Other Considerations

Library programming centered on TRPGs provides a fantastic opportunity to encourage players to access areas of the library collection. For instance, librarian GMs may develop adventures that take place in fictional worlds or follow storylines of selected fantasy or science-fiction novels from the library collection.

Works by J.R.R. Tolkien have been an inspiration for many early and modern TRPGs and provide players with a direct link to titles in the collection, such as The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Librarians may also make connections to literary classics such as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis, and Redwall by Brian Jacques.

Newer fantasy and science-fiction series, such as The Expanse by James S.A. Corey and The Broken Earth by N.K. Jemisin, provide rich environmental details and may lend themselves nicely to TRPG programming.