I see a ton of librarians on here which is super rad but I'm curious how many people here use their local libraries and what for!

I take my daughter for the programs way more often than I take out physical books but I definitely use and abuse Libby and Hoopla for ebooks.

Everyone on pagebound has been so chill and I love these discussions and everyone's different perspectives ✨

Edit: I'm in the northeast US if you don't mind sharing your location, saw someone share their experience from Germany and thought we could all share too!

2nd Edit for visibility: infinite forehead kisses to all librarians

Hey all, Pagebound newbie here! I'm curious about how everyone set up their library, I'm guessing most of you imported finished books from somewhere else, but then do you use the shelves or some other system, or do you just leave your library be?

This is my first time using a site for cataloguing my reading and personally I'm having the time of my life adding books to my finished list. At first I though I'd just add some things I've read recently, but then while exploring the site I kept finding books I'd read at some point and now I'm just adding anything and everything that I've ever read, and it's been such a fun journey down memory lane!

Thanks to it my library is now a huge mess though, because I'm adding books I read last week simultaneously with books I read 10 years ago.. I'm still considering if I wanna add books I read as a young kid, and I decided not to add mangas/comics although I've seen them around, all in all exciting times for me haha

Is anyone else doing anything similar?

PS. I'm so glad I found this site, love you all!

This is a topic that would likely spark biiig controversy on any other social platform, but I feel Pagebound is a safe space soo here we go - and I am honestly excited for all your opinions and input!

So, the big question: How do y'all deal with authors who turn out to be problematic, if you've really loved their work before, and also thought they in general were a decent person??

To give an example, last year Neil Gaiman turned out to be a piece of shit and I had been obsessed with his work, comics, shows, everything for a solid 2 years. Crowley and Aziraphale from Good omens are literally my comfort characters and it was super hard to deal with. I know for a lot of people the same thing happened with JKR, and same, but it was somehow less bad in the sense that it happened after my big HP craze - so I found it easier to walk away.

What goes without saying is that you should try not to financially support these people anymore, but do you still read their work, if you've bought the books before? Do you still engage in the fandom? How do you handle it?

Getting more familiar w Terry Pratchett's work, I really felt like re-reading Good Omens, but I feel like now it has a bitter aftertaste. I've found fanfiction to be a kind of safe haven cause it's not directly related to NG whatsoever, but I miss the original stories sometimes.

Hoping for a good conversation! Am a bit afraid cause the whole conversation on tumblr about this topic last year got extremely out of hand haha :I But I'm like genuinely curious and I trust in the pagebound community!

EDIT Just wanna say thank you guys for all the engagement and for having such a great and respectful conversation!! Pagebound is rlly the best community! (Imagine a heart here, I have no clue how to use markdown lol)

Hello all,

I've been thinking about getting into journaling when reading, taking notes, annotating, etc. If any of you do that, do you give yourself questions to answer as you read the book? What kind of questions are they?

This book sure was... something? Took me a while to read it, I did not necessarily dislike it but let's just say the reading vibe was very baffled and uncomfortable. Idk if it's only me but I felt this weird sexual vibe from the kids? No child speaks like that for sure. However I do think it is an interesting read, and does the gothic terror element very well, and the ambiguity of it is very deliberate, so in that sense it is a well written book

i think it’d be cool to have a poetry starter pack quest one day (speaking as someone who’s trying to get into poetry more)

anyone else interested in something like this?

After finishing a great book, I often find myself stuck trying to choose what to read next. Somehow, everything and nothing feels appealing at the same time.

How do you usually decide your next read after an amazing book? Do you usually plan your next read in advance, or do you prefer to choose spontaneously?