Mythic RPG

Role Playing Games, or RPGs, allow players to experience the excitement of being larger-than-life heroes adventuring in a variety of imaginative settings. More versatile and interactive than video games, RPGs encourage reading, socialization and teamwork as players cooperate in overcoming obstacles and solving puzzles.

Our first and most successful literacy program, the Mythic RPG, was launched in 2005 to encourage kids to read more for recreation and to increase their visits to our local library.

From a one-shot event the Mythic RPG has taken root and grown into a weekly activity that regularly draws over a dozen kids to the Hawley Public Library every Saturday morning. There are up to three games running simultaneously each session, providing Players with a variety of gaming choices.

Valuable Life-Skills

We've been told that the kids in our Mythic RPG program are forming more friendships, are displaying leadership skills (organizing their own games and teaching their friends to play) and are demonstrating great passion for their shared hobby.

Some kids are now playing RPGs with their parents and siblings. One young man re-introduced the game to his grandma (his dad used to play when he was younger) and they occasionally adventure together.