Did You Know Libraries Can Order Your Book But Won't Unless You Ask?
by Silvia Passiflora, Founder & Publisher | Scriptaluna
June 9, 2026
Most people think distribution is the finish line.
You upload your book to IngramSpark, you check the "available to libraries" box, you exhale. The system is supposed to handle the rest. But while, IngramSpark makes your book orderable, convincing a county librarian to purchase it is another matter.
That part is on the author. That's a personal introduction, a letter, a human being standing at an acquisitions desk with a proof copy and something worth saying. That's what I'm doing. For everyone else: I need your help.
If you're reading this from California, Alaska, Oregon, or Michigan — you are my ground team. You don't need to do anything complicated. Walk into your local library, ask for the acquisitions desk or the librarian on duty, and tell them you'd like to request a title. Here's everything they'll need:
Title: Aurora Cantus: A Poet's Book of Hours
Author: Silvia Passiflora
Publisher: Scriptaluna Press
ISBN: 979-8-9959704-0-8
Available through: Ingram
Releasing: June 19, 2026
That's it. Libraries take patron requests seriously — it's one of the strongest signals an acquisitions librarian can receive that a book has a community behind it.
I'll be hand-delivering copies to Atlanta metro institutions and mailing advance reader copies to academic and regional libraries across the South and Appalachian corridor. But this book belongs on shelves farther than I can drive Hermie. Please ask at your local library.
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