Literashare
Tables of secondhand books under warm lamps in an evening bookshop
Now open in New York City

Share books
with your neighbors

A community-powered book exchange. Give away books you love, discover what's on shelves near you, and hand them off in person. Every book is a gift from one neighbor to another.

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Literashare is NYC-only for now — more neighborhoods and cities are on the way. Not in New York? Join the waitlist

How Literashare works

A home bookshelf with plants and well-loved books

Share your shelf

List the books you're ready to give away. Neighbors can browse your collection without ever seeing your exact address.

Go to My library →
A neighborhood free-library box full of books

Discover nearby

Search shelves within a few miles of you. Find what you've been looking for — or stumble onto something unexpected.

Go to Find →
Two neighbors reading one book together at a park table

Reserve and meet

Request a few books a week and arrange a handoff wherever suits you both — a stoop, a lobby, a coffee shop.

Go to Messages →

Every book here is a gift.

When a neighbor hands you a book, it's yours to keep — read it, pass it on, or give it back someday if you like. Literashare doesn't track loans or arrange returns, so list a book only when you're happy to see it go to a good home.