Promoting your library

Everything you need to grow your library lives in one place. Open your library, tap Manage, then Promote.

At the top of Promote, choose who can join with the link you’re about to send, then tap Share link to send it anywhere—text, group chat, social media, a bulletin board post.

People request to join (the default) shares your library’s page URL. Anyone who opens it sees your library’s join preview—its name, photo, description, and member and book counts—and can send a join request. You review and approve each request in People → Requests. Use this when you want to vet every member before they join.

People join instantly shares your library’s join link instead. Anyone who taps it becomes a member immediately—no approval step. Use this for groups you already trust, like a congregation group chat or a members-only email list.

Your instant-join link

Your library has one instant-join link. It’s created the first time you select People join instantly, it never expires, and it keeps working until you reset it.

Under the link you can see how many people have joined with it. If the link ever spreads further than you intended, tap Reset link—the old link stops working immediately and a fresh one takes its place. Anyone holding the old link can no longer join with it instantly (they can still ask to join from it, and you approve each request).

If you created multiple auto-join links with the older version of this tool, they appear under Older links when you select People join instantly. They keep working until you turn them off—turn off any you no longer want in circulation.

Instant-join links show a branded preview card in iMessage and WhatsApp.

If someone opens a reset or turned-off instant-join link: they see an “Invitation expired” page that still shows your library name. They can’t join instantly from the old link, but they can tap Request to join to ask—you approve each request. (If they aren’t signed in yet, they sign in first and come straight back to the request.) Send them the fresh link if they should join instantly.

Print flyer & QR code

Tap Print flyer & QR code to get a scannable code that opens your library page.

Share QR — saves a clean PNG you can drop into Canva, presentation slides, or a social post.
Save flyer — a letter-size PNG with your library name, QR code, and instructions, ready to print. Post it on a bulletin board, front desk, or window.

The QR code always opens your library page—people who scan it see your join preview and send a join request, and you approve each member. It never uses your instant-join link, so it’s safe to post in public spaces.

At your plan’s member limit, Print flyer & QR code is turned off. Promote explains why and links the owner to Plan & billing. A flyer or QR code you already printed still opens the library, and that person joins the waiting list.

Invite by email

Send a personal invite to someone’s email address. They receive a branded email with an Accept invitation button.

Tap Invite by email on the Promote page.
Add addresses (up to 50 at once, or import from CSV), then tap Continue.
Optionally add a personal message, then Continue.
Review the recipients and tap Send.

Invitations expire after 14 days. Tap Sent invitations on the Promote page to see the status of every invite (Pending, Accepted, or Expired), resend one to reset its 14-day window, or cancel it.

Announcement template

Tap Announcement template for a pre-written message you can copy and paste into a church bulletin, group email, or social media post. The text is personalised with your library name and book count.

Edit the text directly before copying, or tap Reset to default to restore the original. Then tap Copy and paste it wherever your community will see it.

At your plan’s member limit, Announcement template is turned off, with the same explanation and upgrade link.

Embed on your website

Tap Embed on your website to get a small HTML snippet that places a branded library badge on any webpage.

Toggle between Light and Dark themes to match your site, then copy the snippet and paste it into your HTML. Visitors who click the badge land on your library page’s join preview, where they can request to join.

At your plan’s member limit, Embed on your website is turned off, with the same explanation and upgrade link. A badge already on your site still opens the library, and that visitor joins the waiting list.

When an invitation expires or stops working

Email invitation expired: Resend it from Promote → Sent invitations—this resets the 14-day clock.
Instant-join link was reset: Share the new link—it’s already waiting under People join instantly. The old one stopped working the moment you reset it.
Someone’s stuck with a dead link: They can’t find your library on their own, so send them a fresh link—or share your library page link so they can request to join instead.

Tips

The email address doesn’t need to match. Invitations work by link—recipients can accept even if they sign in with a different address (so they can also forward these invites to others).
Re-inviting the same email refreshes an expired invitation instead of creating a duplicate.
Plan limits apply. At 80% and 90% of the active-member limit you’ll see a notice, and copying the share link still works. At the limit, the share link, new email invitations, the flyer and QR code, the announcement template, and the website badge are turned off, with a link to Plan & billing. People who already have a link join a waiting list instead of seeing an error. Instant-join visitors are added automatically when there is room. Email invitations and requests to join wait for your approval on People → Requests. A bulk email list is sent in full or not at all: if more people still need an invitation than there are seats left, nothing is sent.
Promote needs a public URL. If you see “Set up your public URL,” go to Manage → Settings → Library identity and add a library link first.

Still Need Help?

If invitations aren’t sending or links aren’t working, contact support.