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Application for Libraries - Summer 2022

Welcome, dear applicants!

Are you a librarian who is passionate about community engagement around local history/culture? Would you like to bring game design and interactive storytelling tools to your patrons? Then this pilot is for you!

Below you can apply to be one of 25 public libraries nationwide in our pilot. The first 10 will be selected in August of 2022. Each library will empower their neighborhood to make outdoor games and interactive stories, such as text-with-a-sculpture, scavenger hunts, and more.

WHO ARE WE? This project is called "Engaging Beyond Our Walls" (or EBOW for short). It is an IMLS-supported project that was created by the DC Public Library (DCPL) and the Game Center at American University. Our two-year project offers libraries the tools, training, and templates to create neighborhood games with Hive Mechanic, a game and interactive story authoring tool that utilizes text messaging technology and support for makerspaces.

IF SELECTED, you’ll get:
* $300 for supplies, materials, prepaid text messaging, etc.
* Turn-key templates to tell your local stories, with live demos. Your patrons can publish 1-10 games and interactive stories. We host all technology for you.
* We will co-host a workshop for your patrons (via Zoom), led by our team of game designers. In just 30 minutes they will have a working game/story!
* Free training and support from national leaders in game design. Office hours by Zoom for any questions or to get feedback on maximizing playful engagement and any technical questions.
* Participate in our peer innovators network of 25 leading library innovators who are simultaneously building their own projects and hosting workshops

You will be the POINT PERSON for your library. You would be responsible for:

1) Attending weekly coordination MEETINGS for 2-3 weeks via Zoom in the fall of 2022. Each will be under an hour. After the first month, there will be OPTIONAL Zoom "office hours" to bounce ideas off our experts, and to brainstorm with the other 10 libraries as peers.
2) Co-hosting a public WORKSHOP on Hive Mechanic for your patrons, either by Zoom or in person. We will provide the expert instruction in game design, thanks to our partners at the Game Center of American University. Some libraries will offer only one workshop, while others may offer a series (see below for examples).
3) Selecting one person for TRAINING in our Hive Mechanic tool. This person can be a volunteer or patron, or yourself. They will receive a $150 honorarium. The training takes approximately one hour to complete. No technical skills are required!

MORE DETAILS on our program, including examples of successful projects: https://www.hivemechanic.org/workshops-for-libraries/recruiting1/

Your name and position at your library *

Email address to reach you *

Your LIBRARY. In a sentence or two, let us know more about your library (is it large and urban, or tribal, or rural... etc.). How many branches are in your system? *

Which session are you applying to join? *

Fall 2022. Acceptance notices will be issued in August. Training on our tool will happen in September, including each library making a demo in under an hour. Workshops for patrons will likely happen around October. Playtesting will be in October/November. Projects may launch November-January and run through the spring.

2023 (TBD). We will likely issue another national call in early 2023, with training and projects in late spring or summer. The exact timing will be determined circa Oct of 2022. Select this option if you want to stay in touch about 2023 (you may need to resubmit). Alternatively, you could sign up to be notified: https://forms.gle/PgBijyMGWjzmQ4taA

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What kind of project do you propose? (If you want ideas, feel free to contact our team or attend an info session!) *

We want to host a game-making WORKSHOP (led by project staff from Hive Mechanic) and let patrons pick the topic, form their own teams, etc.

We have a specific PLACE/statue/mural/walk/place in mind, and want to make our own game or interactive story. We want local community groups and patrons to help us make, test and operate it.

We want to offer TECHNOLOGY programming or have a MAKERSPACE, and want to build a storytelling box (perhaps several!), perhaps for a specific installation at the library or perhaps with content picked by participants.

We have an ARCHIVAL OR SOCIAL JUSTICE STORY to tell (like an amazing photograph set), and want to bring this content to life by inviting staff and patrons to make interactive stories involving this content.

Describe your project in a couple sentences *

What LOCAL ASSETS are you hoping to use -- such as local history, culture, or landmarks? (Possibilities include: a mural that has high visibility, or a local history archive with amazing photographs, or a community group that is very eager to make stories about local monuments.) *

Your time and team *

I personally have time for a weekly Zoom call for a month or two in the fall AND want to be trained on Hive Mechanic

My time is limited, but we have another STAFFER who would do the weekly Zoom call and be trained to use Hive Mechanic; we would both serve as point people

I have a VOLUNTEER from the community who wants to be trained in Hive Mechanic and help run our workshops/process (and receive the honorarium); we would both serve as point people

Other:

What is your MOTIVATION for this project? (In a sentence or two, give us a hint of where you're coming from. For example, is there an outcome you are hoping to achieve? Or a skill you want to learn? There are no right answers, we are just curious what you are hoping for.) *

Do you have any questions, concerns, or comments? *

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