Goodreads Librarians Group discussion

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message 1: by L.B. (new)

L.B. Divine | 2 comments Hi! I’d love to join the librarians group so that I can stop emailing support, and therefore just edit my own book information. Thank you!


message 2: by lethe (new)

lethe | 16381 comments Joining the Librarians Group does not mean becoming a librarian. Members who want to become a librarian should do a quiz and even when passing they do not automatically get librarian status.

I see that you are a Goodreads Author. GR Authors cannot become librarians, but you should be able to edit your own books (depending on what it is you want to edit).


message 3: by Galicius (new)

Galicius | 5 comments This was an easy place to add books that are not listed on goodreads but no longer. The instructions are a labirynth that steer you mostly to monsthly paid subscriptions. There is a mention of "free" membership. Good luck in finding it!


message 4: by Galicius (new)

Galicius | 5 comments 📘This was an easy site to add a book I have in my hand that is not listed on goodreads, but no longer. The instructions are a labyrinth of confusion that steer you mostly to paid monthly subscriptions.


message 5: by Dobby [on hiatus] (last edited Jun 12, 2026 12:41PM) (new)

Dobby [on hiatus] (dobby0390) | 8747 comments There are no paid subscriptions for Goodreads members.

I'm sorry you've had difficulty finding the instructions on how to have a book added to the Goodreads catalog. They are the first pinned post in the Adding New Books & Editions folder:

How to request a book to be added to Goodreads provides a template you can copy/paste into a new post in that folder. Fill in the information, and submit. That's all there is to it.


message 6: by Galicius (new)

Galicius | 5 comments Dobby wrote: "There are no paid subscriptions for Goodreads members.

I'm sorry you've had difficulty finding the instructions on how to have a book added to the Goodreads catalog. They are the first pinned pos..."


Thank you Dobby for your information. I will make another attempt.


message 7: by Galicius (new)

Galicius | 5 comments Dobby wrote: "There are no paid subscriptions for Goodreads members.

I'm sorry you've had difficulty finding the instructions on how to have a book added to the Goodreads catalog. They are the first pinned pos..."


I posted my request as you instructed about June 14 and have yet to see my book added: Boleslaw Prus, Kroniki.


Dobby [on hiatus] (dobby0390) | 8747 comments There is quite a backlog in at least a couple of the folders. Unfortunately, Adding Books is one. I see that there has been about 35 *pages* of new requests added since June 14th. You can bump your request if you want, which moves it to the current day. If you do that, it's best if you add [Open] to your request heading so librarians will know the request hasn't been answered yet.

For the cover image of the book, if you can scan or take a photo of the front cover, we can use that. Add the photo to your profile here: https://www.goodreads.com/photo/new

In your request, add a line that you took a photo of the cover from the book you have and put it on your profile page. Include a link to the photo.

That gives a librarian all the information they need to create the new record.


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