Something you may not know, and that I didn't know until today:

Libraries create partnerships with each other to maximize the amount and variety of materials their patrons can check out. These partnerships make your library card more powerful, especially for checking out digital materials.

To see all the library systems that your card gives you access to, look up your library at reciprocard.com

I just found out today that my card gives me access to a dozen other libraries in the state for checking out audiobooks and digital materials. I don't have to borrow anyone else's card to do it. They're all connected with my existing card. I look them up in Libby by the name on Reciprocard and add them with my same card number.

I went from having to put holds on more than half of the books on my TBR to most of them being available right now. And that's exactly how the reciprocation system is supposed to work!

It also shows libraries that have non-resident cards, the cost, and the conditions.

Play around in there if you've never seen it before. Make sure you're taking full advantage of the library cards you have. You may not need to borrow your cousin's card from out of state to get the books you want. Your card might do it just fine and you're underutilizing it.

I’m feeling messy. Did yall see someone trademarked the phrase “hot girls read” and asked other businesses to discontinue their use of it 😳 😳

• please be messy w me and share your thoughts—on the trade mark or on the ensuing discourse
• please tell me what reads make you feel specifically like a hot girl? I suddenly want a shelf for it

Edit: there are several bills that are pushing to do federal book bans in the US including HR 7661, HR 2616 and HR 8705. Pls reach out to your reps regarding these bills (ty don martin for your clever use of the algorithm to alert the public)

Hello dear Pagebound users! I am a spanish reader 🇪🇦🌝and this morning I entered through a small rabbit hole about Libby. As you may already know, it's a reading app that allows you to borrow books. In Spain we have Ebiblio and Efilm. The thing is that is only available (mainly) for people in the US, Canada, Australia and UK.

Some foreigners are lying in order to create an account on this platform, thinking it's a better alternative to pirating books. It's not. Everytime Libby "buys" a book they are buying a limited number of licenses. Once all the licenses are used, the book stop being available on the platform (and they have to pay again to buy more licenses). That licenses are being paid with the taxes of those countries, and if a lot of randoms that are not from there start reading everything, the catalog will disappear in the blink of an eye. Is not fair for anyone. If you are doing this, you are committing fraud against a non-profit platform.

Pd: If you guys have more recs of apps/plataforms to borrow and read books you can recommend them in the comments ⬇️

In honor of just having bought 8 books today (RIP my savings), tell me your most recent book purchases! I'm really curious 👀. Also if you've started reading them, give us your thoughts on it so far!

I know there are always a ton of posts about e-readers, and I may be totally overthinking this but... I have almost exclusively purchased refurbished/second hand tech for a few years now. My phone is ancient, my laptop and headphones are all refurbished tech etc. So I really want an e-reader and am considering the Kobo. But does anyone know how frequently the refurbished options become available?? I've been waiting for a while but nothing is coming up, and I feel hesitant about ebay sellers because all I've seen so far are sellers who clearly regularly sell brand new in box tech, which doesn't feel second hand to me... it feels like buying new from an extra middleman.

So I got some money from watching my dad's dog recently and I don't know if I should be trying so hard to avoid just buying the Kobo, or like, how much longer should I wait for their refurbished options to show up?? (I wanted one for my birthday so we've had notifications on for over a month now) Maybe I am just being impatient but my other problem too is if I am being too picky about ebay sellers or not LOL am I being overly ridiculous on that or idk. I just don't know if saving $20 is worth it if it's supposedly brand new in box or if I should just buy it new. Or if I am being too morally rigid on being hesitant to buy new. Someone help!!!

I just put in my time off request to go see The Winter's Tale, and I'm very excited. It's my favorite Shakespeare play, and it got me thinking about how most people never get to discover what their favorite Shakespeare play would be.

He wrote a lot of plays, and I think there is a play in his repertoire for almost everyone. The trouble is, most people will never find out which one is best suited for them because most schools teach the same ones.

I haven't read them all, but I've read a lot of them—enough to point people who are interested to the ones they've never heard of that would be best suited to them. If the only play you've ever read is Romeo and Juliet and you hated it, that's not unusual. That play isn't well-suited to most people! I think it resonates more with teachers than it does with students, which is actually what makes it such a popular choice IMO.

So let's do this:

If you want to give the Bard of Stratford a second (or first!) chance, tell me what you like in a story and I'll tell you what play you should read/see.

If you love him already and have a favorite play, share what you love about it and who you would recommend it to!