Library Story Game May 2026

Once you’ve found your books, you don’t read them cover to cover — you steal one element from each. A character from book one. A rule of magic from book two. A location description from book three. Then you tell us (or write down) the new story that results.

Just bring your curiosity — and maybe a pencil with an eraser. library story game

Amelia Bookwright, Youth Services Librarian Date: April 14, 2026 Once you’ve found your books, you don’t read

If you’ve ever looked at a dusty bookshelf and wondered, “What if these stories could talk to each other?” — then I have good news. A location description from book three

I couldn’t agree more.

The Library Story Game teaches narrative thinking, research serendipity, and the joy of playful failure (your first story might be nonsense — that’s a feature, not a bug). You’ll leave with a folded paper “Story Badge” and a new way of seeing every shelf.