Libby Book Monitor
Community64/100Track book availability on Libby/OverDrive libraries. Search library catalogues, manage a watchlist, and get notified when books are added. Use for "libby", "check libby", "libby watchlist", "is book on libby", "book available", "overdrive", "library catalogue", "ספרייה", "ספרים".
Trust score 64/100 (Community) · 12+ installs · MIT license
Israeli readers who use Libby/OverDrive digital libraries (such as Tel Aviv's 'Israel Digital' or US public libraries) have no way to know when a new book is added to the catalogue. Libby itself doesn't notify users about catalogue additions, and checking a wishlist by hand is tedious.
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Developers? Install via command line (CLI)
npx skills-il add alexpolonsky/agent-skill-libby-book-monitor -a claude-codeWhen to Apply
- Want to know when a specific book becomes available in a digital library
- Maintaining a wishlist of wanted books over time
- Need a daily cron-based check that notifies on newly added books
- Want to search across multiple library catalogues (Tel Aviv, NYPL, etc.)
- Managing separate watchlists for multiple household members
Try These Prompts
Search Tel Aviv's Israel Digital catalogue for Andy Weir's 'Project Hail Mary' and report whether it's currently available.
Add 'Kafka on the Shore' by Haruki Murakami to my watchlist on the telaviv catalogue. Run a `check` without `--notify` to see current status.
Show me the cron line that runs the watchlist check for profile 'jane' once a day at 08:00 and only prints newly found books.
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