Includes index.

Part I. Tabletop Game Programs. Beyond Dungeons & Dragons: building a roleplaying program / Robert Taylor and Danielle Costello -- How to start tabletop gaming programs at your library, for absolute beginners / Mark Halvorsen and James Tyner -- Brush & shield: pain & take miniature day at the public library / Mark Halvorsen -- Recurring game events for older adults / Mark Halvorsen -- How to develop socioeconomic literacies with the landlord game / Randal Sean Harrison -- Hero's handbook: steps for creating a pathfinder RPG beginner's program / Delaney Bullinger and Allison Rand -- Dewey and dragons: Dungeons & Dragons at the library / Jamey Rorie -- How to build a circulating board game collection for a commuter campus / Tiffanie Ford-Baxter, Daniel Palodichuk, and Jennifer Selga -- Developing science literacy through science-themed board games / Bryce Van Ross and Tiffanie Ford-Baxter -- Call of Cthulhu: hosting roleplaying events in the world of H.P. Lovecraft / Michael Furlong -- How to host a large-scale board games event for new student orientation / Annette M. Vadnais -- Not so trivial pursuit: board game creation in your library / Kristen Cinar -- How to organize a tabletop gaming convention / Tiffany Polfer and James Tyner -- Play your cards right: an information literacy card game for undergrads / Martha Attridge Bufton, Colin Harkness, and Ryan Tucci -- Advanced D&G (donations and grants): building your game library without breaking your budget / Matthew Morrison -- RPG writing workshop: lead patrons in writing their own games / Christopher Bussman and Shea'la Finch -- How to highlight locally designed board games in your library / Maggie Block.

Part II. Video Game Programs. Exam cram: providing video games for final exam study breaks / Kyle Neill and Brad Casselberry -- How to start a Kerbal Space Program club / Jacqueline Lockwood -- Game and learn: how to create a library augmented reality tour / Yingqi Tang and Charlcie Vann -- Level up! Library orientation with a phone-based exploration game / Beth Jane Toren -- Smash your programming goals with a Super Smash Bros. ultimate tournament / Sarah Prosser -- Get the most out of VR / Haley T. Lee -- How to create and sustain a gamer's club even if you are not a gamer / Maya Berry -- How to create an arcade program in the library / Nicholas Dease -- How to create a video game recreational league / Leah Canner -- Culper spies: choose your own adventure online gamification / Kristen Cinar -- Hosting Pokémon GO PVP tournaments in your library / Emily Burkot -- Building a video game collection for programming (and keeping it current!) / Emily Burkot -- It's locked: combining video games with real-life STEM challenges / Selenia Paz -- How to explore STEM programming through VR / Zachary Stier -- Teach young patrons cybersecurity using Minecraft / Chris Markman.

Part III. Live Action Game Programs. How to run a Vampire LARP in the library / Errol Logan -- How to run an Instagram scavenger hunt for new student orientation / Susan M. Hansen -- How to create a life-sized Game of Life / Lindsey Tomsu -- How to organize an escape room for faculty / Maya Berry and Melissa Wright -- Live video games: library battle royale / Sarah Amazing -- Hunger Games: survival challenge / Sarah Amazing -- How to create a live Clue game / Jonathan Dolce -- Scavenger hunt: Zombie Tag / Karlene Tura Clark -- How to create a mini-golf mini-tour / Kaitlyn May, Mary Atwell, and Emily Hampton Haynes -- Spy hunt: a library research scavenger hunt / Kristen Cinar -- How to run a fandom LARP / Elizabeth R. Strauss -- Anything Bingo / Elizabeth R. Strauss -- Stop the mad librarian: a library orientation escape room / Susan M. Hansen -- How to run a library research gamification program / Lisa Njoku -- Laser tag in the stacks / Steven Wade, Julie Hornick, Randall M. MacDonald, and Marina Morgan -- Save Lewis the Librarian! An information literacy escape room / Ruth Cho -- How to run a history mystery program for teens / Ruth Covington -- How to create life-sized board games / Lindsey Tomsu -- Just try to escape your training! Using escape rooms to develop a cohesive student worker team / Melanie Bopp -- Amazing Race: STEAM to the finish line / Sandra Calemme McCarthy and Maureen Perault.