottom of this email, but please read all the details below before you click through.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Our comprehensive survey will result in a thorough and unprecedented “snapshot” of Games-based Library Services [GBLS] being offered nationwide throughout all kinds of libraries: public & school, academic,
special, state libraries & consortia HQs, etc. Please help contribute to our invaluable research by filling out the survey yourselves and/or sharing it with your relevant library colleagues and networks!
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">There are a few important notes we’d like to highlight before folks begin the survey:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">The survey takes about 15 minutes to complete. </span>
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">⏱️</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">To keep our data clean and useful, we ask that only one person per each library, branch, institution, etc. submit a response. If needed, please gather information from colleagues beforehand so your answers reflect your individual
<b>institution as a whole</b>. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">✅</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Before starting the survey, we’d ask you to have access to your
<b>library’s program attendance</b> and <b>Integrated Library System (ILS) collection</b> data at-hand, as we are seeking certain relevant data points related to Games-based Library Services.
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">📈</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">
</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please use your own discretion to choose responses to our questions that would represent your location / institution best (we understand that different libraries and library institutions throughout the country might use different
names / terms state-by-state). </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">🎯</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Your responses are confidential. The only identifying information we collect is your institution’s ZIP Code, which will be used solely to help us understand geographic distribution and create a national heatmap of GBLS activity.
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">🔒</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:red;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">Participation is voluntary and you may skip any question that allows skipping (note that many responses are mandatory). Provided participant contact information (if given) will be used to select gift card raffle
winners. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:windowtext">🎉</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">This project was made possible in part by generous funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services grant
</span><a href="https://www.imls.gov/grants/awarded/lg-256639-ols-24"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">LG‑256639‑OLS‑24</span></b></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt">.
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">📚</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">The </span><a href="https://librariesandgames.org/"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">National Games & Libraries Project</span></b></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> [NGLP] is being co-sponsored by the ALA GameRT (the American
Library Association’s Games & Gaming Round Table) and COSLA (the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies).
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">🎮</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We anticipate the survey remaining open until mid-July. But… why wait? Complete it ASAP to help us start building an early picture of nationwide Games-based Library Services!
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">If you have questions about the survey or the project, please contact
<b>Chris Baker</b> (Games & Learning Consultant / Public Library Consultant; Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction) at
</span><a href="mailto:Chris.Baker@dpi.wi.gov"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Chris.Baker@dpi.wi.gov</span></b></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt">.
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">🙏</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">So – without further ado....</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NGLPSurvey2026"><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">🎲</span></b><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">🕹️</span></b><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt">NGLP Games-based Library Services Survey</span></b><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;text-decoration:none"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">🕹️</span></b><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">
</span></b><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">🎲</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We want to thank <i>everyone</i> ahead of time for filling out the survey and sharing it with your colleagues and networks. We look forward to sharing the results of our survey with the nationwide library
community this Fall. Stay tuned!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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