The Japan Foundation started a free digital library, which can be accessed in America and Canada!

I’m assuming it’s when the library is staffed, yeah, or maybe they’re referring to the fact that it takes a few days for library cards to be issued? In any case, once you have an account set up, you can use it at all hours of the day, assuming the website isn’t down.

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I cannot figure out how to get access, even though I have an Overdrive account.

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You need to sign up specifically for their library, I think.

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This thread popping up again prompted me to see what else they’ve added recently, and it looks like they have an LGBTQIA+ collection up for Pride Month, if that’s of interest to anyone else!

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I believe it works in more countries now?
I am in Denmark and I have Libby. Not sure how to test, so I just opened the latest link from @fallynleaf and searched for one of the books on my Libby, and sure enough I have a result:


Another search:

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