Highlights from this week’s deploy notes: 1. 1000+ Translations: We now have 85%+ translation coverage of the website in 15+ languages. 2. Updated Team Page: Say hello to a handful of new 2026 Fellows openlibrary.org/about/team See everything here: tinyurl.com/4z9w42zt

So much is new this week--including new shelf actions button across the site, a more user-friendly way to search the full text of books, and Azerbaijani translation. tinyurl.com/4hr82cx8

Pull requests · internetarchive/openlibrary

One webpage for every book ever published! Contribute to internetarchive/openlibrary development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Contributors made lots of improvements to Open Library in this week’s deploy. See the list here: tinyurl.com/y6ec38md

Release deploy-2026-09-23-at-19-23 · internetarchive/openlibrary

What's Changed Lint z-index in Lit component styles, warn on primitive tokens by @lokesh in #13628 Build affiliate stores as one ordered list by @cdrini in #13641 Drop ol-web1 from the deploy/rest...

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Open Library’s latest deploy is out. See what changed here: tinyurl.com/wen7my3k

The latest Open Library deploy is live. See what’s new here: tinyurl.com/3yj8wfeh

Release deploy-2026-09-03-at-22-34 · internetarchive/openlibrary

Highlights FastAPI now fronts testing.openlibrary.org — prod next Acquisitions harvester live: Gutenberg, BWB, Lenny feeds import with buy/open-access links Rating no longer bumps books off your s...

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Open Library’s latest deploy makes browsing faster, improves the accessibility and mobile experience of book carousels, allows staff to better monitor search performance, and lets you share URLs that preserve your list vs. grid preference. tinyurl.com/nma7s8ya

Release deploy-2026-08-18-at-16-12 · internetarchive/openlibrary

TL;DR Open Library — Aug 18, 2026 Browsing is faster. Subject pages load results immediately while filters catch up in the background. Book carousels are smoother, with better mobile scrolling and ...

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The latest Open Library deploy included 28 PRs, which improved search, discovery, UI, and infrastructure. See what changed here. tinyurl.com/3j6wa7vb

Release deploy-2026-08-11-at-17-16 · internetarchive/openlibrary

What's Changed fix: keep catalog export links in a row below floated columns (author page) by @lokesh in #13219 Fix #13202: render markdown links whose URL contains parentheses by @nancypatel12 in...

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Google Summer of Code contributor @som-nnamani.bsky.social is leading an effort to add structured tag data to books in Open Library so they can be searched by genre and subgenre. tinyurl.com/bde2337e

Google Summer of Code contributor Tanishq Sangwan is working to help new patrons discover books of interest and have a smoother experience. tinyurl.com/bde2337e

Two Google Summer of Code contributors, Tanishq Sangwan and @som-nnamani.bsky.social, are working to make it easier to find the books most relevant to you on Open Library. tinyurl.com/bde2337e

Congratulations to @som-nnamani.bsky.social and @tanishqq.bsky.social on being selected as Open Library's 2026 Google Summer of Code Fellows.

This week’s deploy improves search relevance, infrastructure, translations and more. tinyurl.com/36cpmdvh

Happy National Superhero Day! Find your next favorite tale of courage and heroism here: tinyurl.com/3uvpr5kp

Celebrate Earth Day with these books about caring for our planet. tinyurl.com/28zzyc7p

Join @archive.org, the nonprofit behind Open Library, in person this week, for the launch of Vanishing Culture.

Internet Archive@archive.org · 6mo ago

Flash was everywhere. Now it's gone. Sound familiar? Flash is just part of the story of VANISHING CULTURE, a new book exploring the fight to preserve our fragile digital history. 📖 Join us for the book launch! 📅 Apr 23 🕠 Doors 5:30 PM 📍 300 Funston Ave, SF 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/vanishing-...

