Want to play a game? The library offers over 250 games for checkout. You can browse our collection of board, dice, and card games for all ages – 2 to 102! Checking out games gives children something entertaining to do, allows you to start inexpensive game nights with friends and families, provides “screen free” time, reduces stress, and gives everyone of all ages a chance to just play, talk, have fun, and spend time together.
Do children learn while playing games? Yes, they do!
When children play games, they also learn and develop social, cognitive, and motor skills. As they play, children practice and learn social skills including cooperation, communication, turn-taking, sharing, develop confidence in social situations, boost self-esteem, learn to compliment, and assist others. Children also build on and improve a range of cognitive skills when playing games such as critical thinking and analyzing, problem solving, spatial reasoning, training memory, comprehending abstract concepts, language and vocabulary development, problem solving, decision making, comprehension, and reading. Playing games also improves both gross and fine motor skills development.
