This year, as part of Google Summer of Code (GSoC), the Internet Archive is collaborating with two outstanding contributors to make it easier for patrons to find relevant books on Open Library. Tanishq Sangwan, a 19-year-old from Gurugram,
This year, as part of Google Summer of Code (GSoC), the Internet Archive is collaborating with two outstanding contributors to make it easier for patrons to find relevant books on Open Library. Tanishq Sangwan, a 19-year-old from Gurugram,
Early, around 7:30am Pacific, on Tuesday, April 28th, high database load was detected on OpenLibrary.org. Investigation revealed a set of at least 38,703 residential IP addresses performing a coordinated sqlinjection attack on a vulnerable
Early, around 7:30am Pacific, on Tuesday, April 28th, high database load was detected on OpenLibrary.org. Investigation revealed a set of at least 38,703 residential IP addresses performing a coordinated sqlinjection attack on a vulnerable
Today’s challenge is to find “The Secret of Secrets“, by Dan Brown using Open Library search. It’s not impossible, but it is not easy… And it’s not just because the Я is backwards on the cover. If you search for “the secret of secrets“, you…
Today’s challenge is to find “The Secret of Secrets“, by Dan Brown using Open Library search. It’s not impossible, but it is not easy… And it’s not just because the Я is backwards on the cover. If you search for “the secret of secrets“, you…
Hi! I’m Catherine, a curious and avid librarygoer, currently pursuing a career transition into the Library and Information Sciences field. I joined the Open Library Librarian’s Team as a Librarian-In-Training during the summer of 2025 to le…
Open Library volunteers regularly work behind the scenes to build collections and improve access to books from around the world. One of these is Nazar Kotsur, who has contributed as a volunteer librarian since 2022. A student pursuing a bac…
Open Library is powered by a global community of volunteers, a small team of staff, and several extraordinary, handpicked volunteer fellows who are picked to work alongside staff to tackle ambitious, high impact projects. This week, we’re f…
A team of volunteer Open Librarians have worked together to organize the many Nancy Drew book series into a beautiful collection on Open Library. If you’re excited about this collection, you can direct your thanks to Open Library volunteer
Highlights From the 2025 Open Library Community Celebration This year, staff, fellows, and volunteers made a number of improvements to Open Library. Here are some highlights of contributors’ accomplishments in 2025, as presented in the annu…
Setbacks: 2025 has been a challenging year for the Open Library community and the library world. We began the year by upgrading our systems in response to cybersecurity incidents and fortifying our web services to withstand relentless DDOS