We’re working to improve search by 10%. Read about some improvements coming next week. tinyurl.com/hz6nftcm

Catherine Gosztonyi curated the #canadareads collection in Open Library. Read about her journey and what she learned as a Librarian-in-Training. tinyurl.com/4crup7tr

The Open Library weekly deploy is now complete. See what changed here: tinyurl.com/3bcbdye6

Comparing deploy-2026-04-09-at-21-09...master · internetarchive/openlibrary

One webpage for every book ever published! Contribute to internetarchive/openlibrary development by creating an account on GitHub.

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The Open Library weekly deploy is now complete. See changes here: tinyurl.com/mtjh2jjm

On #WorldHealthDay, explore books on global health, spanning public health research, policy, and systems. tinyurl.com/4y4ewp9z

Read more about Nazar’s work and its place in the digital commons. (3 of 3)

Internet Archive@archive.org · 6mo ago

3️⃣/3️⃣ This helps keep these books from slipping into obscurity 🌫️ by maintaining their place in the digital record 💾 and preserving their long-term discoverability online 🔗👀. Full story ⤵️ blog.openlibrary.org/2026/03/24/f... #OpenLibrary @archive.org

Nazar contributes to multiple open-source efforts to preserve important books. (2 of 3)

Internet Archive@archive.org · 6mo ago

2️⃣/3️⃣ Without their work, countless books could be lost to time, obscurity, or disappear from the internet forever 💻❌. Nazar, also a part-time Wikisource development consultant for Wikimedia Ukraine 🇺🇦, created a list 📝 that connects Open Library book catalog records 📖 to readable texts in Wikisource.

Nazar Kotsur has contributed to Open Library as a volunteer librarian since 2022. (1 of 3)

Internet Archive@archive.org · 6mo ago

Open Library volunteers like Nazar Kotsur 👨‍💻 work behind the scenes every day. From tracking Ukrainian books that aren’t yet online to improving access via Wikisource, his work keeps culture from disappearing. Learn more 👇 blog.openlibrary.org/2026/03/24/f... 🧵1️⃣/3️⃣ #OpenLibrary

On Thursday 2026-03-26 at 10am PT, we plan to put @openlibrary in Read-Only mode for ~1 hour as we perform necessary database upgrades. At this time: login, reading log, and editing will be unavailable. One may borrow at archive.org. Thanks for your patience!

Nazar Kotsur, a volunteer librarian with Open Library, is helping make Ukrainian texts more accessible by linking books to @wikisource.bsky.social — where source texts have been transcribed into easier-to-read digital formats. Read about his work. tinyurl.com/5n97txbe

Hear from @brewster.kahle.org, digital librarian and founder of @archive.org—the nonprofit behind Open Library. In this ATG podcast with Michael Upshall from @chashub.bsky.social, Kahle discusses the challenges of preserving humanity’s knowledge in a global, open library.

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Internet Archive's digital librarian, @Brewster.Kahle.org, discusses the fight to preserve humanity’s knowledge against closed platforms & digital decay with a global, open library. Watch the ATG Podcast with Michael Upshall ⤵️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ-R... @chashub.bsky.social

Celebrate 3.14 by diving into books as infinite as Pi. tinyurl.com/3vbxv26e

Meet Engineering Fellow Ben Deitch, and learn how his contributions have improved the Open Library experience for readers around the world. tinyurl.com/j44mnjt8

This #WorldWildlifeDay, mark this year’s theme by exploring books on medicinal and aromatic plants in Open Library. tinyurl.com/yc4e787a

On this Future Knowledge podcast, author Edward Wilson-Lee talks about the true story behind "The Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books." The book chronicles the adventures of Hernando Colón, who sailed with his father Christopher Columbus before setting out to build a library of everything ever printed.

Internet Archive@archive.org · 8mo ago

Shipwrecks, mutiny & Hernando Colón’s quest to collect everything ever printed. Tune in to the Future Knowledge #podcast to hear Edward Wilson-Lee & Brewster Kahle discuss THE CATALOGUE OF SHIPWRECKED BOOKS. 🎧 Listen & subscribe: futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/the... #InternetArchive