This article is from the first edition of The Video Game Librarian website I published between 2008 and 2010. It was originally written on April 4, 2008.

If you’re heading out early to the Computers in Libraries 2008 conference next week in Arlington, VA you might want to check out “Gaming (& Gadgets!) Night” this weekend.

“Gaming (and Gadgets!) Night” will be hosted by Jenny Levine (from The Shifted Librarian) and Aaron Schmidt (from Walking Paper). It will be a gaming free-for-all with playable copies of Wii Sports, Dance Dance Revolution, Hotel Dusk, Guitar Hero III, Professor Layton and the Curious Village, WarioWare: Smooth Moves, and Rock Band. So if you’ve never had a chance to play around with any of these games before, now’s your chance.

But if you’re a more serious gamer (or just a newbie who hopes for some begginer’s luck), there will also be a tournament involving one of the “big three” games (Guitar Hero III, DDR, or Rock Band). To place your vote on which game should get the tournament treatment, you should check out Aaron’s blog post on the subject at Walking Paper.

Here’s the full details on the event:

What: Gaming (& Gadgets!) Night
Where: CIL 2008, Jefferson Room
When: Sunday April 6th, 5:30 – 8:00 PM
How Much: FREE
Who: You and other people interested in gaming