Using Reading Plans
Reading plans are shared reading experiences hosted by your library — a book (or list of books), an optional weekly rhythm, and one place to see everyone reading along with you.
Kinds of Plans You’ll See
Section titled “Kinds of Plans You’ll See”Libraries run three kinds of plans:
| Kind | What it looks like |
|---|---|
| Together read | Everyone reads the same book on a weekly schedule — like a church-wide read or book club season |
| Pathway | An ordered list of books to work through at your own pace — like a new-members track |
| Challenge | A goal like “read 10 books this summer” — any books count, and the whole group’s total adds up |
Finding and Joining a Plan
Section titled “Finding and Joining a Plan”Plans you’ve joined live on your home page. To discover new ones, check each library page (every open plan is listed there with a Join button) or Reading Plans in the app. When a library announces a new plan you’ll get a notification, it shows up in the community activity feed, and an admin may send you a personal invitation or a link straight to the plan.
To join, open the plan and tap Join. That’s it — no setup. You need to be a member of the hosting library first; if you’re not, you’ll see a Go to library button to join there.
When you join, others in the plan can see your name and reading progress, and you’ll get a weekly nudge when a new week opens (you can mute this anytime — see below). Joining late is completely fine: the plan simply shows you where the group is (“Week 3 of 6”).
Your Week in the Plan
Section titled “Your Week in the Plan”The plan page always leads with this week: what to read, plus buttons to update your progress or Borrow a copy if the library has one available.
If the week has a discussion prompt, you can tap Add your reflection to share a short response (up to 500 characters). Everyone else’s reflections unlock once you’ve posted — or tap Read without posting if you’d rather just read. You can edit your reflection anytime, and react to others’ with a tap. Earlier weeks stay open, so late finishers can still join the conversation.
Progress Is Automatic
Section titled “Progress Is Automatic”You never track plan progress separately. Marking a book Finished anywhere in the app — from the book page, your collection, or the plan itself — automatically counts it in every plan you’ve joined that includes that book. For challenges, every book you finish during the plan’s dates counts.
Already read one of the plan’s books before it started? Tap Read it before? Count it on that book to get credit.
Finishing and Wrapping Up
Section titled “Finishing and Wrapping Up”When you finish everything, you’ll get a small celebration and a Finished 🎉 badge — and you can keep reflecting with the group until the plan ends. When the plan reaches its end date, it shows a wrap-up summary for a week and then archives itself. Archived plans stay readable under Past plans, so nothing you wrote disappears.
Notifications and Leaving
Section titled “Notifications and Leaving”Open the menu (⋯) on the plan page to:
- Mute notifications — stay in the plan without the weekly nudge. You can also turn off the whole Reading Plans category in your notification settings.
- Leave Plan — your reading history stays yours, and any reflections you posted remain visible to the group.
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Section titled “Still Need Help?”If you have questions about reading plans, contact support.