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. If you are not seeing content from the users you follow, it is likely because they are not contributing content.
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
You are in control of what you see in your newsfeed. 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.