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Shelves

Shelves are one of the key organization features in Booklore. Just like shelves in a physical library, they let you group books by theme, purpose, or preference, for example: "To Read Next", "My Favorites", or "Sci-Fi Picks".

Books on a shelf can come from multiple libraries, and a single book can belong to multiple shelves.

📌 Default Shelves:
Booklore comes with a built-in Favorites shelf to help you quickly access your favorite reads.
You’ll also see an Unshelved section, this automatically lists books that haven’t been added to any shelf yet.

📚 How to Create a Shelf and Assign Books​

You can assign books to shelves in two ways:

➤ Option 1: From a Single Book​

  1. Click the three-dot menu on a book card.
  2. Select Assign Shelf.

Shelf Menu - Single Book

➤ Option 2: From Multiple Books​

  1. Hover over any book card and check the box.
  2. This will activate a bottom action bar.
  3. Click Assign Shelf to assign all selected books.

Shelf Menu - Multiple Books

🗂️ The Assign Shelf Dialog​

After using either option, the Assign Shelf dialog opens:

  • Select one or more existing shelves via checkboxes.
  • Or click Create Shelf to add a new one.

Assign Shelf Dialog

🛠️ Creating a New Shelf​

  1. Enter a name for your shelf.
  2. Choose an icon to help distinguish it.
  3. Click Save.

Create Shelf Form

You’ll then return to the assign dialog with your new shelf already selected.

Shelf Created and Assigned

📂 Viewing Shelves​

All your shelves are listed in the left sidebar. Click on any shelf to view its contents.

Shelf in Sidebar