Managing library holds and Libby app like a hobby

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Managing your Libby app and library holds like a hobby—checking, adding, researching, pining, (un)suspending holds, getting Lucky Day books, seeing that you’re 235th on the list for a book, requesting new purchases, monitoring….all to have five books become available at once.

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Kelly P

@kellypJun 25, 2026

It is a full time job run solely on book greed!!! 😅

Aya C

@ayaaaaJun 25, 2026

Omg yes. Book greed! 🙋🏽

Petra

@petrahschatzJun 26, 2026

Spot on!

Lida Richardson

@lidarichardsonJun 25, 2026

Why do all the books always become available at once??

Aya C

@ayaaaaJun 25, 2026

Feast and famine! Wtf. (Actually never famine. Who am I kidding? I’m just trying to keep up with my own appetite).

Meez Stephanie

@meezstephanieJun 26, 2026

It’s so true! Happens all the time. I try to renew… not possible! Used to be able to set a super d home time but now it seems like you have to do it manually.

Lida Richardson

@lidarichardsonJun 26, 2026

I have all these audiobook holds indefinitely suspended. Because also I keep putting a book on hold but being in the mood for a different book when it’s ready. It’s so complex!

Cathay

@cathayJun 28, 2026

Seriously why. I spend a lot of time looking at the wait times to stack them one week after another and inevitably they will come ALL AT ONCE. My only solution is to download them all the Kindle and put Kindle to airplane mode.

Meez Stephanie

@meezstephanieJun 28, 2026

ooh good idea

Sarah C

@sarahcJun 25, 2026

It’s the digital version of tsundoku!

Aya C

@ayaaaaJun 25, 2026

1000%

@allyphillipsJun 26, 2026

Are you in SF or does everyone have Lucky Day books? It’s like winning the lottery!

Aya C

@ayaaaaJun 26, 2026

I wasn’t sure if this was a widespread library term or just a local one, but I’m in Berkeley. And yes, Lucky Day feels like a jackpot!

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