For church libraries

Church library software that lets members check out by phone

Post a QR code by the shelves. Members scan it, enter their phone number and borrow a book in under a minute, even when no volunteer is around.

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Start free and catalog your books. Mobile checkout comes with the Bibliotheca plan at $11.99/month.

  • Checkout from any phone, no app to install
  • Runs without a volunteer at the desk
  • Reminders sent automatically by email
  • Planning Center integration
LibraryKeeper on a phone showing the Hollow Creek Church Library catalog with titles such as A Praying Life and Confessions
LibraryKeeper on a phone showing a member's basket with A Praying Life and Confessions, ready to borrow

Your church library deserves more than a clipboard

The sign-out sheet

Half-filled pages, unreadable names, and no way to tell where a book went.

Open only when a volunteer is

Members walk past the shelves on Sunday because nobody is there to help.

Reminder awkwardness

Nobody wants to chase a fellow member about a book they borrowed last spring.

Mobile checkout

Scan the QR code and borrow

Print your library's QR code and post it at the shelves. Members scan it with their phone camera, enter their phone number, and add books to their basket. There's nothing to download and no password to remember.

  • No app and no password
  • First-time members register in seconds
  • Scan a book's barcode or search the catalog
  • Signs out automatically after 15 minutes of inactivity
LibraryKeeper mobile sign-in for Hollow Creek Church Library asking for a phone number
Returns

Returning a book takes one scan

Members tap "Just returning a book?" and scan the barcode on the back. If more than one person has that title, LibraryKeeper asks who's returning it. Nobody needs to find a volunteer.

  • No sign-in needed to return
  • Loan closes as soon as the book is scanned
  • Reminders stop once it's back
LibraryKeeper mobile return screen asking the member to scan the barcode on the back of the book
Planning Center and volunteers

Made for volunteers, and connected to Planning Center

Connect Planning Center, and when a member enters a phone number LibraryKeeper doesn't recognize, it finds them there and imports them for you. Give each volunteer their own login, so the records stay with the church rather than in one person's spreadsheet.

  • Members found in Planning Center by phone number
  • Separate logins for each volunteer
  • Reading trends show what your church is reading
  • Add a tablet kiosk in the foyer if you like
LibraryKeeper dashboard for a church library showing books, active and overdue loans, reading trends and recent loans

Up and running in three steps

1

Add your books

Scan ISBNs with a phone or import a spreadsheet. Titles, authors and covers fill in on their own.

2

Print your QR code

Print the code from your library page and post it at the shelves.

3

Tell the congregation

Mention it on Sunday. Members register the first time they borrow.

Pricing

The plan for church libraries

Mobile checkout, the kiosk and Planning Center all come with Bibliotheca, which covers up to 500 members and 10,000 books.

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Bibliotheca

$11.99 /month
  • QR code mobile checkout
  • Self-service kiosk
  • Planning Center integration
  • Up to 500 members
  • Up to 10,000 books
  • Online reservations
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Upgrade from your account whenever you're ready.

Common questions

No. Mobile checkout runs in the phone's browser. Members scan the QR code and they're in.
No. They enter their phone number. First-time members add their name and email once.
No. Because a phone number isn't a secret, mobile checkout only shows the books borrowed during that visit, not a member's full history.
Yes, on the Bibliotheca plan. Add your Planning Center credentials in your library settings, and members can be found by phone number.
A volunteer can lend the book from the admin screen, or you can set up a tablet kiosk near the shelves.
The free plan lets you catalog up to 100 books with no credit card. Mobile checkout needs the Bibliotheca plan at $11.99/month.
Scan the barcode on each book with a phone, or upload a spreadsheet of ISBNs. Titles, authors and covers fill in automatically.

LibraryKeeper for other libraries

Private schools Self-checkout kiosk and library cards Homeschool & home libraries Reservations and simple check-in/out

Open your church library every day of the week.

Start cataloging today and post your QR code when you're ready. No credit card required.

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