Carissa (Chief Librarian Wrangler) here,
It has been a long time since we last posted here and on our website.
First up, THANK YOU for your continued support.
2020 was rough on everyone. The Library's usual outreach methods (aka conventions) were canceled and no one knew what to do or how to connect to their communities. We were all confused, frustrated, and generally stressed out.
We have all been doing the best we can.
This year has not been a lot better than last year. There has been a lot of uncertainty regarding the convention dates, COVID regulations/rules, and how people are going to reintegrate into society and their communities. Because of the uncertainty, David chose to take a deployment (joint decision.) We figured that any events that happen will be towards the end of the year, and have lower attendance, or would be virtual. We were able to make the 2019 deployment work, we can make the 2021 deployment and year of weirdness work.
To gear up for this year I have been working on posting regularly on Social Media (a fairly new endeavor,) scheduling content, and ensuring our Twitch streams happen regularly. We are posting on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter a minimum of 3 days a week. We have been averaging two streams a week on Twitch, these include RPG gameplay and interviews.
So far for this month, we have done three interviews; Mickey w/ Polyhedral Knights (6/6/2021,) Peter w/ Roll for Kindness (6/20/2021,) and R Williams Thompson (6/27/2021.) For games, we played Tephra on 6/12/2021. Our next game should happen on 6/26/2021 and are looking for players to make sure it happens. *hint hint*
What took so long to get to this point?
I, Carissa, have a job and a business. The Library is David's thing. I have been doing what I can to support his endeavor. Sometimes it gets to be too much to balance my things, household things, and library things.
I have slowly been shifting my schedule to make more room to handle Library things. It has been a slow process. On the plus, this is the first month of having a solid schedule. Barring any crazy things happening in my world we should be able to build this up and keep it going until David gets back and beyond.
It is important to have balance in one's life, which includes balancing your volunteer hours!
Can I help?
Yes, you can always help.
Free and easy? Follow us on social media, like and share the posts.
Still free but a little more involved? Put us in contact with people who want to DM/GM their game and/or people who would like to talk TTRPG's with David on Twitch.
Things that require time investments, but free of monetary costs? Participate in a game stream, Interview stream, write a game review for us, recommend games for social media posts and help with the write-up, or create a Twitch emote.
Money is always welcome for those that can afford it. You can support us as you are on Patreon, Subscribe on Twitch, or donate via our website/paypal.
Thank you again!
Together we can help everyone reconnect with their communities and In-Person interactions.