I Love Libraries

EveryLibrary, a library advocacy organization, is running a social media push asking Americans to demonstrate public support for libraries by liking, following and sharing its posts. The campaign leans on themes of reading, books and 'library love' to rally visibility for public libraries and their role in American communities.

EveryLibrary, the US library advocacy organisation, is asking supporters to like, follow and share its message in defence of libraries, literacy and reading. The appeal leans on broad hashtags around public libraries, literature and book love to reach new audiences. It reflects the group's ongoing campaign work to build visibility and grassroots backing for library funding and access.

Social media users are joking about libraries as a form of socialism, pointing out that anyone can borrow books for free and return them for others to use. The tongue-in-cheek framing celebrates public libraries as a rare example of shared, tax-funded resources, with one poster saying the idea of free book borrowing sounds 'socialist' and that they love it.

A reader is documenting a project to assign an ISBN to every book in a personal library, so each title in the collection can be linked to the same book elsewhere. The work-in-progress update is drawing interest from the books and reading community, where personal cataloguing and library management projects are a recurring topic of discussion.

EveryLibrary, the US library advocacy organization, is asking supporters to like, follow and share its posts to boost awareness of libraries, reading and public library services. The appeal leans on the library-loving community online to amplify its message, with supporters echoing the call across the books and literature conversation.

An artist has designed an Ex Libris bookplate inspired by Terry the frog mage, a character who supposedly loves books enough to request his own personalized plate. Extra copies were made available for sale so other book lovers can label their home libraries too. The whimsical design blends fantasy frog character art with the classic tradition of marking books with one's name.

A reader in Oxford has spotted Queer Origins on the shelves of their local public library, filed under LGBTQ rather than science or history. They note that bookshops and libraries categorise the book differently — science in some places, history in others — and argue all placements are correct. The observation has drawn warm engagement from fellow readers discussing how institutions shelve the title.