The candlelight casts a soft glow as it spills from Elrond’s Library, within the scratch of quill on parchment can be heard. We see atalante_star, chief scribe of King Elessar, and Nienna-of-the-Valar bending over a table covered with notes, scrolls and books, busily chronicling and classifying new information for the ever-growing Encyclopedia site at CoE.

This area is a *must see* for all members of the council! A valuable tool for anyone researching information for a school paper, a story your writing or are just curious to know more about the peoples, places and things that inhabit Arda; this is the starting point for your search. As we said though, this is a work in progress so if you don’t find what you’re looking for in the Encyclopedia and get the information elsewhere, please take a moment to submit it also to Nienna-of-the-Valar. This benefits not only you but also the community as a whole.

Back in March, Rivka, our wonderful leader, introduced the wonderful new layout to the encyclopedia; entries are now listed in alphabetical order, as well as sorted into categories. This makes it easier for all of is to find information quickly. A new feature was also introduced, we now have a contributor of the month award for the encyclopedia section. In March it was awarded to our fearless leader Rivka for all her work on the new layout and in April it was awarded to Lady~Eowyn for her many contributions to the encyclopedia. If you are interested in vying for the title of contributor of the month, the all you have to do is submit articles that are missing from the encyclopedia…who knows maybe the member of the month will be you…

Elrond’s Library is vast and fascinating place to wander around in and a stop at the Encyclopedia area is vital for anyone looking to expand his or her knowledge of Middle-earth. There’s a comfortable chair waiting there just for you…

by Naurlas and tsproffitt

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