3rd year as a High School Librarian 

5 years teaching English (7th – 12th grades) 

Interest in Board games to teach skills (SEL & Academics) 

Idea for Board game café- self-sustaining choices of games and calming atmosphere.

Get Funding 

Local Education Foundations

Donor's Choose 

GetEdFunding.com 

Library Specific Grants- TLA/ALA GAMERT

Choose Games

Which games can be used in the classrooms?

Which games are more social or popular?

How many games be needed?

Which games best serve your school population?

Create Procedures

When will the Café be open?

Will this be an incentive opportunity?

How can you maintain equity? First come first serve or lottery.

Rules of behavior & cleanliness

Catalog Items 

How many pieces come in the game? 

How will the games circulate?

What skills can be practiced through the game?

Create quick guides for games

Gaming Club/Chess Club- allowing those students who are specifically interested in games to come in for tournaments or learning new games each month. 

Café Club- students who want to run the café and help in the library before school, after school, and during the lunch rush.

Family Game night or Game tournament Fundraisers- teams or families would pay an amount to come into the library for a catered event for games and gaming related events.

Self-sustaining café- the profits from selling K-cups would provide opportunity to continue purchasing games. 

STEM tie in- using the 3D printer to replace die, game pieces, and even designing their own games.