From November 23rd to 27th our libraries are celebrating International Games Month

November is the International Games Month, a global initiative launched by the American Library Association that promotes the educational, recreational and social value of games, and the UAB libraries are joining in with a series of special activities designed for learning, sharing and enjoying time together as a community. 

We encourage you to participate and play with us! 

The Giant Paraulògic returns to the UAB Libraries for a second edition! 

The Paraulògic fever continues to rise and this year we’re holding a second edition in collaboration with the Rodamots team. 

If you are passionate about word games, come play and participate in the draw for a book of Paraulògic and other prizes. Check out the bases of the draw to play and win! 

Date: Monday 23rd to Friday 27th of November 

Location: 

• Communication Library and General Newspaper Archive
• Humanities Library
• Medicine Library
• Sabadell University Library
• Science and Technology Library
• Social Sciences Library 
• Veterinary Library

 

Come try virtual reality at the Veterinary Library! 

Immerse yourself in four immersive experiences about nature and sustainability: Pollinator Park, Honeybee VR, Ecosphere, and WildXR. 

Travel to the year 2050 and visit the Pollinator Park ecological sanctuary, where you’ll learn about the role of pollinators in preventing a future ecological collapse; stroll through a flower-filled meadow from a bee’s-eye view with Honeybee VR; and get up close to elephants, orangutans, penguins, and turtles, discovering the ecosystems of the savanna, the rainforest and coral reefs firsthand with Ecosphere and WildXR. 

Date: Tuesday 24th of November, starting at 1:00 p.m. 

Location: Veterinary Library 

No inscription required. 

 

Science Games Exhibition 

Do you know what science games we have in the libraries? Our libraries have organized an exhibition of our educational science games: discover animal biodiversity and guess the regions where they live with Fauna, learn about the different native bird species with the Birds of Catalonia Memory Game or learn more about the world of birds with Wingspan, and much more! 

Date: Monday 23rd to Friday 27th of November 

Location: 

• Communication Library and General Newspaper Archive
• Humanities Library
• Medicine Library
• Sabadell University Library
• Science and Technology Library
• Social Sciences Library 
• Veterinary Library

 

Discover Our Gaming Spaces 

Want to learn about the gaming spaces available at each UAB library? Throughout November, we’ve prepared a series of videos to promote our gaming spaces available to the entire university community. 

If you want to find out where to play chess, tackle 1,000-piece puzzles or simply take a fun break from studying, stay tuned to our Instagram @biblioteques_uab. 

 

Borrowing Board Games and Video Games 

We’d like to remind you that you can check out all the games available at UAB libraries through our online catalog and borrow them to play wherever you like and share some fun. 

You’ll also find the Video Game Service at the Communication Library and General Newspaper Library, and a video game station of the humanities field (especially history) in the Journal Room of the Humanities Library.