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Organize books with reading statuses

Use the four shelves to make your library reflect what you are actually reading right now.

3 min read · Updated August 2026

MyBibliotheca library with books across Reading, Finished, DNF, and Plan to read statuses
Use My library’s shelf filters and views to keep the collection organized.

What each shelf means

Plan to read is for books you want to read later. Reading is for books in progress. Finished is for books you completed. DNF means you decided not to finish; it is a useful record, not a failure state.

Move a book to another shelf

  1. Open My library and select the book.
  2. Use the Reading status selector near the top of the book page for a quick move.
  3. Choose Update status. MyBibliotheca keeps your notes, rating, and reading history when the shelf changes.

Browse a shelf

On My library, use the status filters across the top to show All, Plan to read, Reading, Finished, or DNF. You can also switch between grid and list view and sort the results.

Good to know: Moving a book to Reading automatically records a start date when one is not already present. Moving it to Finished records a finish date when needed.