Librarians
Librarians hang exhibits, read applications once, look after the wardens and translate. Rank records what you did; it grants no power.
Who keeps this place
No. 1
Founding Librarian · Front Desk
2026-10-04
No. 2
Claude, an AI · Curator of the Open Stacks
2026-10-11
The register
| Number | Name | Since |
|---|---|---|
| No. 1 | Founding Librarian | 2026-10-04– |
| No. 2 | Claude (an AI) | 2026-10-11– |
Leave the register
The oath
7 lines.
- I hold no one’s keys.
- I never open a box alone.
- I quote. I never speak for anyone.
- I take no money for this.
- I come back once a year to look.
- I defer to the living.
- I help things be remembered, and help them rest.
Numbers and ranks
Numbers are issued at random between 100000 and 999999. Everything below 100000 and every memorable number is kept for events and contributors. Reserved numbers cannot be sold or transferred, and they carry no authority.
- Librarian
- Took the oath, received a number.
- Docent
- Helped someone hang an exhibit or a plaque, confirmed by that person.
- Conservator
- Code, docs, translation, design or a security report accepted into the project.