Minecrafting at the Library

minecraftGet your Minecraft fix and show off your world-building skills during a creative building competition. Please bring a personal laptop if possible. Newbies are welcome to use the library’s Minecraft license during these events. Pre-registration is required and space is limited. For teens and adults. This is a Guys Read-Approved event!

Schedule:
Saturday, March 9, 2:00 PM – Kentwood (Richard L. Root) branch
Saturday, March 16, 11:00 AM – East Grand Rapids branch
Tuesday, April 2, 2:00 PM – Cascade Township branch (for all ages)
Thursday, April 4, 1:00 PM – Englehardt branch
Thursday, May 16, 3:30 PM – East Grand Rapids branch
Saturday, May 18, 10:00 AM – Krause Memorial branch

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Morgan J. is a KDL communications assistant. She spends summers as a “hood ornament” of sorts while her husband captains their old, cedar-sided pontoon down the Flat River. In the wintertime she counts the days until she’ll have her toes in the water again.


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56 Responses to “Minecrafting at the Library”

  1. Dommer Laric Says:
    February 27th, 2013 at 5:31 pm

    What’s the server address.

  2. Kelaine Mish Says:
    February 28th, 2013 at 5:43 pm

    Hi Dommer, Great Question!!
    I’m the facilitor for the Minecraft library program. We will be using a private server for the library programs. It will be available during the program time. If you would like to participate from home, please contact the library on the day of the program and the server address will be given to you. The library number is 616-784-2007. Hopefully you will be able to attend at the library though, because some of the fun of this program is to meet up in person with other people who love Minecraft! Please don’t hesitate to jump in with questions or suggestions to make this a fun time @ your library!!!

    Kelaine Mish – East GRand Rapids branch librarian

  3. Zach Jones Says:
    March 1st, 2013 at 8:16 pm

    I have 2 questions will world for modded minecraft pack liek the Feed the beast pack be accepted and will mods for easyer building be availble like world edit and the voxel sniper be avalible to use?

  4. Kelaine Mish Says:
    March 1st, 2013 at 10:57 pm

    Hi Zack,
    We will be using vanilla minecraft. We’ll have goals set for you also.
    Does that give you better clarification?

    Kelaine @ East Grand Rapids branch

  5. Kelaine Mish Says:
    March 1st, 2013 at 11:03 pm

    *Hi Zach,

    Kelaine @ East Grand Rapids branch

  6. Derek Johnson Says:
    March 3rd, 2013 at 2:35 pm

    Is there going to be teams or is it going to be pvp?

  7. Derek Johnson Says:
    March 3rd, 2013 at 2:36 pm

    Person vs person

  8. Trent Cooper Says:
    March 3rd, 2013 at 6:21 pm

    How will the world be set up? Will each player have plots of land to work with? Superflat? Is there gonna be a theme to the builds?

  9. Kelaine Mish Says:
    March 4th, 2013 at 4:42 pm

    Hi Derek and Trent: More great questions.

    Ok, you are going to have a theme to build and the world will reflect what you need for the theme. You will start with some of the materials you need. You can work as teams or pvp, totally up to you.

    Kelaine @ East Grand Rapids branch

  10. Bob Says:
    March 5th, 2013 at 11:07 am

    If we don’t own minecraft, will it be on the librarie’s computers for us to use?

  11. Kelaine Mish Says:
    March 5th, 2013 at 4:47 pm

    Hi Bob,

    KDL purchased licenses to use for people who don’t own minecraft. The computers at whichever branch event you attend will allow for a quick installation of the game, and you will be able to log on with the username we provide (if you don’t have one of your own). In the near future, we are hoping to also have these library owned logins available for use at every branch, to play whenever you are in the library.

    Kelaine Mish @ EGR branch

  12. Kelaine Mish Says:
    March 5th, 2013 at 4:55 pm

    Correction to my PVP vs Teams answer:

    We decided to go with just teams for this first round of play. In the future, based on feedback from the players, we might change that to PVP, but for now, it will be team play.

    Looking forward to the first event at the Kentwood library this Saturday, March 9 at 2pm. If you haven’t registered yet, there’s still a few openings. Also, space if filling up fast at EGR branch for their program Saturday March 16 at 11am.

