For homeschool families

Homeschool library software for shelves that keep growing

Scan your books in once and always know what you own, who borrowed it and when it's due. Co-op families can even reserve a book online before they come by.

Start free See the plan

Start free with up to 100 books. Reservations come with the Library Lover plan at $5.99/month.

  • Scan a barcode and the details fill in
  • A borrowing history for every child
  • Online reservations for co-op families
  • Check in and out in seconds
LibraryKeeper reservations list for the Whitlock Family Library showing pending and ready reservations

You've built a real library. It's time it acted like one

Buying a book you already own

It's in a box, or at a friend's, or on a shelf you forgot about.

Lending and hoping

The history curriculum went to a co-op family last year. You think.

The spreadsheet that fell behind

Typing in every title is tedious, so the list stopped matching the shelves long ago.

Reservations

Let co-op families reserve before they visit

Send a family their private link. They sign in with an emailed code, browse your shelves and reserve what they need. You set the books aside, and they get an email when everything's ready for pickup.

  • Families browse your catalog from their own phone
  • Sign in with a code sent by email
  • Email goes out when books are ready
  • Held books can't be lent to anyone else
LibraryKeeper reader portal on a phone showing the Whitlock Family Library catalog
Check-in and check-out

Lend a book in seconds, and know when it's back

Pick the reader, scan the books, done. Your circulation list shows everything that's out and what's overdue, and renewing or returning a book takes a single click. Email reminders do the chasing for you.

  • Scan barcodes with your phone camera
  • Lend several books in one go
  • Renew or return from one list
  • Automatic due-date reminders
LibraryKeeper circulations list showing loans to family and co-op readers with due dates and renew and return buttons
Your catalog

Every book, findable in seconds

Scan an ISBN and the title, author and cover appear. Search in your own words, like "a book about birds for a seven-year-old", and tag books by shelf or subject so you can put your hand on them.

  • Smart search that understands what you mean
  • Age suggestions for every book
  • Tags for shelves, subjects and collections
  • Bulk import from a spreadsheet
LibraryKeeper book catalog for a homeschool library with covers, copies, authors and categories
Have a private collection?

A home library catalog for serious readers and collectors

You don't need to homeschool to outgrow a spreadsheet. If you collect books and lend them to friends, LibraryKeeper gives you a proper catalog of your private library. Use tags to record where a book lives, where it came from or which collection it belongs to, and export the whole catalog to CSV whenever you want it.

  • Catalog a personal library by scanning ISBNs
  • Keep track of books lent to friends
  • Tag by location, provenance or collection
  • Ask Alexa if you already own a book
  • Export your catalog to CSV at any time
  • Multiple libraries for different homes or collections

Up and running in three steps

1

Scan your shelves

Use your phone's camera, or import a spreadsheet. Details and covers fill in on their own.

2

Add your readers

Give each child and co-op friend a profile with their own history.

3

Start lending

Lend from your phone, and share your reservation link when you're ready.

Pricing

The plan for homeschool families

Library Lover adds reservations, room for 1,000 books and 20 readers, and a Family Kiosk where each child taps their own name to borrow.

Just cataloging a small shelf? The free plan covers up to 100 books and 3 readers, with no credit card.

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Library Lover

$5.99 /month
  • Online reservations
  • Family Kiosk
  • Up to 20 readers
  • Up to 1,000 books
  • Up to 5 libraries
  • Automatic due-date reminders
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Upgrade from your account whenever you're ready.

Common questions

Yes. LibraryKeeper's free plan covers up to 100 books and 3 readers with basic check-in and check-out. It isn't a trial, so there's no expiry on the plan itself.
Yes, on the Library Lover plan. Turn on the Family Kiosk and each child taps their name on a shared tablet to borrow or return a book.
Each reader gets a private link. They sign in with a code sent to their email, browse your catalog and reserve books. You set the books aside and they're emailed when everything's ready.
Yes. Library Lover covers up to 20 readers, and you can add another adult as an administrator with their own login.
Absolutely. Many of the same tools suit a personal library: scanning, tags, lending records and a CSV export of your catalog.
You need a connection to check books in or out, but you can install LibraryKeeper on your phone or tablet for one-tap access.
Scanning an ISBN takes a few seconds per book. Older books without barcodes can be added by title.

LibraryKeeper for other libraries

Private schools Self-checkout kiosk and library cards Churches Mobile checkout with a QR code

Know what's on your shelves, and who has it.

Scan your first book in the next five minutes. No credit card required.

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