Post #2337290

2026-05-09 19:04 UTC

Woah - this link is gold! If you have access to Libby through your public library, you can type in your local library system and this will tell you all other Libby systems you’re eligible for! Edit: I though this app was available in Canada, but it appears that it currently operates only in the US, with plans to expand to Canada and the UK. Apologies! https://reciprocard.com #Libby #libraries #books #bookstodon

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@ZenHeathen@beige.party 2026-05-09 19:23

@jkirkendall@wandering.shop Sorry, Canadians--looks like we're not listed.

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@feritae@universeodon.com 2026-05-09 20:05

@jkirkendall@wandering.shop I found a new card! THANKS

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@30to40olives@ohai.social 2026-05-09 21:06

@jkirkendall@wandering.shop :O Nice!!

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@dasgrueneblatt@wien.rocks 2026-05-09 21:08

@jkirkendall@wandering.shop ... in the US. Great idea!

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@mlanger@mastodon.world 2026-05-09 21:27

@jkirkendall@wandering.shop What a weird coincidence! I just had a chat in my booth with a librarian who asked if I knew about that.

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@joe@toot.works 2026-05-09 21:54

@jkirkendall@wandering.shop I was watching a video earlier today, where they were saying that if you are an American citizen, you can get a Japanese library card for free through https://www.jflalc.org/libby (Canadians can use https://tr.jpf.go.jp/library/collection-and-services/) and then you can use it with Libby, too.

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@nobrainnopain@social.tchncs.de 2026-05-09 22:19

@jkirkendall@wandering.shop won’t work for voebb (Verbund der Öffentlichen Bibliotheken Berlins - Association of Berlin's Public Libraries), at least for now…

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@KathyLK@universeodon.com 2026-05-09 23:15

@jkirkendall@wandering.shop BFD. I can't use my card at the libraries where it would be the most useful. I'd have to move to another town.

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@LockEx@ioc.exchange 2026-05-09 23:19

@jkirkendall@wandering.shop thank you! That's a fantastic resource!

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@tsvga@ni.hil.ist 2026-05-09 23:57

@jkirkendall@wandering.shop libbymaxxing

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@RoLarenRED57@universeodon.com 2026-05-10 00:06

My library doesn’t show additional cards for free, but a 2 year card at the Carnegie in Pittsburgh is a good deal.

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@jargoggles@kolektiva.social 2026-05-10 00:19

@jkirkendall@wandering.shop Found like 5 new library systems that partner with my local one. Thanks!

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@Pomegranatepirate@kolektiva.social 2026-05-10 01:59

@jkirkendall@wandering.shop wait... Canadian libraries don't have free audio and e-books!? Surely not. If not Libby, something else???? We also have Kanopy, which is a movie streaming channel that you access with your card.... And it's really good- not all mainstream crap like Hoopla.

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@Mascqueerade@tech.lgbt 2026-05-10 04:19

@jkirkendall@wandering.shop This is so cool! Another great service that connects to Libby is the queer liberation library. You can sign up for a free card from anywhere within the US… Not sure about outside unfortunately. It's a great source for queer fiction and non-fiction! https://www.queerliberationlibrary.org/

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@Robotistry@fediscience.org 2026-05-10 11:18

@jkirkendall@wandering.shop My library system in Halifax, NS uses Libby as well as Hoopla and Kanopy, so I can at least see my own system.

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@lrt_writes@mstdn.party 2026-05-10 12:41

@jkirkendall@wandering.shop I found 2 new libraries, and I'm a librarian with 3 cards already! Thanks. 😀

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