Library management that answers “who has it and when is it due”
A school library register works right up until someone asks which of the six copies of a title are actually on the shelf. Then it becomes an afternoon of counting, and the answer is stale by the next period.
SkoolBook keeps titles, copy counts and loans as one record. Issuing a book decrements availability; returning it puts the copy back. The overdue list is a consequence of the data rather than a report someone has to remember to run.
What you get
A catalogue, not a list
Title, author, ISBN, total copies and copies available — so “is it on the shelf” is a lookup rather than a walk to the stacks.
Issue and return in two taps
The librarian issues against a borrower and a title. Returning closes the loan and restores availability. That is the whole interaction, which is why it actually gets done.
Overdue surfaces itself
Due dates are set on issue, so overdue is derived from the data. Nobody has to run a reconciliation to discover a book has been out for a month.
Loan history per borrower
Who had what, and when it came back. Useful at the end of the year when clearance certificates depend on it.
How it works
- 1
Build the catalogue
Add titles with author, ISBN and how many copies the library holds.
- 2
Issue against a borrower
The loan records who took it and when it is due; availability drops by one.
- 3
Return closes the loan
The copy returns to the available count and the loan is marked returned, leaving the history intact.
Frequently asked
Does SkoolBook support barcode or RFID scanning for books?
Not today — issuing and returning are done in the app against the title and borrower. If barcode scanning is a hard requirement for a large library, raise it during the demo rather than discovering it at rollout.
How are overdue books identified?
Due dates are set when a book is issued, so overdue is derived from the loan record rather than being a separate status somebody has to maintain. It cannot drift out of date.
Can we see what a particular student has borrowed?
Yes — loans are recorded per borrower with issue and return dates, so a student's full history is available, which is what year-end clearance usually needs.