Overview

Master all the skills you need to deliver a tabletop role-playing game programme in the library! For librarians or teachers who aren’t players themselves, the scope of role-playing games can seem overwhelming. Starting from the basics, Let’s Roll is a practical guide to delivering a tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) programme in a school or public library, all within the time constraints imposed on library sessions. Coverage includes: A step-by-step guide to setting up a TTRPG programme in your school or public library including an example of a TTRPG proposal Advice on bringing senior management on board to a TTRPG programme How to attract players, basic table rules, and preparing as a game master The health and learning benefits of TTRPGs including creativity, teamwork, cooperation, boosting confidence and encouraging reading. A comprehensive list of TTRPG games and how to implement them Featuring case studies from librarians around the world focusing on their experiences setting up TTRPGs, Let’s Roll will help librarians, teachers and other educators deliver an engaging programme that results in significant benefits on a budget – and is a huge amount of fun!

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9781783306138

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"""This is a well-organized title with very specific strategies for success and a gentle, conversational tone ... Recommended for any school or public library professional who has felt trepidation about introducing an RPG program."" -- School Library Journal"

"""Let’s Roll is a short, easily accessible guide on the what, where and how of starting a TTRPG club in public and school libraries, and I highly recommend it for anyone who is interested or who has patrons interested in this sort of program."" -- Emma Gerts * Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association * ""Overall, I think Maxwell has done a great job with this book at tackling a large and complex, and probably very daunting prospect and boiling it down to something achievable even for those unfamiliar with TTRPGs. Including roleplay, gaming, and social interaction in school and public libraries is an important and valuable effort, and I hope that this short, simple guide will help encourage even more librarians to give it a try."" -- Emma Gerts * Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association *"

Author Information

Originally from Nova Scotia, Canada, Lucas Maxwell has been working with teens in public and school libraries for close to fifteen years. He is currently the librarian at Glenthorne High School in London, UK. He writes for Book Riot and has contributed to School Library Journal and American Library Association publications. In 2017, Lucas was named the School Librarian of the Year by the UK’s School Library Association.

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