It's Christmas Eve—time for Jólabókaflóð! An Icelandic tradition, "The Christmas Book Flood" involves the gifting of books at the holiday, which are read Christmas Eve night, with some hot chocolate. Sounds like a book-lover's dream! #Jólabókaflóð #ChristmasBookFlood

Help your patrons find the perfect book for their holiday travels. Get a list of books with specific themes and plots on Talpa Search! Try it yourself: www.talpasearch.com #BookSky #libraries #💙📚 #holidays #family #travel

On this day, in 1823, the classic Christmas poem, "A Visit from St. Nicholas"—more frequently known today as "The Night Before Christmas"—was first published in the Troy Sentinel newspaper in New York. It gave us many of the details of the "Santa story." #TheNightBeforeChristmas #💙📚 #Booksky

TinyCat Webinars are on pause (🐾) until January 7, 2026. See you then!

The December 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

Happy #WinterSolstice to all of our members in the northern hemisphere! It is the shortest day of the year, and has therefore also been named Short Story Day. What are some of your favorite short stories and short story writers? #shortstories #💙📚 #Booksky www.librarything.com/tag/short%20...

The Texas Astronomical Society did a beautiful job setting up their TinyCat library. Take a look for yourself: www.librarycat.org/lib/TexasAstro #BookSky #libraries #💙📚 #astronomy

On this day, in 1843, Charles Dickens' holiday classic, "A Christmas Carol," was first published. The first edition sold out by Christmas Eve, and the book became an instant sensation, with thirteen editions published by the end of 1844. #💙📚 #Booksky #AChristmasCarol

It's Friday. What are you reading? #FridayReads #💙📚 #Booksky Join our discussion over in Talk: www.librarything.com/topic/376386

Is your library going to be closed this season? TinyCat lets you extend due dates till you reopen! Keep your records tidy and avoid bothering patrons while your library is closed. Extend your due dates from the Transactions page: www.librarycat.org/admin/transa... #books #libraries #holidays #💙📚

IT'S OUT! The top library books of 2025, from Syndetics Unbound, @LibraryThing and @clarivateag.bsky.social proquest.syndetics.com/news/2025/12... 🧵

A LibraryThing member recently spotted our CueCat barcode scanners on display at the Computer History Museum in CA! CueCat availability is limited — as far as we know, we bought the last of them! Get your own museum piece while supplies last, now on sale for $5: www.librarything.com/more/store

"Evaluates endings, beginnings, and the connectedness of humans to nature.” ―Foreword Reviews Enter to win a copy of Cassondra Windwalker's "The Gardener's Wife's Mistress" from @typeeighteenbooks.bsky.social #💙📚 #Booksky www.librarything.com/ner/detail/5...

Today is the birthday of the great English author Jane Austen, whose novels have been reprinted countless times, and interpreted through many film and television productions. Which are your favorites, of Austen's works? #JaneAusten #💙📚 #Booksky

The new novella anthology from Running Wild contains six fabulous tales! Enter to win a copy of "Running Wild Novella Anthology, Volume 9 Book 1," edited by @lisadkastner.bsky.social from @runningwildllc.bsky.social #💙📚 #Booksky www.librarything.com/ner/detail/5...

Thank you, Pourthe! Sign up for your own TinyCat library here: www.librarycat.org/signup. Personal libraries are free! #BookSky #libraries #💙📚

Come join LibraryThing's 2025 Winter Holiday Hunt! This hunt is meant to celebrate the season of light, and the holidays it brings. We wish all our members a Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, and an entertaining hunt! #treasurehunt #winterholidays #💙📚 #Booksky

“Part love story, part spiritual reckoning... an uplifting testament to the freedom that arrives when you refuse to call your love a sin.” Enter to win a copy of Barbara Wilson's "Through the Closet Door" from Wise Media Group #💙📚 #Booksky www.librarything.com/ner/detail/5...

LibraryThing sat down this month with author Loretta Ellsworth / @lorettaellsworth.bsky.social in order to discuss her new historical novel, "The Jilted Countess," due out from HarperCollins next month. #LorettaEllsworth #authorinterviews #💙📚 #Booksky

"Unique and powerful. I will think about these characters for a long time." - Jessica Francis Kane Enter to win a copy of Mary Vensel White's "Resonant Blue and Other Stories" from @typeeighteenbooks.bsky.social #💙📚 #Booksky

LibraryThing wishes our members a very Happy Hanukkah! May your holiday season be filled with warmth and light. #Hanukkah #Hanukkah2025 www.librarything.com/tag/Hanukkah

"This book provides examples of how Judaism has evolved from the time of Moses." Enter to win a copy of Israel Drazin's "Rational Ideas: Book Two" from Gefen Publishing #💙📚 #Booksky

Today is the National Day of the Horse, chosen by Congress in celebration of our equine friends and their contribution to American history and culture. Of course, horses have also had a huge impact on the history and culture of many countries. #DayoftheHorse #horses #horsebooks #💙📚 #Booksky

"Confronts the persistent brutalities of our world through poetry that both names and resists the injustices shaping it." Enter to win a copy of Jami Macarty's "The Long Now Conditions Permit: Poems" from @unvpress.bsky.social #💙📚 #Booksky

The 2025 Year in Review is now available on LibraryThing! Now in its third year, it's better than ever! We've added lots of new information, in order to give you even more insight into your LibraryThing activity over the course of 2025.

