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Jul 17, 2026 47 min

Video Games and the Library

from Sounds from the Shelves Hosted by Salt Lake County Library

Join our hosts as they talk about their own personal history with video games, and about gaming in the library in honor of National Video Game Day. 00:00 - Intro 00:51 - Reader's Advisory 05:44 - Video Game History 18:03 - Our Video Game Memories 28:21 - Tamagotchi (True 90s Child) 29:36 - Housing and Glamour (MMO Niches) 34:22 - (Mieke Doesn't Like) First Person Shooters 35:33 - Gaming on Public Computers 36:08 - (Leonides Never Liked) Pinball 37:09 - Mobile Games 38:44 - Why Don't We Lend Video Games? 40:58 - Video Game Programming 42:33 - Potato Games? 45:37 - Outro

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Join our hosts as they talk about their own personal history with video games, and about gaming in the library in honor of National Video Game Day.

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Video Games and the Library

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  1. 0:00 Intro
  2. 0:51 Reader’s Advisory
  3. 5:44 Video Game History
  4. 18:03 Our Video Game Memories
  5. 28:21 Tamagotchi (True 90s Child)
  6. 29:36 Housing and Glamour (MMO Niches)
  7. 34:22 (Mieke Doesn’t Like) First Person Shooters
  8. 35:33 Gaming on Public Computers
  9. 36:08 (Leonides Never Liked) Pinball
  10. 37:09 Mobile Games
  11. 38:44 Why Don’t We Lend Video Games?
  12. 40:58 Video Game Programming
  13. 42:33 Potato Games?
  14. 45:37 Outro

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