In addition to our video gaming station at South Tacoma, the library now has a collection of video games to check out!
We're thrilled to announce a new addition to our library that's sure to level up your experience—our video game collection! Adding a video game collection aligns with our mission to provide our community access to popular resources as well as our investment in Tacoma’s youth.
Why Video Games?
Video games are more than just entertainment. They are a powerful tool for learning and community building. Here’s why we’re so excited about adding them to our collection:
- Educational Value: Video games teach storytelling, problem-solving, and promote good hand-eye coordination.
- Community Engagement: Games bring kids, teens, and families together, fostering collaboration and mutual support as players learn from and help each other.
Checkout Process
Patrons should bring the empty game case of what they’d like to borrow to the circulation desk.
Checkout rules:
- One game per patron at a time
- One-week loan period
- No holds or renewals
- Replacement costs will vary by game.
Given our small initial collection, these rules may change as our collection grows.
Game Selection and Suggestions
Our collection includes PlayStation, XBOX, and mostly Nintendo Switch games, starting with E-rated (Everyone) games. While video games are not yet available on the Suggest for Purchase form, we welcome your feedback and requests.
Let the games begin!
We have a very small collection of video games to start with. The game cartridges will be held behind the circulation desk. Please bring the case of the game you would like to borrow to the circulation desk and our team will place the game in the case before checkout. You may checkout 1 game at a time for 1 week. At the moment, the video games are not holdable or renewable. As we grow the video game collection, these parameters may change. You can find what games are offered by looking under Games & Software in the lefthand menu of our catalog. Here's a list of all games currently in the collection. All patrons with a Standard or Limited card type may checkout a video game.Video Game Collection FAQs
