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The British Library, Preserving Books And… Video Games?

9:00PM November 5, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

The British Library, which catalogues every book ever published in the UK for posterity’s sake, is keen to start keeping copies of old video games too. More »


In Real Life

Guy Busted For Stealing WiFi At NYC Library — To Play Halo

11:00AM August 27, 2009 | Owen Good

In a public library, a dude sitting at a monitor with his hands in his lap, covered by a newspaper, implicitly means bad things. Fear not, he’s only sneaked in an Xbox to steal the free WiFi and play Halo. More »


In Real Life

Librarians Explain: Why Video Games At the Library

5:00AM March 6, 2009 | Brian Crecente

Why exactly should libraries carry video games? Or music or movies for that matter? Don’t get me wrong, I’m a big fan of free gaming, but I can’t help but question the increasing multimedia nature of libraries.

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