> >We would like to offer Internet gaming, for the first time ever, in our
> Children's area. We have 6
> >computers that have had pre-packaged software games in the past. There has
> been a lot of concern
> >expressed by our administrators and technology coordinator regarding this
> request to offer Internet
> >gaming. We talked about having whitelists or blacklists for certain games,
> but that seems unmanageable.
> >We want to make the computers as open as possible, without causing harm to
> the computers or the kids.
> >Can anyone help me by directing me to library Web sites that have
> clear-cut policies for game-playing on
> >public computers? Any guidance will be most welcome.

> I know that you are looking for policy specifics BUT, I'm going to add this
> in hopes that it might help.

> A good way to keep an online simple gaming experience positive, and please
> your information bloodhound Librarians at the same time, is to ferret out a
> links list. It may seem old fashioned, but if you provide links on the
> Library website to things that are appealing as games and in line with your
> vision, people will use them. It won't get everyone, but you'll notice that
> a number of Patrons will use what you link. As with everything in gaming,
> the top priority has to be fun. You'll also find that if you're slightly
> nosy, you'll discover sites that your Patrons knew about first and you'll be
> able to tack those on to the link list.

> Cheers,
> Brooke