    Join in and be a part of the first Minecraft programs at KDL!!!!

    Kelaine @ EGR branch

  13. Alicia Says:
    March 6th, 2013 at 12:29 am

    So, is this event is just for teens and adults (13 & ^)?

  14. Kelaine Mish Says:
    March 6th, 2013 at 8:51 pm

    Hi Alicia, this event is marketed to teens and adults – 6th grade and up, younger kids are welcome too although should be accompanied by an adult or older sibling. If you are concerned about this, check with a librarian at the branch you plan on attending. Since this is our first time promoting Minecraft programs, we are still trying to see which ages are most interested in attending the programs. In the future we may limit to specific ages, but this time around, we are more open to all.

    Any comments as to whether to have limited age groupings??

    Kelaine @ Egr branch

  15. Alicia Says:
    March 6th, 2013 at 10:35 pm

    Thank you for your reply. Although, we won’t be able to make it to the scheduled event at our branch, I was curious because it is my upper elementary aged kids’favorite game.

  16. mackie Says:
    March 11th, 2013 at 9:06 am

    hi all,
    my user name legostar5wars
    is the event at the Byron branch
    you all will go down in pvp
    the best server is nxpvp.the ip is
    142.4.215.121:25593
    have fun
    mac

  17. mackie Says:
    March 11th, 2013 at 9:29 am

    hi all,
    you all will go down!!!
    :)

  18. Kelaine Mish Says:
    March 11th, 2013 at 11:45 am

    Hi Mackie,

    Glad to see your enthusiasm :D
    We are not offering the program at the Byron Center branch this spring, but I will let the librarians know you are interested in having one there.
    Engelhardt is our Lowell location; Krause is in Rockford.

    Kelaine @ EGR branch

  19. Chris Says:
    March 11th, 2013 at 8:45 pm

    My son is in 5th and would be very interested in it, but we are at the Byron Branch.

  20. Maliq Says:
    March 12th, 2013 at 4:06 pm

    Will this be at the Kdl libaray on Micheal St?

  21. Luke Maksymetz Says:
    March 12th, 2013 at 6:31 pm

    Can’t wait, And can we have pvp contests to? Also if you don’t have an arena i would be proud to make one :D

  22. That one guy Says:
    March 19th, 2013 at 6:00 pm

    How will the teams be set up? Is it going to be random or can people just make up their own teams?

  23. mackie Says:
    March 21st, 2013 at 1:11 pm

    i would love to make pvp arena with luke maksymetz:)

  24. mackie Says:
    March 21st, 2013 at 5:22 pm

    is there going to be pvp

  25. mackie Says:
    March 21st, 2013 at 9:22 pm

    Allso can i and luke maksymetz make mob arena and hunger games maps.
    Thanks mackie

  26. mackie Says:
    March 21st, 2013 at 9:26 pm

    Luke maksymetz i would like to be your parner :)

  27. mackie Says:
    March 22nd, 2013 at 11:32 am

    my user name has been hacked and I can not logon

  28. mackie Says:
    March 23rd, 2013 at 9:50 am

    my user name has been fixed :) :)

  29. Suzpep Says:
    March 24th, 2013 at 3:20 pm

    We’d love to come, both my kids are really into minecraft (pre-teens) but the two events near us (Englehart and Cascade) are during spring break. Hope you do them again soon!

  30. mackie Says:
    March 26th, 2013 at 9:16 am

    all the things I would like to make is mob arena : hunger games : and pvp arena thanks,
    mac

  31. Kelaine Mish Says:
    March 28th, 2013 at 8:12 am

    Sorry I’m late responding to Mackie and Luke’s questions.

    Which library branch program are you planning on going to? Each library is running the program a little differently depending on the interests of the players at the program. I recommend talking with the librarian running the program at the branch you are going to and giving them suggestions of what you would like to do. Your ideas for arenas and more involved pvp would really be useful during our summer club at EGR. I hope you can make some of those dates (search gaming in our http://www.kdl.org/events page)

    Kelaine @ EGR

  32. Kelaine Mish Says:
    March 28th, 2013 at 8:16 am

    @maliq

    Sorry, the Wyoming library is not a location for the program, but they do have a couple user names that will allow you to play while in the library. Ask the Wyoming librarians for login information. Soon all the KDL branches will have one or two licenses to allow you to play on our library computers. Stay tuned and I will post here when that is available. They will be first come first serve to use them.

