GR library hosts board game day

For many children, gaming often involves the use of their thumbs, a television and whatever video game console is popular with that child's group of friends.

Saturday, at the Sweetwater County Library, children had a chance to play games around a table and not plugged into the wall. The library hosted an event celebrating International Board Game Day, with stations set up across the library featuring board and card games. The two starring attractions were a massive rendition of Candy Land, and a life-sized version of the arcade game Pac-Man.

Becky Iwen, youth services director at the librar...