By readers, for readers
Build your local community library
The books of the world are collecting dust on our bookshelves. Librea revives them, neighbourhood by neighbourhood.
iOS is in public testing — Android is coming soon.
Why join Librea?
Make reading affordable, sustainable and social.
Become a Librea librarian. Skip the bookshop, meet your neighbour. Librea helps you save money and connect over the books we love — without a single tree falling.
How it works
Four steps to get started.
Here's how Librea turns your bookshelf into a shared library.
Our promise
No catch. Just books.
Free to use
Download and use Librea for free.
Safe and private
We never share your exact location, and reader ratings help you meet with confidence.
Effortless by design
Only engage when you want to — no obligations, no pressure.
What readers say
Real people, real books.
"I borrowed three books from neighbours I'd never met and lent out a dozen of my own. My shelf finally has a purpose."
Laura M.
Librearian in Berlin
"Finally something that treats books like a library, not a shop — just readers sharing what they love."
Jonas R.
Librearian since beta
"I found a book I'd been hunting for months on a shelf half a kilometre away, and borrowed it the same day."
Sophie K.
Librearian in Vienna
"I started a little book-sharing circle in my neighbourhood. There are forty of us now, all librearians."
Anna M.
Started a community in Munich
From the blog
