LOEX 2025

A library user takes an active role in searching. Their success not only depends on their knowledge of search strategies, but their tendency to persist and change their strategies on the fly. Successful searchers are those who experiment, explore... and play.

Join in on an exploration of playfulness and information literacy. Learn how the language of play can reframe the vocabulary of the ACRL Framework. See how various librarians have integrated games into library instruction to teach a balance of strategy and flexibility in time-limited classroom settings. Maybe even come up with some game ideas of your own.

Participants will:
1. identify concepts of play and their relationship to teaching, information literacy, and the ACRL Framework.
2. draw connections between learning outcomes and game mechanics, and begin designing educational games
3. discover resources and opportunities for professional development available locally and nationally.