Hi everyone! If you have some questions about Pokémon Go (like, "what is it?"), here are the basics: public areas like libraries may be marked as special places in the newly-released augmented reality game Pokémon Go. The game is a free app played on smartphones. You may have kids (and adults!) coming to you and wandering around the building with devices, trying to catch or battle Pokémon.

Here are some articles you might find helpful:

• Everything Librarians Need to Know About Pokémon Go [2]
• Reddit: Libraries as Pokémon Gyms [3]
• Libraries as Makerspaces: I Just Won Our Gym! [4]
• How Pokemon Go Can Lure More Customers to Your Local Business [5]

We're gathering information about which libraries are Pokestops and Gyms and will update this post soon with that information. Please comment if you have fun stories, displays, or ideas to share!