Open Library

@openlibrary

We lend ebooks worldwide, for free. Over two million free ebooks available and 1M more in our lending library. A web page for every book.

San Francisco, California, USA
openlibrary.org
Joined January 2009
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    24 Oct 2016

    What are heavy? Sea-sand & sorrow What are brief? Today & tomorrow What are frail? Spring blossoms & youth What are deep? The ocean & truth.

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  2. Feb 21

    We have new, beautiful pamphlets to welcome volunteers! Learn more at

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  3. Feb 14

    Happy ! What a wonderful opportunity to remind your favorite books, authors, and loved ones how much you appreciate them! We're smitten by Barbara Maitland & David LaRochelle's, "The Bookstore Valentine" Looking for a Valentines day book?

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  4. Feb 4

    A recent upgrade to our authentication server has been overly-strict in limiting sign-on to users who have S3 keys generated for their accounts. The problem has been identified and a fix should be live within the hour. All data and accounts are safe and protected.

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  5. Feb 4

    We're noticing issues with recently created users not being able to login. We're investigating and will update here ASAP.

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  6. Jan 11

    Today is National Library Card Registration Day! Remember to show support for your public libraries. Also, treat yourself to a forever-free account and enjoy access to more than 3M million books online! 📚 📷

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  7. Jan 7

    Wow! Can you imagine if this happened to your Public Library and ... POOF 😲 just like that 💥 all their e-books suddenly vanished🌪️? Exhibit A: why libraries should own their books 📚💗 > in the modern era, you no longer actually own the things you buy.

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  8. 31 Dec 2019

    2019 is almost over—and so is our 2-to-1 donation match. This is your last chance to triple your impact and end the year on a high note!

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  9. 27 Dec 2019

    What are you reading over the holidays? Explore the classics, find new favorites, and indulge your love of literacy at Open Library this weekend—and if you’re still in a giving mood, feel free to chip in at !

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  10. 24 Dec 2019

    Last minute shopping for that person who has everything? How about sponsoring a book your friend will love in Open Library, with a dedication inside the cover? You’ll be giving a gift to the world as well!

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  11. Retweeted
    5 Dec 2019

    I used a lot in my investigation & exposure of . Plz consider a donation to support it & as free public resources. Tax deductible for US donors.

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  12. 3 Dec 2019

    is a website that millions depend on for free books. Perhaps that includes you. We know not everyone can afford to give. If you can, we're asking you humbly, chip in to ensure you have access to millions of books, forever, for free. Thank you!

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  13. 26 Nov 2019

    h/t to and putting this piece together.

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  14. 26 Nov 2019

    We just interviewed volunteer to talk about his new book and got a master class on project management. We hope you'll find these tips as useful as our team has.

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  15. 26 Nov 2019

    As we enter Thanksgiving 🦃 and end-of-year fundraising, the whole team wants to thank our readers, volunteers, and donors who make our work possible. It's a privilege serving you. Feeling generous? or sponsor books @

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  16. 26 Nov 2019

    Thanks for your writeup about 's book sponsorship program!

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  17. 23 Nov 2019

    Apologies, there was an issue at one of our data centers affecting our search cluster and lending. Our services are coming back online as we speak.

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  18. 13 Nov 2019

    One of our upstream internet service providers has dropped offline. We're working to re-route and restore service as quickly as we can. Thanks for your patience.

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  19. 13 Nov 2019

    We're experiencing an unscheduled outage at one of our data centers. We're investigating and will keep you posted ASAP. Apologies!

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  20. 7 Nov 2019

    Join us for Day at this weekend and help us honor the memory of one of 's original founders.

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  21. 6 Nov 2019

    This is BIG news for library & book 📚 lovers. + means "more books than ever" for 's readers. 🥳

    Announced at by : & uniting to scan, preserve & provide access to more books than ever. “Now libraries can provide books to knowing a digital copy will be created if one doesn’t yet exist”
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