    Kelaine @EGR

  33. mackie Says:
    March 28th, 2013 at 8:47 am

    i’m going to the cascade branch

  34. mackie Says:
    March 28th, 2013 at 10:06 am

    I hope soon the Minecrafting event will be in the Byron branch :( :(

  35. mackie Says:
    April 2nd, 2013 at 7:30 am

    Today is the day for the event at CAS :-) :-):-):-):-):-):-);-);-):-):-);-)

  36. mackie Says:
    April 2nd, 2013 at 3:39 pm

    the event at CAS was awesome !!!!!!!! i loved it :-) :-):-)

  37. mackie Says:
    April 3rd, 2013 at 9:12 am

    can my 8 year old sister play at the EGR branch on may 16 ??
    thanks mac

  38. mackie Says:
    April 3rd, 2013 at 11:11 am

    a good sever is mc hg. the ip is mc-hg.org

  39. Kelaine Mish Says:
    April 8th, 2013 at 11:09 am

    @Mackie

    Our event at EGR on May 16th is really for ages 10+ Your sister is welcome to come to the minecrafting club meetings we are having at EGR this summer though :-) Glad you had a good time at the Cascade program.

    I’m interested in finding out more about your ideas for building arenas. Also Luke M. Could you both email me at kmish@kdl.org so we can discuss more?

    Kelaine @ EGR

  40. collin Says:
    April 15th, 2013 at 5:59 pm

    hi can i compete on thur, may 16 at 3:30, wiat what about school.

  41. collin Says:
    April 15th, 2013 at 5:59 pm

    please

  42. collin Says:
    April 15th, 2013 at 6:00 pm

    also can i do it with my friend?

  43. mackie Says:
    April 22nd, 2013 at 10:55 am

    i could team up with collin maybe ?

  44. mackie Says:
    May 13th, 2013 at 9:08 am

    3 days to the event at EGR :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

  45. mackie Says:
    May 14th, 2013 at 10:31 am

    2 days to the event at EGR :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

  46. mackie Says:
    May 15th, 2013 at 8:06 am

    1 day to the event at EGR :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

  47. mackie Says:
    May 16th, 2013 at 8:10 am

    7 hours to the event at EGR :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

  48. mackie Says:
    May 16th, 2013 at 8:17 am

    nxpvp is down :-( I will keep you all updated when the sever is up
    the website is http://nxpvp.enjin.com/

  49. mackie Says:
    May 16th, 2013 at 8:15 pm

    the event at EGR was awesome !!!!!!!! i loved it :-) :-) :-)

  50. mackie Says:
    May 16th, 2013 at 8:19 pm

    can you op me ( legostar5wars ) so I can make pvp arena and hunger games maps. also can you give me the ip of the sever :-) ??
    I will be on the sever on sat.18.13 at 8:00 A.M

  51. Jill Says:
    May 17th, 2013 at 7:40 pm

    Do you think the Wyoming branch will have a minecraft program anytime soon?

  52. mackie Says:
    May 18th, 2013 at 12:48 pm

    I’m just reposting. Sorry, the Wyoming library is not a location for the program, but they do have a couple user names that will allow you to play while in the library. Ask the Wyoming librarians for login information. Soon all the KDL branches will have one or two licenses to allow you to play on our library computers. Stay tuned and I will post here when that is available. They will be first come first serve to use them.

  53. mackie Says:
    May 18th, 2013 at 12:49 pm

    comment 32 to be more precise

  54. Kelaine Says:
    May 18th, 2013 at 12:54 pm

    @Jill
    Talk to the librarians at Wyoming about your interest in having a program there. We are hoping to have more clubs at our library branches in the near future.

  55. Kelaine Says:
    May 18th, 2013 at 12:55 pm

    @mackie
    The server we played on at EGR last Thursday is skycode.e-g.cc

  56. mackie Says:
    May 18th, 2013 at 4:02 pm

    thanks

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