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Erica Beck
Erica Beck
Salute: Rena Gibson
Recipient Location:
Ralph Ellison Library
Category:
Connect
Describe Recipient:
Pokémon Go has exploded in our library! Recognizing that not all of the kids in our service area have smartphones, Rena determined that the ipads we have available for in-house use can and will support the app. She taught the kids how to temporarily download the Go app, set up and access their accounts. Now we have kids here from the time we open happily checking out ipads and hunting pokemon through the stacks. Because they have a focused activity, they are more well-behaved and they are regularly interacting with library staff, sharing their experiences and the joy they are experiencing.
Submitted by:
Marna Martin
Submitter Department:
Ralph Ellison Library
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I really love this idea and I'm super excited about the positive effect it's having.
This is SO GREAT! Rock on, Rena! Everything about this is wonderful.
great idea!
You guys might be interested in a forum post I just made about a kind of live-action library PokémonGo that I saw on Twitter last night: http://my.metrolibrary.info/drupal/forum-topic/general-discussion/pokemo...
Here's an idea from Pioneer Library System. I think if a "Pokémon caught here" board was in each branch and displayed on social media, it might encourage players to visit libraries other than the ones they go to. It's my understanding that you *HAVE* to move around to different areas - not just geographic points on a map, but types of places - to get different Pokémon. For instance, Bethany's duck pond would have "water type" Pokémon. I visited Edmond yesterday and saw my first Psyduck. The only place I've seen a Tauros so far has been Downtown.
(Note that I say saw. I didn't get to catch them!)
http://my.metrolibrary.info/drupal/forum-topic/general-discussion/anothe...