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Curious about our library catalog enrichment service, Syndetics Unbound, co-developed with ProQuest? Come find Tim and Abby at the ALA Conference in Philly for a demonstration and some swag! They’ll be at booth #1215 from June 27–30. #SyndeticsUnbound #ALAAC25 proquest.syndetics.com

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Last chance to take advantage of the Pride Sale! Rainbow merch, bundles, and pins are on sale through June 30. 🏳️‍🌈 🎉 🏳️‍⚧️ www.librarything.com/more/store

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Today is the birthday of George Orwell, author of classics such as "Nineteen Eighty-Four" and "Animal Farm." A portion of his personal library has been cataloged as part of our Legacy Libraries project. #GeorgeOrwell #💙📚

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LibraryThing is coming to ALA Philadelphia! Tim and Abby will be attending this year’s ALA Conference in Philly, showing Talpa Search, as well as our catalog enrichment service Syndetics Unbound and our small-library system, TinyCat, at the exhibit hall, from June 27–30.

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You have just a few hours left to sign up to win books in the June batch of Early Reviewers. Enter by 6pm EST today! #bookgiveaways #LibraryThingEarlyReviewers #💙📚 www.librarything.com/ner

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Talpa Search is now directly in library catalogs! Aspen Discovery libraries can now enable Talpa Search as a search mode, allowing patrons to see results from Talpa Search seamlessly integrated into the look and feel of their library catalog.

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"A father's silence. A mother's memory. A brother's grief. In seventeen unforgettable stories, Carreira Ching offers a powerful and deeply intimate portrait of contemporary life in Hawai'i." Win a copy of ‪‪Donald A. Carreira Ching's "Blood Work and Other Stories" from @bambooridge.bsky.social ‪#💙📚

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It's Member Monday! Our members find so many ways to make LibraryThing better, including by suggesting improvements to specific features or pages on the site! If you have any ideas, be sure to post over in our Recommend Site Improvements group! www.librarything.com/ngroups/559/...

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"With striking prose and a horror flair, Spider to the Fly is an engrossing serial killer thriller, perfect for fans of The Whisper Man." Enter to win a copy of J. H. Markert's "Spider to the Fly" from @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social #💙📚

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The June edition of State of the Thing—our monthly newsletter—has gone out to more than 1 million subscribers! As always, we covered a lot. See the 🧵 below for more details, and be sure to catch up on old issues online. #💙📚

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"Up to one in ten will die from anorexia. But Nancy Levine and her daughter Rachel didn’t know this when the disease slowly—then all too quickly—took root." Enter to win a copy of Nancy Y. Levine & Rachel Levine Spates' "Light" from Rootstock Publishing #💙📚

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Today is the birthday of African American science fiction author Octavia E. Butler. The winner of numerous Hugo and Nebula Awards, she was the first science fiction author to receive a MacArthur Fellowship. #💙📚

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"Exciting, action-packed, and full of historical intrigue... perfect for teen and young adult readers who love time travel, epic battles, and fast-paced adventures." Enter to win a copy of Andrew Vega's "The Spartan Sacrifice" from Imbrifex Books #💙📚

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Happy Summer Solstice to all of our members in the northern hemisphere! #SummerSolstice #SummerSolstice2025 www.librarything.com/tag/summer%2...

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"After being shot ten times by her fiancé and left for dead, Katrina Brownlee miraculously survived and became a decorated NYPD detective... and founder of a nonprofit support group for at-risk women." Win copy of Katrina Brownlee's "And Then Came the Blue" from @akashicbooks.bsky.social #💙📚

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It's Friday. What are you reading? #💙📚 #FridayReads

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"Life is lonely in Queen Victoria’s London, especially for a talking vole. Chains may be the equal of any human detective, but there’s one case he can’t solve: where he came from and why he can speak." Win a copy of @karenbmccoy.bsky.social's "The Etiquette of Voles" from @apbooks.bsky.social #💙📚

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