Hello, I've been really feeling down in the dumps recently. I would really like some recommendations for cozy or low-stakes books/graphic novels/manga. I request that they are queer/unspecific and romance is limited or non-existent. Thank you all 🫶🏽

constantly on the verge of reorganising my shelves, but i always struggle to commit to an order! feel free to share how you overcome this aesthetic challenge 🥺🫶🏻

I have so many authors who have published several books and I’ve never gotten around to reading any of them or I’ve only read a few of their works.

who are some of the authors whose books have been on your TBR for a long time but you haven’t read yet? for me right now it’s VE Schwab, Olivie Blake, Rebecca Ross, and Chloe Gong

Well I guess you can't show me, but tell me about your most prized book/book series in your personal collection!

I'll go first! Mine is actually the full manga set of Hakyuu!! by Haruichi Furudate — all 45 individual volumes. I started collecting it before I even started working full-time in 2016/2017, way before manga prices skyrocketed post-covid. I worked really hard to complete it over the years and it's my greatest treasure!

For a non-manga book, it'd be the full box set of the original covers of PJO that I came across by chance, but have always promised myself buying only those specific covers. Thrifted it for dirt cheap 🙂‍↕️

guys, i just discovered that i can pull up libby on a web browser so i can use it on my work computer without installing anything... i also discovered using the setup code instead of typing in my library card a bazillion times 🥲 does anyone else use it? or have other libby tips and tricks across devices?

i'm also just posting this here so y'all can find out too if you didn't know already :) i can finally listen to audiobooks at the office

edit to include "setup code" info: when pulling up Libby on a new device, it will prompt you to either search for your library, guess your library, or sync an existing Libby account with a setup code. click the third option and it shows a string of numbers (i think 10 digits). then, on a device where you're already logged in, scroll down below where all your library cards are managed (the hamburger in the bottom center of the navbar) to "Your Information" section > "Copy to Another Device" and type in those numbers. then it just syncs everything up to the browser! you shouldn't need to log in every time you open Libby on that device thereafter :)

Right people. I am in dire need of some books to read, and I want them to hurt. I mainly read fantasy and sci-fi, so I would like them to stick to that genre, but I also want them to hurt me emotionally. If I'm not going to cry, I don't want it.

Give me your best punch ;)

Thought it could be nice to have a somewhat centralized place for library/librarian questions or comments. (-shoutout KatieV and karigan for this idea)

Library users: do y’all have any questions about libraries, how we operate, behind-the-scenes, tips&tricks, etc? Things you wish you knew sooner?

Library staff: do y’all have anything you wish patrons knew about? Anything to share that could be helpful, or beneficial? Biggest issues and why?

We’ve got a few library professionals here from all over, not just the US, and hopefully some can share answers or details that are close or general to your location, so please share your state/province/country if possible, or comfortable. 📚

I’ll share some good US library funding news that happened yesterday: the House of Representatives Subcommittee voted to continue library funding through the IMLS (Institute of Museum and Library Services). I believe the Senate still has to vote too, but a win is a win.

do you guys review every individual book in a series? or just the first one? or what do you prefer to do? i'm sort of on the fence and trying to decide if i care to leave a review for each and every installment.

on the one hand, reviewing just the first in a series could leave the impression that i didn't read the rest, or people looking for each book's ratings wouldn't think to check the first book's ratings to get the overall thoughts? but on the other hand, is it really that important to distinguish between each book in the series? are they really that much different per book? i guess it would depend on the quality of the author if the series is consistent, but what about books where maybe the series doesn't need to be read in order? or maybe it's even recommended that you don't read them in order?? or- or- 😵‍💫 what do you guys think?

So I've only requested two items in the last 2 years and I have several books that the library is missing that I want to request. I just feel bad because it's about four books and I don't want to be annoying. Some of the books are in ebook format but I don't really enjoy reading digitally and prefer physical copies.

Do you ever want to read a book more if you see that it has won an award?

Personally, I feel like it doesn't make much of a difference, unless the book has won several awards, or something like the Nobel Prize. For community awards, I do find myself paying more attention to a Goodreads Choice Award winner, as it makes me curious why so many typical, everyday readers voted for it

I have a TBR list larger than life, between Goodreads, TikTok and Pagebound, I've saved over 500 books to read, but I have a strong craving to re read old books. I feel like, when life gets difficult, I don't have the energy to start a new story, and I just want to cuddle up with my favourite YA books or a good horror novel. Anyone else feel that way?