Observed arrival · 2026-10-13
Shelf of Mind: a home library with an antilibrary
An iPhone home-library app for cataloging where books live, who borrowed them, and which ones are still unread.
- For
- Readers managing books across a home library
- Worth noticing
- It lists barcode, cover, whole-shelf, and CSV import, plus shelf addresses organized around rooms and bookcases.
Field notes
The catalog models a household in rooms, bookcases, and shelves, with each entry able to carry an address, lending history, reading state, and collector details such as inscriptions or a first edition. Intake options listed include barcode scans, cover photos, whole-shelf photos, and CSV import. The site calls unread books an “antilibrary,” offers optional public library pages, and says users can export their data; those capabilities are described on the homepage rather than demonstrated in the supplied extract.
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