Well that was a terrible ending- Oh, what was that? Ariadne said these coordinates have taken us to some...black hole of sorts. I believe the ship can handle that sort of thing but...well. We can only hope we make it. I refuse to not complete yet another job on account of any of your safety. Lets hope we make it through. Ariadne would like to add that time can get strange with these things, so we may not know how we fared or where we are until November 1st. Hold onto your sea

Eight: The book held stories of peasants, in a land called Shelfla. These peasants, and their handler, seemed to be able to defy space and time- they could hop in and out of books, return from the dead, and save other planets. Could they save other worlds entirely? Travel fully to other dimensions? Could they come to the library, and help Hawthorne answer their questions? Hawthorne pondered these things, and, as if they had asked for it out loud, a paper and pen seemed to rol

five: Well peasants, this is a bit of a strange story. I'm only reading it as it's being sent to us. Each story part has new coordinates, which Ariadne has been using. Your guess is as good as mine as to how this specific set of story parts is going to end, and much less where we're going, but hey - they paid me in advance, so at least this time you all can't ruin my pay day. Again. I think I'd throw you out of the space ship if you managed that, actually. Free Space six: The

Three: Hawthorne grew from a sleepy, strange infant, to a quiet and stranger child. They could often be found 10 paces behind Librarian, and they learned quickly to read, write, and of course- shelve books. There were books Hawthorne was allowed to read, and books they were not allowed to read. Hawthorne wasn't sure why that was the case, nor why some rooms would be locked one day, and unlocked the next, but they accepted that this was simply How Things Were- in the way that

intro: Welcome back to the ship, peasants. We've been given a bit of a strange request. I have been hired to be the Narrator for a new story, but I am only to read parts of it to you at a time. I don't question when I'm being paid well, as we all know, so let's just settle in for the ride to our next planet, and get this over with. one: This is the story of Hawthorne. This story begins with a strange basket left on the footsteps of an even stranger library. This strange bask

1. Read your most recently acquired book. 2. Read a book someone else recommended or gifted to you. 3. Read a book you, or someone else, might consider cozy or comforting. 4. Read a book you've been putting off the longest despite being curious about it. 5. Free Space 6. Read a small or short book. 7. Read a book that has a mystery, or a big secret involved 8. Read an exciting book. 9. Read a book with green in the cover.

April 18th, 2025: Schedule releases May 20th, 2025: Prompts release June 1st, 2025: Readathon starts, story updates 1 & 2 June 8th, 2025: Story updates 3 & 4 June 15th, 2025: Story updates 5 (free space), 6 & 7 June 22nd, 2025: Story updates 8 & 9 June 30th, 2025: Readathon ends, final story post.