SHELF · Library

The whole library,
on one shelf.

Run the school library: catalogue, loans, reservations, textbooks and reading programmes.

Scan-to-loan · Reservations & reminders · Textbooks & reading programmes

SHELF Library IN · 2 COPIES AVAILABLE
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Catalogue fast

Add books by ISBN; details fill in automatically. Each copy gets a barcode.

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Lend & return

Scan the student card, then the books. Self-service kiosk optional.

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Reserve & remind

Students reserve what's out; overdue reminders reach students and parents.

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Textbooks & reading

Issue class sets, run reading programmes, and see what's popular.

Everything in SHELF

Catalogue

Every title with author, subject, reading level and cover.

Quick cataloguing

Add books by scanning or typing the ISBN.

Import records

Bring your catalogue in from your current system or a spreadsheet.

Copies & labels

Each physical copy with its own barcode, location and condition.

Loans & returns

A fast loan desk: scan the student card, then scan the books.

Self-service kiosk

Students borrow and return books themselves.

Borrowing rules

How many books, for how long, by year level or borrower type.

Renewals

Renew at the desk or online.

Reservations

Students reserve books that are out and are told when it's their turn.

Overdue reminders & blocks

Reminders to students and parents, with optional fines or blocks.

Student catalogue search

Students search and reserve from the family portal.

Textbook loans

Issue class sets at the start of the year and collect them at the end.

Reading lists

Teachers share reading lists linked to the catalogue.

Reading programmes

Reading challenges and logs, with class and individual progress.

Library stocktake

Scan the shelves and find missing or misplaced books.

Reports

Popular titles, borrowing by class and collection statistics.

Better together

Combine with another module. These get activated for free

When your school has both modules, these features turn on automatically at no extra cost.

SHELF + TALLY

Library & device desk

One desk to lend books and devices, with one borrowing record per student.

SHELF + TALLY + SPARK

School-wide borrowing blocks

Optionally stop new loans while a student has something overdue anywhere in the school.

AI helper · for teachers · pay per token

Ask across the whole catalogue

Ask the helper what's overdue, what's in, or what a class has on loan — it reads across every record and can chase or reserve in one step.

$100 = 5,000 tokens · 1 token = 1 task or 2 lookups
  • “How many books are overdue this week?”
  • “Reserve The Hobbit for Aisha”
  • “What does 3A have on loan?”

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