"When you're ready to live again, love often has a way of finding you." Enter to win a copy of Deborah Clack's "Even After This" from Haven Fiction / Baker Publishing #💙📚 #Booksky

It's Friday. What are you reading? #FridayReads #💙📚 #Booksky Join our discussion over in Talk: www.librarything.com/topic/376106

"Is it a harrowing nightmare or a test of faith?" Enter to win a copy of Tsafi Timor's "October 7: A Story of Courage and Resurrection" from Gefen Publishing #💙📚 #Booksky

Get your bookish gifts in time for the holidays! 🎁 Everything is on sale at the LibraryThing Store through January 6! #holidaygifts #holidaybargains #💙📚 #Booksky www.librarything.com/more/store

An anti-authority addict ironically joins the Army after the September 11th attacks to help in the fight against the terrorist in Afghanistan only to find himself in a war that had nothing to do with 9-11 or terrorism... Win a copy of "No Fucks Given" from @runningwildllc.bsky.social #💙📚 #Booksky

December 10th is a great day in the annals of British children's (and adult) literature, as it saw the birth of George MacDonald (1824), L.M. Boston (1892), Mary Norton (1903), and Rumer Godden (1907). Which of them have you read? #GeorgeMacDonald #LMBoston #MaryNorton #RumerGodden #💙📚 #Booksky

“A long forgotten elephant has risen back to life, more entertaining than even his first romp through Wilmington’s storied streets.” —Rob Levin Enter to win a copy of Bill Shomo & Tim Knickerbocker's "Topsy’s Big Escape" from Rootstock Publishing #💙📚 #Booksky

On this day, in 1905, O. Henry's classic Christmas tale, "The Gift of the Magi," was first published in the pages of the New York Sunday World Magazine. It would go on to become one of the best-loved tales of the season. #GiftoftheMagi #💙📚 #Booksky

"In A Grain of Sand in Lambeth, poetry becomes a lens through which to explore the complex, visionary world of William Blake." Enter to win a copy of @geoffreybabbitt.bsky.social's "A Grain of Sand in Lambeth: Poems" from @unvpress.bsky.social #💙📚 #Booksky

Wake up! It's webinar day! The TinyCat webinar is at 1:00pm EST every Wednesday. It's a chance to ask questions, get help, and collect tips and tricks. Zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/85882643642 #BookSky #libraries #💙📚

"An inspiring children’s picture book that celebrates school pride, kindness, and unity." Enter to win a copy of @cmharrisbooks.bsky.social & Deni Nuhoho's "We Are the Future: Proud, Kind, United" from Purple Diamond Press #💙📚 #Booksky

“Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul And sings the tune without the words And never stops at all.” ― Emily Dickinson Today is the birthday of American poet Emily Dickinson, born on this day in 1830. #EmilyDickinson #💙📚 #Booksky

"From Pulitzer and National Book Award finalist Anand Gopal, a mesmerizing and powerful account of six Syrians fighting for a better world." Enter to win a copy of Anand Gopal's "Days of Love and Rage" from @simonandschuster.bsky.social #💙📚 #Booksky

Today is Dewey Decimal System Day, recognizing this widespread library classification system. Have you looked at your Dewey Decimal chart, in your LibraryThing Charts & Graphs section? #deweydecimalsystem #💙📚 #Booksky

"Prepare your child to earn, save, and spend wisely..." Enter to win a copy of Stephen Day's "Teach a Kid to Save" from @revellbooks.bsky.social #💙📚 #Booksky

2025 is almost at an end, and that means it's time for LibraryThing staff and members to share their top five books of the year! #topbooksof2025 #💙📚 #Booksky

A luminous and heartfelt picture book that explores how the people and things we love never truly leave us—they live on in our memories." Enter to win a copy Suria Scapin & Lumina Pirilampus' "Never Forgotten," trans. by Maria Carolina Reichmann Rodrigues, from Catavento Press #💙📚 #Booksky

Today is Christmas Card Day, in honor of the creation of the first professionally-produced Christmas card, in 1843, for Sir Henry Cole. Cole was an English civil servant and, under the pseudonym Felix Summerly, an inventor and children's author. #ChristmasCardDay #💙📚 #Booksky

"Rathar and Gisela must embrace their roots and each other in order to fight this new darkness that threatens the Provinces..." Enter to win a copy of Meg Davis's "Lily of the Valley" from @runningwildllc.bsky.social #💙📚 #Booksky

Today is the birthday of Mary Stuart—AKA, Mary, Queen of Scots. A figure whose life story has been debated and retold many times, in literature and in film, she met her tragic end in 1587, when she was beheaded. #MaryQueenofScots #MaryStuart #💙📚 #Booksky

"What if the emotions we fight hardest against—anger, shame, envy, regret, jealousy, annoyance, despair—are not enemies to be vanquished but essential guides to self-knowledge?" Enter to win a copy of Daniel Smith's "Hard Feelings" from @simonschusterca.bsky.social #💙📚 #Booksky

Important updates from Cinnamon and Nutmeg at the The Chapel of the Cross TinyCat library... I mean, c'mon.

From screenwriter Meg Richman comes a quirky, lyrical debut coming-of-age tale about a complex character curious about the numinous yet tied to a physical world that’s steeped in political upheaval. Enter to win a copy of @megrichman.bsky.social's "Freya the Deer" from Rootstock Publishing #Booksky

Today is the birthday of American novelist Willa Cather, who is particularly known for her depiction of life on the Great Plains. Her top-rated books on LibraryThing are "My Ántonia" and "O Pioneers!" Have you read her work? #WillaCather #💙📚 #Booksky

If you have a Library Thing account, here’s your chance to request The Crown of Zeus by Christine Norris, a tale of four young teens who discover the dangerous secrets of an old manor. www.librarything.com/ner/detail/5... #mythology #YA @christinenorris.bsky.social