Can organizations join LibraryThing?

LibraryThing was originally intended for the personal collections of individuals, couples and families. But churches and companies, schools and museums have also discovered it. To accomodate these, LibraryThing has a two step policy:

1. Organizational pricing

• Book clubs, knitting clubs, blog rings, etc. Use a personal account. In the future, there will some "group" features so members can have separate accounts but one joined library.
• Non-profit and not-for-profit organizations (small libraries, churches, clubs, schools, classrooms). Free to 200 books. $15/year for up to 5,000 books.
• For-profit (companies, booksellers*, organized crime). Free to 100 books. $30/year to 500 books. $50/year to 5,000 books.

Upgrade to an organizational account here.

2. Migration to a LibraryThing pro service

Currently, the only difference between organizational and personal LibraryThing accounts is the pricing.

We're working on a "pro service." This service will be partially separate, so personal users don't discover their "most similar library" is a company. It will also have additional features, such as a distinction between "user" and "administrator" accounts, basic circulation-tracking, etc. LibraryThing may end changing the pricing structure somewhat, but you will be grandfathered-in for the rest of your year.

By signing up for either of these accounts, you agree to the terms here.

*Booksellers may use LibraryThing to list their inventory, but not as their primary interface to sell books. They must pay for a for-profit organizational account, and are not allowed to solicit other LibraryThing users.

Questions?

See our FAQs for organizational accounts, or contact us with questions.