[Publib] (no subject)

[jneff at OLATHEKS.ORG]

Microsoft Mail Internet Headers Version 2.0
From: "Joshua Neff" <jneff at olatheks.org>
To: "'Judy Anderson'" <libraryanna at msn.com>,
	<MWeinstein at oaklandlibrary.org>,
	<publib at webjunction.org>
Subject: RE: [Publib] video games
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 09:56:28 -0500
Message-ID: <000f01c6acd5$d84aa560$2a02a8c0 at olathe.lib.ks.us>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain;
	charset="us-ascii"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
In-Reply-To: <BAY106-F25801A24E7F7BD50437352BA660 at phx.gbl>
Return-Path: jneff at olatheks.org
X-OriginalArrivalTime: 21 Jul 2006 14:55:28.0990 (UTC) FILETIME=[B4EA3FE0:01C6ACD5]

I'm guessing he also goes to the bathroom at least once a day. The
conclusion is...? 


--Joshua M. Neff
Indian Creek Branch
Olathe Public Library 

-----Original Message-----
From: Judy Anderson [mailto:libraryanna at msn.com] 
Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 9:45 PM
To: MWeinstein at oaklandlibrary.org; publib at webjunction.org
Subject: [Publib] video games

I've read that President Bush plays video games four hours a day. I'll let
you all draw your own conclusions.

Judy Anderson
Oregon
The perfect gift for the librarian
or library student on your list!
Visible and Vocal Librarian
http://www.cafepress.com/vavlibrarian




>From: "Weinstein, Mary" <MWeinstein at oaklandlibrary.org>
>To: "'publib at webjunction.org'" <publib at webjunction.org>
>Subject: [Publib] RE: Publib Digest, Vol 16, Issue 22
>Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 17:10:13 -0700
>
>I agree with Melissa.  My son (who is now 31, and the father of a son
>himself) played video games most of his youth - I think he still does.  
>He learned an enormous amount about how computers work, and a lot about 
>other things as well, while playing. He met many people through this, 
>and he and his friends got together often to play.  He is now a 
>programmer for a company that automates libraries; and far from being a 
>slug from all that gaming, he also runs, and plays pretty high level 
>ultimate Frisbee several times a week.
>
>It's not the video games that are the problem in and of themselves; 
>it's how people perceive what's important to their lives and their 
>health.  That's not the prerogative of the library to decide.
>
>Mary Weinstein
>

_________________________________________________________________
Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! 
http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/

_______________________________________________
Publib mailing list
Publib at webjunction.org
http://lists.webjunction.org/mailman/listinfo/publib