Library Readers discussion

1. Be a card-carrying member of your local library.

2. Research how to request books from your branch (usually it's right on their website)

3. Connect with authors on Goodreads that write the kinds of books you love.

4. Check at your library to see if that author's books are there or not.

5. If the book is not in the library, then request it!

6. If the book IS in the library, then check it out! Books checked out often means that library will be more likely to buy books by that author again.

Since there's usually a limit on how many books you can request in a year, please only request books you personally would like to read or are in genres that interest you (because you can then continue your support of authors by perhaps reviewing the book later if you're so moved).

Can you imagine the impact we, as readers, could have on the library system? Can you imagine as an author what it would be like to have a copy of your book in every library?

This sounds great! It has been a challenge to get my first children's book in libraries and I have two more children's books in the series releasing soon. I am looking forward to participating.

Thanks, Kristine, for inviting me to join this group! I have been encouraging kids everywhere to request my Hawaiian Island Detective Club at their local library--especially with the summer reading right now. Aloha! --Cheryl

This is marvelous and it has been a challenge for me too to get my book in Libraries. Trust my dream will come true as we have a caring platform in Goodread.

Be persistent. You have a right to request books. Keep asking until someone tells you!

Ashley wrote: "My library system seems strangely private about how to request books. The librarians don't really want to tell me and there is no hint on their website about requesting/encouraging new books. :/"

I ran into the same attitude and a look down the nose attitude toward self publishing. Sheesh!