Author: John Geijsman

Meet the Players – Imaginemode

On By John GeijsmanIn Player Profiles

It’s been a long time since we’ve done one of these – almost two years! This one is a pretty special one to be honest. It’s time to meet one of our first ever whitelisted players – he was in fact #2, way back in late 2019!

If you’re a LC player and want to do one yourself, use the ticket option on the LC Discord or get in touch with a mail in game.

How long have you been playing Minecraft?

I must have first played MC in 2017-18. Nearly 10 years now!

What made you start playing Minecraft?

We were hosting a German tourist in exchange for help maintaining our (very long, very old) driveway, and in her downtime she would play Minecraft in the living room. She let me play on her account and walked me through building a Jeb door. I was hooked!

What type of Minecraft player are you?

We use the following list – based off Mumbo Jumbo’s video – 20 Different Types of Minecraft Player, with a couple of modifications.

  • The Gadget Guy (loves making little redstone contraptions around their base to make life easier)
  • The Resource Hoarder (everything gets stored in piles and piles of chests, even if they don’t need them)
  • The Monument Builder (they always have to have the biggest build on the server)
  • The Autofarmer (farms have to have pistons, daylight detectors, the works)
  • The Explorer (no set base, everything they have is in their inventory. They just walk)
  • The Subterranean Hermits (their entire base must be underground)
  • The Artist (all the pixel art!)
  • The Competitors (minigames is their jam – PvP, Spleef, Parkour, all that)
  • The Code Wizards (whether it’s command blocks or crazy complex redstone)
  • The Mod Fans (Vanilla Minecraft? Nah – bring on the mods and plugins)
  • The Medieval Builders (villages, ships, the lot)
  • The Modern Architect (modern houses, modern resource packs, lots of concrete)
  • The Challenge Fan (Skyblock, Survival SuperFlat, Hardcore Mode – bring on the challenges)
  • The Long Gamers (using the same world since 1.8 or before – such dedication)
  • The Minimalist (a simple house and a few farms will do fine)

Subterranean Hermit, without a doubt. Why build a shelter that costs resources when you can dig a hole and gain resources?

Do you start a world the same way every time, or mix it up?

Same way, every time. I find a nice cave (or mine one myself) and live out of that until I get enough resources for a proper base.

What’s your favourite ever build you’ve created?

The Drop-Pod City I built for the April 2025 creative competition. It took so much time, and I still didn’t finish it, but it was worth it as a tribute to the good times I had on LC.

How many times have you beaten the EnderDragon?

Three or four times, in Creative. Not yet in Survival!

What does your LC base look like? What are some of it’s features?

My base, in true hermit fashion, is built out of a cave at the top of a mountain. I’m trying to experiment with block palettes, and it’s very much still a WIP! So far I have a crafting “Greenhouse” with some Redstone machines, a storage area, and a flat area I use for growing trees and crops.

What’s your favourite block?

Reinforced deepslate. I can’t stop using it in Creative builds!

How about your favourite mob?

Phantoms, from both a lore and nostalgia perspective.

What’s your favourite thing to do in LibraryCraft?

Have a chat, help someone out, just enjoy all the things I can do in a server that I can’t in singleplayer.

November Creative Competition – Songs

On By John GeijsmanIn Competitions

We’re well in to Term 4 now, and the end of the year is in sight. At this time of the year, people are a little more tired and just getting through what they can. There’s one thing that is often a help to people at this time, and we’re celebrating that in November with our theme of Songs! Build a lyric from your favourite song, a song title, or even a whole band! Just let us know what it is with a lectern or a sign!

Remember, each month counts in terms of points, so do your best, and make sure you finish your build! Votes tend to go towards builds that are completed.

The November Competition world gate – located in the Creative Lobby – will replace the October gate which will close to building at 9pm on Saturday October 31st.

The gate will be open in the Creative Lobby on the morning of November 1st, so start planning!

Season 2, 2026 Prizes

As you know, each month we give away the following prizes to regular players:

  • 1st Prize: 4x diamond blocks, 1x mega crate key & 15 Emerald Points
  • 2nd Prize: 3x diamond blocks, 1x mega crate key & 10 Emerald Points
  • 3rd Prize: 2x diamond blocks, 1x mega crate key & 5 Emerald Points
  • Honourable mention (1 vote): 1 Emerald Point & 1x diamond block

Each month the Emerald Points are tallied up and can be seen in the Emerald Hall on the Survival Lobby world.

