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LibraryThing @librarything.com · Nov 20
We hear people are introducing themselves, and thought we'd give it a go! LibraryThing was founded in 2005, and is a book cataloging and social networking site. We offer detailed cataloging options, as well as a lively social atmosphere and lots of fun programs. www.librarything.com 💙📚🧵
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LibraryThing shirts are on sale through February 28. We still have sizes S-XL in cream, and S-M in chocolate.

Take advantage of the sale at the LibraryThing Store: www.librarything.com/more/store
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February 10, 2026 at 1:37 PM
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"Two young women living in a crumbling, once-grand Shanghai mansion face danger as secrets of their pasts come to light, even as the mansion's own secret threatens the present."

Win a copy of Janie Chang's "The Fourth Princess" from
@wmmorrowbooks.bsky.social

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Book Giveaway for The Fourth Princess: A Gothic Novel of Old Shanghai by Janie Chang
Enter to win one of 25 free copies available from LibraryThing Early Reviewers.
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February 10, 2026 at 1:28 PM
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Attention #sciencefiction fans! Wondering what the top science fiction titles were in US public libraries, during 2025? We've compiled two genre lists—one for science fiction published in any year, and one for science fiction published recently. #💙📚 #Booksky
February 9, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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"This striking debut brings to life an unforgettable young narrator and the complicated, loving, cruel, and generous figures that make up her universe."

Enter to win a copy of Amanda Rizkalla's "Hungered" from
@henryholtbooks.bsky.social #💙📚 #Booksky

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Book Giveaway for Hungered by Amanda Rizkalla
Enter to win one of 25 free copies available from LibraryThing Early Reviewers.
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February 9, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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It's Friday. What are you reading? #FridayReads #💙📚 #Booksky

Join our discussion over in Talk: www.librarything.com/topic/378423
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February 6, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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Enter to win a copy of Manufacturing a Duchess, a Regency era #historicalfiction novel by @frauwise.bsky.social.

When Duke Alec Raeburn and Aurora Hardcastle meet on London's Marriage Mart, neither is expecting the other.

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#Giveaway #books #fiction
February 4, 2026 at 9:09 PM
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The February batch of Early Reviewers is live! Enter to win one of 3,153 copies of 255 titles. This month we've got exciting new titles from @broadleafbooks.bsky.social, @henryholtbooks.bsky.social, @revellbooks.bsky.social, @upcolorado.bsky.social, @wmmorrowbooks.bsky.social & more! #💙📚 #Booksky
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February 4, 2026 at 7:44 PM
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Get on top of your cataloging and join our special TinyCat Webinar today, Wednesday at 1:00pm EST.

We'll be exploring the ins and outs of cataloging, managing your collections, and setting up your TinyCat library for success!

Zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/85882643642

#BookSky #libraries #💙📚
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February 4, 2026 at 1:42 PM
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Today is the birthday of #RosaParks, the great African American civil rights activist, honored by the United States Congress as "the mother of the freedom movement."

Her personal library has been cataloged on LibraryThing as part of our Legacy Libraries project. www.librarything.com/profile/Rosa...
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February 4, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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TinyCat now speaks 45 languages! You can select multiple languages that patrons can choose from while exploring the catalog.

Does your library, or a library you know, use multiple languages? Explore your new Language settings!

#BookSky #libraries #💙📚
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February 3, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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Today is the birthday of the great Irish novelist #JamesJoyce, celebrated for such masterpieces as "Ulysses" and "Finnegan's Wake."

His personal library, reconstructed by archivists, has been cataloged on LibraryThing as part of our Legacy Library project. #💙📚
www.librarything.com/profile/Jame...
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February 2, 2026 at 8:18 PM
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Thanks Michael!

Check out their beautiful school library on TinyCat: www.librarycat.org/lib/KIPPNash...

#BookSky #libraries #💙📚
"Students have really enjoyed using it and the interface is fantastic for someone like me, an Assistant Principal with a role beyond running a library. – Michael, KIPP Nashville Collegiate High School"
January 26, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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Thank you to @henryholtbooks.bsky.social for offering this one through Early Reviewers!
February 2, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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Do you enjoy biography and memoir? Wondering what the top library titles in those genres were, for 2025? Look no further! We've compiled genre lists, with "The House of My Mother: A Daughter’s Quest for Freedom" by Shari Franke coming first in this area! #memoirs #biographies #💙📚 #Booksky
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February 2, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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Did you know you can add social media buttons in TinyCat?

These let your patrons discuss, promote, or review books in your library on their preferred platforms. You can also add an email button!

Here's an example:

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To Die For: A Cookbook of Gravestone Recipes | Zeph's Library | TinyCat
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January 23, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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Today is the birthday of Langston Hughes, the great African American poet, novelist and playwright who is considered one of the leading lights of the Harlem Renaissance. #LangstonHughes #💙📚 #Booksky
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February 1, 2026 at 9:44 PM
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Check out how nice Walker's Point Community Library is! They set up their TinyCat homepage with care.

Explore their library here: www.librarycat.org/lib/walkersp...

#BookSky #libraries #💙📚
January 21, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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Today is the birthday of American novelist Norman Mailer, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner who is considered one of the innovators in the "creative non-fiction" field. #NormanMailer #💙📚 #Booksky
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January 31, 2026 at 5:13 PM
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It's Friday. What are you reading? #FridayReads #💙📚 #Booksky

Join our discussion over in Talk: www.librarything.com/topic/378262
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January 30, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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The nice thing about webinars, you don't need to leave the house (or the library). Join us for a tour of TinyCat and get your questions answered.

Today (Wednesday) 1:00pm EST.
Zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/85882643642

#BookSky #libraries #💙📚
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January 28, 2026 at 2:23 PM
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The January edition of our State of the Thing newsletter has gone out to more than 1 million subscribers!

See the 🧵 below for more details, and be sure to catch up on old issues online. #LibraryThing #StateoftheThing #💙📚 #Booksky
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January 26, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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Last chance! You have just a few hours left to sign up to win books in the January batch of Early Reviewers. Enter by 6pm EDT today! #bookgiveaway #bookgiveaways www.librarything.com/ner
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January 26, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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Today is the birthday of English playwright, novelist and short story writer William Somerset Maugham, more commonly known as W. Somerset Maugham in print. #WSomersetMaugham
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January 25, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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"One of the most important archaeological discoveries of the last century, which rocked the field of archaeology."

Enter to win a copy of "Those Who Walked Before" from
@unmpress.bsky.social #💙📚 #Booksky

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Book Giveaway for Those Who Walked Before: How Ice Age Footprints in New Mexico Retell the Stories of the First Americans by Matthew R. Bennett, David F. Bustos, and Daniel Odess
Enter to win one of 10 free copies available from LibraryThing Early Reviewers.
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January 25, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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Today is the birthday of #EdithWharton, the American novelist known for her depiction of the Gilded Age. In 1921 she became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize, for her novel, "The Age of Innocence." Have you read her work? #💙📚 #Booksky
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January 24, 2026 at 4:29 PM