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YARG: Young Adult Role Play Game Group Photo Gallery

Safa Niazi March 30, 2026 1 minute read

One student makes brief eye contact with the camera while the rest of the group continues their conversation and gameplay at the Malden Public Library. SAFA NIAZI

Students gather around a table to play tabletop role-playing games during the YARG program at the Malden Public Library, working together to build stories and strategies. SAFA NIAZI

Student YARG participants look across a board game while eating snacks. SAFA NIAZI

The Dungeons & Dragons Essentials Kit is one of the many tools students use to begin their role playing adventures at the Malden Public Library. SAFA NIAZI

The YARG (Young Adult Role-Playing Group) at the Malden Public Library is a weekly program where students in grades 5–12 gather to play tabletop role playing games in a welcoming and low stress space. Students use books, dice, and imagination to create stories and work together. Many attend to learn new games, meet new people, and build friendships. The program is open to beginners, making it easy for anyone to join. Overall, it provides a safe and creative environment for students to connect and have fun.

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Safa Niazi is a senior at Malden High School and Senior Lead Reporter for The Blue and Gold, dedicated to capturing stories that intersect culture, policy, and human resilience. Displaced from Afghanistan in 2020, her journey spanned four countries and four languages before arriving in the United States, shaping her into a multicultural thinker and student advocate. Beyond the newsroom, Niazi is a 2026 statewide Christian A. Herter Scholar, a delegate with YMCA’s Youth & Government, and a co-founder of Zamima, an initiative supporting 90 Afghan girls across two Provinces inside Afghanistan, and has practiced traditional Pashto and Dari poetic calligraphy since age seven. Niazi views reporting as a civic duty: using the power of truth, deep societal context, and investigative storytelling to give voice to the unspoken, challenge systemic barriers, and illuminate the strength of diverse communities.

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