At the end of the season (June and December), the grand prizes are awarded to the final top three Emerald Points winners from across the 6 months of competition. This season we’re giving away:

  • 1st Prize: $250 worth of LEGO! It’ll be in the form of a LEGO store voucher, sent online. Nice and easy!
  • 2nd Prize: $100 JB HiFi Voucher
  • 3rd Prize: $50 JB HiFi Voucher

September Birthday Results

On By John GeijsmanIn Competitions

September is finished, with birthday builds everywhere! We had some excellent builds last month, and it shows in the results, with so many players getting at least one vote. There was colour, presents and favourite things to do on your birthdays, so it was a lot of fun to explore!

We didn’t get any votes for the Builder competition this month. Although we did get a submission, the judges didn’t deem it to be related to the theme as we got no explanation on what it was. If you need to explain your build, please make sure you leave a lectern with a book explaining it!

Let’s take a look at the results for the main Emerald Points Competition.

1st Place: xp_0

XP is on a roll with this month, securing a second win in a row! XP explained to us that this build was about camping on his birthday. It was very well represented! Great job!

2nd Place: AuroraFifteen

Notching up another second place – that’s two in a row. was Auro’s build – full of colour and favourite things to do during a birthday! Nice work Auro.

3rd Place: Macaw333

Macaw went with wishing for a trip to Disneyland, as well as a few of her favourite things. That opening arch is excellent!

Well done to our three winners! We also had a massive seven honourable mentions this round!

Lellmon

Brownie_16_

Oobiegale22

Mysteriousguy7

WoodyToucan

bearNBubbles

Bennmc2012

Builder Creative Competition – No Results

To find out more about the Builder competition, read the post! It’ll also cover the rest of the Builder role.

Leaderboards

Here’s what the leaderboards look like so far in season 2, 2026! To make it easier to see each change every month, podium players will be highlighted in blue, and honourable mention players for each month will be in green!

Player Emerald Points Competition

  1. xp_0 – 30 pts
  2. AuroraFifteen – 21 pts
  3. Bennmc2012 – 17 pts
  4. Lellmon – 16 pts
  5. Macaw333 – 7 pts
  6. EnderKitty543- 5 pts
  7. Oobiegale22 – 2 pts
  8. Brownie_16_ – 1 pt
  9. AquaQuokka – 1 pt
  10. legofanatic212 – 1 pt
  11. Mysteriousguy7 – 1 pt
  12. jaxzebunny – 1 pt
  13. WoodyToucan – 1 pt
  14. bearNBubbles – 1 pt

Builder Competition

  1. CopperJay – 30 pts
  2. Bannanaking220 – 10 pts
  3. Herbs_ – 10 pts
  4. Smaug12345 – 5 pts

Congratulations to all our winners and entries! Prizes will be able to be collected from the Prize Cave at 121NewSpawn as soon as you read this!

In Game Prize Collection

The 121Survival Competition Prize Collection Point is housed in the cave under 121NewSpawn.

It will have protected chests for each player that won a prize – podium OR honourable mention. A new feature in this area are the lights. The light will be lit if you have a prize to collect. When you collect your prize, please turn the light off!

Please make sure you collect your items quickly, or you will risk losing them!

October Creative Competition – Spooky

On By John GeijsmanIn Competitions

Term 3 is almost over – which means one thing. We’re almost in to October! October is a classic theme every year – Spooky! This is always a popular theme, and we’ve set the world to be permanent midnight too, so make sure the lighting is spooky…

Remember, each month counts in terms of points, so do your best, and make sure you finish your build! Votes tend to go towards builds that are completed.

The October Competition world gate – located in the Creative Lobby – will replace the September gate which will close to building at 9pm on Wednesday September 30th.

The gate will be open in the Creative Lobby on the morning of October 1st, so start planning!

Season 2, 2026 Prizes

As you know, each month we give away the following prizes to regular players:

  • 1st Prize: 4x diamond blocks, 1x mega crate key & 15 Emerald Points
  • 2nd Prize: 3x diamond blocks, 1x mega crate key & 10 Emerald Points
  • 3rd Prize: 2x diamond blocks, 1x mega crate key & 5 Emerald Points
  • Honourable mention (1 vote): 1 Emerald Point & 1x diamond block

Each month the Emerald Points are tallied up and can be seen in the Emerald Hall on the Survival Lobby world.

At the end of the season (June and December), the grand prizes are awarded to the final top three Emerald Points winners from across the 6 months of competition. This season we’re giving away:

  • 1st Prize: $250 worth of LEGO! It’ll be in the form of a LEGO store voucher, sent online. Nice and easy!
  • 2nd Prize: $100 JB HiFi Voucher
  • 3rd Prize: $50 JB HiFi Voucher

August Cyberpunk Results

On By John GeijsmanIn Competitions

August has wrapped up, and while we were a little delayed with the results this month, we nonetheless had some excellent entries! You all went crazy with the Cyberpunk theme, making some incredible entries! There were many entries that had so much to look at, we could have had an entire post just dedicated to images of these builds, so apologies if the best angle isn’t there. We did our best!

