So you would join the Assembly
Read this before you petition. The Order owes its applicants honesty about what it asks of them.
The Librarians' Assembly is not a casual collective. It is a working body of scholars, archivists, and tutors. Those who pass through these doors are expected to learn, to teach, and to keep the record. What follows is what is asked of you, and what you may ask of us.
What is asked of you
Membership in the Assembly is granted by application, not by request, and not by chance. Before you petition, you must meet the following:
- Hold the rank of Initiate or above within the Order.
- Demonstrate a high level of grammatical ability in your written work.
- Carry yourself with the maturity the Assembly expects of its scholars.
- Be fluent in English, the working language of the Order.
- Be unaffiliated with another pathway, or already a member of the Consular pathway.
- Pend for the Roblox group at the time of your application.
If you do not meet one of these, do not petition yet. The application is not a tour; it is a working test of your readiness.
The application
The application is more than a single essay. It is a structured form that asks you to declare yourself, to reflect on what you bring to the Assembly, and to demonstrate your writing in your own words. Treat it as a piece of work, not a box to tick.
The form covers, broadly:
- An integrity declaration. You will be asked to agree, plainly, that the work you submit is your own.
- Identifying details. Your Discord, your Roblox username, your timezone, the basics needed to place you in the Order.
- Pathway eligibility. The Assembly admits only the unaffiliated and members of the Consular pathway. You will be asked to confirm where you stand.
- Reflective answers. Several short-answer questions about your interest in the work and your readiness for it. Some carry a minimum length. Treat the word counts as a floor, not a target.
- A lore essay. An original piece of writing on a topic of Star Wars lore that you choose. This is the longest part of the application and the part most carefully read.
Submitted work is reviewed by a member of staff against five measures: grammar, structure, punctuation, content, and originality. Both copied prose and machine-written prose disqualify the application outright.
Specifics of the form are kept within the form. Come prepared to think and write at length; that is the only preparation that will serve you.
What follows the petition
What you may ask of us
The Charter binds the Assembly to its members as much as its members to the Assembly. As a Pledge, and at every rank thereafter, you are owed:
- Mentorship. No one is left to find their footing alone.
- A clear path of advancement. The ranks are written down and applied evenly to all keepers.
- An honest hearing. If you are called to account, you will be heard openly and the reasoning given.
- A community where curiosity is a contribution. Questions are not interruptions; they are the work itself.
The full text of what binds us, on both sides, is set out in the Charter. Read it before you petition. It is short, and it is honest.