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Most Libraries Feature Video Games, Tournaments for Teens

More public libraries all over the country are trying to lure teenagers by offering video games, according to the Young Adult Library Services Association. Next month, more than 1,500 libraries will participate in Teen Tech Week, which highlights non-print materials.

"The games are a way for us to get kids in the door," said Paula Brehm-Heeger, president of the Association. "There's a real demand from even the youngest teens to have libraries engage in these kinds of technology-driven programs."

Scott Nicholson, a professor at Syracuse University School of Information Studies, surveyed 400 libraries last year and found that 70 percent supported gaming, 80 percent allowed teens to use library computers to play the games, and 43 percent sponsored tournaments.

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