tom523

Hi,
i work at this library in ohio and we just got video games. they are checking out really fast, which i figured they would.
some of the ps2 games we got so far are:

Bully
DDR revolution
DDR Supernova 2
all the Guitar hero games
The Incredible Hulk
Iron Man
Lego Indiana jones
Lego star wars 2
Rock Band
Shadow of the colossus
Spiderman friend or foe
Tony Hawk games
and lots more, we have 97 ps2 games so far

Some PS3 games we have so far are:

Heavenly Sword
Iron Man
Burnout Paradise
Dirt
Tony hawk games
Grid
Gran turismo 5
Lost Planet
Rock Band
Uncharted drakes fortune

we got a lot of xbox 360 games and wii games too.

does any of the librarys that already have games have any of the ones we have? i was glad we got alot of the ones we got. we wont be getting and M rated games, but everything else, we will most likely get eventually if not right when they come out.

Guided By Ohio

Wouldn't happen to be one of the Washington-Centerville libraries, would it? Checked out 6 myself (2 each on the cards of my children and mine). Wii: Thrillville, MLB Power Pros, 360: Indiana Jones Lego, Star Wars Complete Saga Lego, Burnout Paradise, Kung Fu Panda.

xmiyux

Very interesting! None of the libraries around here carry games.

When i was younger the county library used to check out board games which i loved as a kid.

metalhead212

I just called my local library, they start in September!!!!! woooohoooo--joygasm.

They will carry wii and 360 games to start so that is cool with me.

mhg83

Why not? If libraries have R-rated movies then what would be the problem? Seems hypocritical.

xmiyux

I imagine it is a PR move. Library says they have games so the non-gaming public assume it is something great for kids. They check out Condemned and wet themselves and have nightmares every night. Parents raise a ruckus with the library.

It might also depend if they house the video games in the children's area.

fujishig

Hey tom...

do you know if your library (or libraries in general) also take video games as donations? Or do you just buy them new.

I have a bunch of games that are basically taking up space, would get no trade in value, but are still better than, for instance, that Iron Man game you guys are renting out...

I wonder because I had contemplated donating a bunch of manga to the library, but I found out that they would most likely just sell them off at one of their sales... I'd rather have them available for others to check out and enjoy.

PerryD

I know I shouldn't ask the obvious, but what is the point of renting video games at the library? Is there some sort of cultural benefit that I'm missing, or are they trying to put Blockbuster out of business with our tax dollars?

My library has a huge DVD collection. But they have tons of crap movies, and I always thought, if I want to watch "Joe Dirt", I should have to go to Blockbuster and pay for it, rather than the library offer it. I can understand classic movies and foreign films as they can enrich the public and would encourage patrons to sample something they otherwise may have passed on.

Of course, my library also refuses to block porn in their internet computer room, so every few months some creep gets arrested taking care of his needs in public.

Maybe the library should just offer coupons to Blockbuster instead?

xmiyux

Libraries are a source for all media anymore. Many of the magazines and movies don't necessarily add "cultural" value but it still provides a good entertainment value to the community.

In my local library the biggest draw seems to be people coming in to use the computers to access the internet and graphic novels.

rfduncan

Doesn't really matter. When I was growing up and got a library card, one of my parents had to sign the application and had to check off whether the card was "restricted" from checking out "adult material". This would prevent me from renting any movies above PG-13 and other "adult content" from the library. Seems easy enough to enforce. M rated games would simply not be able to be checked out by a child. Of course that would ALSO require the parent to care, take responsibility and be proactive - kinda like the whole "objectionable programming" they complain about that could all easily be blocked using their TV's v-chip instead of expecting society to rear their spawn.

tom523

Fujishiq,
yeah, my library does accept donations of video games.

PerryD

Be careful about this, I think my library encourages donations of items, but I think they just sell them in bulk to a middle man for cash rather than try to catalog everything and see what they could use.