{"id":2681,"date":"2016-07-14T10:25:53","date_gmt":"2016-07-14T16:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libraryshenanigans.wordpress.com\/?p=2681"},"modified":"2026-02-11T22:49:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T22:49:46","slug":"pokemon-go-in-libraries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/ccspecialcollections\/2016\/07\/14\/pokemon-go-in-libraries\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Go in libraries"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"poke\"<\/a>I’m not playing this<\/del> [see below] and I don’t really understand how it works except that I hear Vernor Vinge’s Rainbows End<\/em> has a similar kind of game in it it.<\/p>\n

Apparently, Pok\u00e9mon Go players are finding creatures and other stuff in libraries all over the United States. I wonder if I could lure one into my office? I will find out.<\/p>\n

Pok\u00e9mon GO: What Do Librarians Need To Know?<\/a> (School Library Journal<\/em>)<\/p>\n

‘Pok\u00e9mon Go’ sends swarms of players to bookstores and libraries. But will they remember the books?<\/a> (Los Angeles Times<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Everything Librarians Need To Know About Pokemon Go! <\/a>(Where We’re Going, We Don’t Need Shelves<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Why Pokemon Go and The Library is a perfect partnership<\/a> (ALSC blog)<\/p>\n

Local library goes viral thanks to Pokemon plans<\/a> (The Island Packet<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Addendum, July 21: Change “I’m not playing this” to “I wish I could play this but my phone doesn’t have a gyroscope. My kids are playing it and so is practically everybody I know.”<\/p>\n

A colleague was able to capture two creatures in the Special Collections area:<\/p>\n

\"pokemon \"pokemon<\/p>\n

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