The Newsfeed page displays a continuous “feed” of titles from people you follow. If you are familiar with X (formerly Twitter) or other social media, you already understand how this works.
For example, suppose you are following Jane_C. Jane adds Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar to her shelves and gives it a 5-star rating. This book would appear on your Newsfeed page.
The feed doesn’t just contain highly rated items. For the people you follow, you’ll see:
- items they added to their shelves,
- lists they created,
- comments and ratings they added to specific titles,
- lists or comments by others that they liked.
For information on how to follow someone, see Following Others.
To view your Newsfeed
- Log in to your account.
- On the menu, click My Profile.
- Click on Community
- Click on Newsfeed
- Your newsfeed will load. You will only see activities if:
- you are following other users
- those other users have their activity set to public
- To see more of your feed, click the Show more button at the bottom of the page, .
How to Get a Useful Feed
The key to receiving a good feed of shared items is finding good people to follow. Here are some ideas to get started:
- View the details of a book or movie you loved. If another user has commented favorably, follow them.
- Find an interesting list on a subject that interests you, and follow its creator.
- Check the Recent Activity page for lists and reviews from library staff and follow them. Library staff are usually indicated with a special icon, or identifiable by username.