We’ll get to the builder competition after the main competition’s honourable mentions.

Let’s take a look at the results for the main Emerald Points Competition first.

1st Place: xp_0

Locking in a first ever win in a competition, xp_0 has designed a detailed city scene! We particularly liked the texture on the road and the vehicles. Well done xp!

2nd Place: AuroraFifteen

Auro decided to go with a busy city centre area by the looks of things, with loads of people around, making heavy use of the armour stands. Loads to look at with this one! Well done Auro.

3rd Place: Lellmon

Lellmon built a cityscape as well, but a more densely packed one, which really helped with the feel of walking around a bustling city! The various vehicles in this one were also very well done. A tough round to judge!

Well done to our three winners! We also had three honourable mentions this round.

Benmc2012

Macaw333

Oobiegale22

Builder Creative Competition Results

To find out more about the Builder competition, read the post! It’ll also cover the rest of the Builder role.

1st Place: CopperJay

Copper locks in two wins in a row with a stunning SmallishBeans inspired build full of colour and nature! Great effort Copper!

2nd Place: Bannanaking220

Formerly known as MandLethLioreth, formerly known as MandLbuildinLior, formerly known as legocraftmlb (there’s been a few name changes), Bannanaking had his build revolve around a brilliantly decorated elevated rail and station. This was very nice to explore and see from all angles.

3rd Place: Smaug12345

Coming in third was Smaug with this interesting take on a minimalistic cyberpunk skyline on a dreary, foggy day. Unsure if this was completed or not, but it’s a cool concept!

Leaderboards

Here’s what the leaderboards look like so far in season 2, 2026! To make it easier to see each change every month, podium players will be highlighted in blue, and honourable mention players for each month will be in green!

Player Emerald Points Competition

  1. Bennmc2012 – 16 pts
  2. Lellmon – 15 pts
  3. xp_0 – 15 pts
  4. AuroraFifteen – 11 pts
  5. EnderKitty543- 5 pts
  6. Macaw333 – 2 pts
  7. Oobiegale22 – 1 pt
  8. AquaQuokka – 1 pt
  9. legofanatic212 – 1 pt
  10. jaxzebunny – 1 pt
  11. Macaw333 – 1 pt

Builder Competition

  1. CopperJay – 30 pts
  2. Bannanaking220 – 10 pts
  3. Herbs_ – 10 pts
  4. Smaug12345 – 5 pts

Congratulations to all our winners and entries! Prizes will be able to be collected from the Prize Cave at 121NewSpawn as soon as you read this!

In Game Prize Collection

The 121Survival Competition Prize Collection Point is housed in the cave under 121NewSpawn.

It will have protected chests for each player that won a prize – podium OR honourable mention. A new feature in this area are the lights. The light will be lit if you have a prize to collect. When you collect your prize, please turn the light off!

Please make sure you collect your items quickly, or you will risk losing them!

September 2026 School Holiday Social Session!

On By John GeijsmanIn Meet Ups

Time to think about the next school holiday session! We had a big one in July, with everyone really enjoying it, so let’s do it again!

Here’s the details you need to know.

Where: Fremantle Library
When: Tuesday 29th September, 2 – 5pm
Cost: FREE!
Bring: Just yourself! We’ve got board games and some laptops, but if you have your own laptop ready to go, bring it along.

As always, please tell us in a mail or in Discord if you plan on coming so we can get an idea of how many people to expect.

See you there!

September Creative Competition – Birthdays

On By John GeijsmanIn Competitions

We are flying through the year – each year it seems to go faster! The next month in the Creative Competition season is looming with the theme being another new one – Birthdays! We all have them, and we all like different things to celebrate them! It could be a special meal, gifts, a party, fun things to do. How do you celebrate a birthday? Let us know by building it!

Remember, each month counts in terms of points, so do your best, and make sure you finish your build! Votes tend to go towards builds that are completed.

The September Competition world gate – located in the Creative Lobby – will replace the August gate which will close to building at 9pm on Monday August 31st.

The gate will be open in the Creative Lobby on the morning of September 1st, so start planning!

Season 2, 2026 Prizes

As you know, each month we give away the following prizes to regular players:

  • 1st Prize: 4x diamond blocks, 1x mega crate key & 15 Emerald Points
  • 2nd Prize: 3x diamond blocks, 1x mega crate key & 10 Emerald Points
  • 3rd Prize: 2x diamond blocks, 1x mega crate key & 5 Emerald Points
  • Honourable mention (1 vote): 1 Emerald Point & 1x diamond block

Each month the Emerald Points are tallied up and can be seen in the Emerald Hall on the Survival Lobby world.

