The local network for readers

You are whatyou read. So are they.

Build a living bookshelf. Then meet the people around you who read like you do: to lend, borrow, and actually talk about the books.

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01 — Your shelf

Your shelf tells people who you are.

Every shelf is a branch of the neighborhood library. Add your books, mark what you'll share. That's how matches find you.

Point your phone at the barcode on the back of any book. It appears.

Hover a cover to see the marginalia

Small Gods
Let's discuss
Om is my favorite tortoise philosopher
Gödel, Escher, Bach
Will lend
You'll either love it or pretend to
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
On my shelf
Every reading reveals something new
Guards! Guards!
Free to good home
Own too many copies. A good problem.
The Dispossessed
Looking for this
The ambiguous utopia awaits

02 — Find your people

Five ways we match you with the right people.

Not just who’s nearby. Who actually gets the reference. Each signal adds weight; together they find the readers worth meeting.

  1. Shelf Twin

    Suspiciously similar shelves

    Example You both own that one Calvino nobody finishes. You both finished it.

  2. Book Scout

    They've been where you're going

    Example Owns three books on your maybe-someday list

  3. Neighbor

    Walking distance

    Example 800 meters away. Has the book. Puts the kettle on.

  4. Debate Partner

    The reader who argues back

    Example You'll argue about Kundera for an hour and both enjoy it

  5. Syllabus Survivor

    Shared academic scars

    Example Both required to read it. Both actually did.

More dots, stronger connection. Simple as that.

Your shelf is already an introduction

Stop reading alone. Meet them.

03 — Right next door

The people who read like you
are closer than you think.

biblocal lines up your shelf with the readers and bookshops around you, so a new book, and maybe a new friend, is only a short walk away.

Sarah K. 7 books
Corner Books 340 books
Marcus T. 12 books
Priya M. 5 books
Reader's Haven 520 books
You

Your neighbourhood, quietly full of fellow readers.

Your shelf is ready

Ready when
you are.

Add a few books. See who’s nearby. The rest tends to happen on its own: quietly, locally, one book at a time.