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internetarchive / openlibrary

openlibrary

One webpage for every book ever published!

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What it is

One webpage for every book ever published!

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Where it is used

No documented product use was verified in the last source check.

What people are saying

I love Open Library (and the internet archive project in general)—I've read so many good books through them! I really hope they don't get shut down. They're also truly open…

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This week on Hacker News

Nov 8–Nov 15 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/15/2026, 2:04:58 PM UTC.

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Mentions over time

HN mentions by year45 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2019-11-06 22:21:37 UTC to 2026-04-09 20:29:31 UTC.

051015202019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments20192020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 21 mentions; 0 submissions, 21 comments2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 7 mentions; 0 submissions, 7 comments2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 0 submissions, 2 comments20222023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 2 mentions; 0 submissions, 2 comments2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 6 mentions; 1 submissions, 5 comments2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 5 mentions; 0 submissions, 5 comments2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments. Incomplete calendar period.2026*

* An incomplete calendar period is marked with an outlined bar. Its count is not directly comparable with a full period.

Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.

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PeriodStart (UTC)End (exclusive, UTC)MentionsSubmissionsComments
20192019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101
20202020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC21021
20212021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC707
20222022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC202
20232023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC202
20242024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC615
20252025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC505
2026 (partial)2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101

What Hacker News says

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raybb·Mar 3, 2025
Location: US (on the move) Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: Yes Technologies: Python, Javascript, Vue, GCP, etc Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rlberger/ Full-stack web developer with 5+ years experience. I've been doing hobby coding for Internet Archive's Open Library (https://github.com/internetarchive/openlibrary/pulls?q=is%3A...) while completing a MSc in Urban Studies. My main project right now is Urbanism Now, a weekly urbanism rounderup newsletter to bring the best ideas from around the world to inspire action where you (c)are. https://urbanismnow.com/ I'd be interested in something at the intersection of urban issues (mobility, housing, construction, sustainability, food systems, etc) and prefer to work contract but willing to work full time for the right job. If you're working at the intersection of urban
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issues and tech drop me a note even if you're not hiring so I can follow along.
In Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (March 2025)
raybb·Feb 3, 2025
Location: US (on the move) Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: Yes Technologies: Python, Javascript, Vue, GCP, etc Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rlberger/ Full-stack web developer with 5+ years experience. I've been doing hobby coding for Internet Archive's Open Library (https://github.com/internetarchive/openlibrary/pulls?q=is%3A...) while completing a MSc in Urban Studies. My main project right now is Urbanism Now, a weekly urbanism rounderup newsletter to bring the best ideas from around the world to inspire action where you (c)are. https://urbanismnow.com/ I'd be interested in something at the intersection of urban issues (mobility, housing, construction, sustainability, food systems, etc) and prefer to work contract but willing to work full time for the right job. If you're working at the intersection of urba
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n issues and tech drop me a note even if you're not hiring so I can follow along.
In Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (February 2025)

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