At the end of the season (June and December), the grand prizes are awarded to the final top three Emerald Points winners from across the 6 months of competition. This season we’re giving away:

  • 1st Prize: $250 worth of LEGO! It’ll be in the form of a LEGO store voucher, sent online. Nice and easy!
  • 2nd Prize: $100 JB HiFi Voucher
  • 3rd Prize: $50 JB HiFi Voucher

July Alien Results

On By John GeijsmanIn Competitions

We’re a month into the second season for 2026, so it’s time for a fresh start with competition! We kicked off the season with the theme of Alien and we got a lot of awesome builds to check out! With a few of these builds making use of the entire build area it was a struggle to get the images in one frame, so apologies if the best angle isn’t there!

Also, good news – the Builder competition is back! We’ll get to the builder competition after the main competition’s honourable mentions.

Let’s take a look at the results for the main Emerald Points Competition first.

1st Place: Bennmc2012

Locking in second win in a row, Bennmc2012 designed some very interesting alien biomes with a spaceship hovering close by. These were really well done and a pleasure to walk through! The distinct colour blocks look great. Well done Benn!

2nd Place: Lellmon

Lellmon’s build was fantastic and very well detailed, featuring a massive sand worm coming out of the ground to eat a spaceship. This was really well done!

3rd Place: EnderKitty543

EnderKitty went with the classic alien trope – a UFO beaming up a cow in a field! I LOVED the scale difference with this one. It was great, and the cow inside is brilliant!

Well done to our three winners! We also had five honourable mentions this round.

AquaQuokka

AuroraFifteen

legofanatic212

jaxzebunny

Macaw333

Builder Creative Competition Results

We’re very excited to bring the Builder competition back! To find out more about the Builder competition, read the post! It’ll also cover the rest of the Builder role.

1st Place: CopperJay

Copper came back strong with a very unique looking alien landscape, complete with a stunning looking crevasse down below. Nice work Copper!

2nd Place: _Herbss

Herbs went with a brick built version of Ben Quadinaros, the podracer pilot from Star Wars Episode 1. Nicely done!

Leaderboards

Here’s what the leaderboards look like so far to kick off season 2, 2026! To make it easier to see each change every month, podium players will be highlighted in blue, and honourable mention players for each month will be in green!

Player Emerald Points Competition

  1. Bennmc2012 – 15 pts
  2. Lellmon – 10 pts
  3. EnderKitty543- 5 pts
  4. AquaQuokka – 1 pt
  5. AuroraFifteen – 1 pt
  6. legofanatic212 – 1 pt
  7. jaxzebunny – 1 pt
  8. Macaw333 – 1 pt

Builder Competition

  1. CopperJay – 15 pts
  2. Herbs_ – 10 pts

Congratulations to all our winners and entries! Prizes will be able to be collected from the Prize Cave at 121NewSpawn as soon as you read this!

In Game Prize Collection

The 121Survival Competition Prize Collection Point is housed in the cave under 121NewSpawn.

It will have protected chests for each player that won a prize – podium OR honourable mention. A new feature in this area are the lights. The light will be lit if you have a prize to collect. When you collect your prize, please turn the light off!

Please make sure you collect your items quickly, or you will risk losing them!

August Creative Competition – Cyberpunk

On By John GeijsmanIn Competitions

We are now nearly a whole month into the first month of the new Creative Competition season, so the leaderboard is wide open! We’re continuing the season with another very exciting theme – Cyberpunk! Very popular at the moment with many MC Youtubers, this one should prove to be a fun one to build to, so get creative!

Remember, each month counts in terms of points, so do your best, and make sure you finish your build! Votes tend to go towards builds that are completed.

The August Competition world gate – located in the Creative Lobby – will replace the July gate which will close to building at 9pm on Friday July 31st.

The gate will be open in the Creative Lobby on the morning of August 1st, so start planning!

Season 2, 2026 Prizes

As you know, each month we give away the following prizes to regular players:

  • 1st Prize: 4x diamond blocks, 1x mega crate key & 15 Emerald Points
  • 2nd Prize: 3x diamond blocks, 1x mega crate key & 10 Emerald Points
  • 3rd Prize: 2x diamond blocks, 1x mega crate key & 5 Emerald Points
  • Honourable mention (1 vote): 1 Emerald Point & 1x diamond block

Each month the Emerald Points are tallied up and can be seen in the Emerald Hall on the Survival Lobby world.

At the end of the season (June and December), the grand prizes are awarded to the final top three Emerald Points winners from across the 6 months of competition. This season we’re giving away:

  • 1st Prize: $250 worth of LEGO! It’ll be in the form of a LEGO store voucher, sent online. Nice and easy!
  • 2nd Prize: $100 JB HiFi Voucher
  • 3rd Prize: $50 JB HiFi Voucher