A Novel Place

Library // RP Venue
Open every 1st and 3rd Tuesday
8:30 - 10:30 ET
Next Opening: June 17th (Normal Opening)
Mateus Lavender Beds W8 Sub. Apt #64

This year's Summer Raiding Program is currently in full swing! Click the link to see more about the exciting programs we're offering this turn!


Not sure what to read? Click here for recommendations!




About

"Hey... we both have a lot of books, right?"That was the conversation between two friends that sparked an idea. What if they found a place to put all their books where others could share and enjoy them? And thus, A Novel Place was born!

OOC: This is a casual, beginner-friendly RP venue. Our goalis to bring together new and old roleplayers alike by blending the coziness of a library setting with our own brand of eccentric for a truly unique RP experience.

Staff

Lavender Abernathy
Owner / Manager


Maya Drache
Asst. Manager /
Lore Keeper / Professional Hoarder

Aldanna Dawnspear
Library Page


Rules

When visiting A Novel Place, please abide by the following rules:

IC RULES:
☆ Books have a return window of one month. Please check them in to avoid late-fees!
Note: All late fees are IC. We don't charge real gil!
☆ Please take care of your rented books! We want them to last a long time.☆ No payment is required to use the library at any time; however, tips are appreciated!☆ Library cards are not required. (But we will think it's really cute if you make one. <3)☆ If you have any questions, ask Lavender or Maya.✦•······················•✦•······················•✦OOC RULES:
☆ We're an inclusive venue -- absolutely no hate-speech or general OOC rudeness will be tolerated!
☆ We are an IC RP venue! You're welcome to hang out OOC, but please be respectful of the other patrons.☆ Feel free to AFK or GPOSE, just let us know so we won't bug you!✦•······················•✦•······················•✦Do you Moon?MSS-B4MF97BXPNBE
PW: BookHoardersRUs


Map

1F

Sections

  • Reference (1F): Textbooks, dictionaries, almanacs, maps

  • Non-Fiction: Biographies, history, philosophy/religion

  • Periodicals: Magazines and current events

  • Fiction: Adventure, historical, horror, mystery

  • The Love Stack: All romances. So many romances.

2F

Sections

  • Reference (2F): Technical manuals/guides, cookbooks, sheet music, art

  • Children's: Fairytales, nursery rhymes, children's education materials


Services

In addition to normal library services, we offer the following activities for our patrons:

Book Club

Join our once-monthly book club where we discuss this month's chosen literature. The catch is... the book doesn't actually exist. Participants in the book club will improvise the plot of a story using only the title and a brief fictional synopsis. This can be as silly or as serious as participants want it to be! At the end of each book club, we will select the following month's book to read.
Rules/Notes:
Given the nature of this event, please don't suggest a book that actually exists or that your character has a personal connection to, unless you don't mind the plot being improvised. Because the stories are made up, so there is no way to get the story "wrong."
Mature themes are allowed, but please avoid improvising VERY dark/taboo topics into books. Please participate at your own discretion.Book club is open for everyone! You do not have to have attended a previous book club to participate.
Next Book Club 7/1Coming soon!


Check-Out Mammet

Introducing our state-of-the-art check-out mammet! This mammet allows you to check books in and out during off hours (or when our employees are preoccupied elsewhere!). Simply scan your library card and front cover under the mammet's watchful gaze and your data will be recorded!Normal check-out services will also be available during open hours. (And please use them. Lavender will get sad otherwise.)



Self-Serve Snack Station

We offer a variety of cookies, tea, coffee, and other snacks for you to enjoy during your reading experience. Please be mindful around the books! No one likes crummy novels!


Book Reccomendations

Not sure what to read?
Let us recommend something for you!


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Library Cards

Create your own library card using the generator below.☆ For best results, use a square image (180 x 180 px) of your character's face.
☆ Screenshot/Snip to save.
☆ May not work on mobile. (Sorry!)
☆ If you'd prefer, you can also edit the template yourself!
☆ Please share your library cards in the screenshot channel on the Obsidian Blades Discord Server! We love to see them!!

Library Card Generator








Summer Raiding Program


This summer's theme: LIBRARY LEVEL-UP!

Table of Contents:
June - Art Party
[July -- Coming Soon]
[August -- Coming Soon]


This summer, our theme is centered around self-improvement. We want to encourage our patrons to break past their limits and level-up their skills! Whether it's improving an old skill, brushing the dust off something you haven't done in years, or learning something new entirely, please join us as we learn together and HOPEFULLY don't burn the library down in the process!


June

We kicked off our programming by reading Sketchy Business - a book about improving your art with daily quick sketches. For our book club, we put what we learned to the test by drawing new covers for some of our favorite books in under an hour with less-than-conventional art tools. The results were as incredible as you might expect...

July

Coming soon!

A Novel Place

Esteemed Library Patrons:At this time, A Novel Place's normal operating hours will be Temporarily Suspended due to a temporal disturbance, resulting in a clutch of dragon eggs being deposited in the Children's Section (yes, really).Due to the sensitive nature of this situation (and Gridania's laws on not disturbing endangered species, which we're pretty sure these guys are), we will not be able to open for large gatherings/book clubs until the eggs have hatched. The library will still be open for individual or small group use. The Summer Raiding Program will continue to be updated until we re-open. Chapters can still be reported to Lavender Abernathy or Maya Drache.We appreciate your patience while we resolve this issue.


Not sure what to read? Click here for recommendations!