LibCal for School Libraries

Your Go-To Space & Equipment Booking Tool

Students and staff can easily discover bookable spaces at your library.

Groups of Any Size: Whether you have small study rooms, a mobile library cart, or seats in the computer lab—LibCal can handle it all.
Self-Serve Options: Give your students or teachers the power to book a room or seat and check in for their reservation where, when, and how they want.
You're in Charge: LibCal comes with detailed options for your reservation forms, including booking mediation for different categories of spaces.
Monopoly-Free Zone: Worried that Sammy Student will book every space from now until the end of time? Get peace of mind with robust settings that ensure that you're in control.

LibCal's add-on Lending Hub module is designed to handle any educational item in your catalog.

Create a Paper Trail: Lend instructional kits, technology equipment, and more—and easily keep track of borrowers and due dates.
Easy Browsing: Allow booking from anywhere with equipment widgets. Plus, use custom categories for streamlined sorting.
Build Excitement: Draw users in with images and descriptions, then offer a familiar cart experience for simplified checkout of multiple items.
Stay Organized: Easily keep track of upcoming bookings, serial numbers, replacement costs, internal notes for staff, and so much more.

Students and teachers can reserve one-on-one appointments from their computers or smart devices.

Set Staff Availability: Set up appointment locations and types such as library instruction, story time, tech assistance, research help, and more!
Customize Appointments: Create in-person, online, or hybrid appointments and define durations and padding times.
Advertise Your Appointments: Add a "Book Me" widget to your LibGuides profile box or embed widgets on external websites for easy booking.
Easy Scheduling: Mobile-friendly interface and anytime booking ensures that users can schedule when they want.

LibCal lives up to its name as a comprehensive calendar and event management tool for class visits, instruction sessions, and appointments.

Make individual seats or computers within a room bookable. Include information about whether it's powered or wheelchair accessible.

Add widgets on your school or district website to display hours; or offer easy booking of equipment, spaces, or appointments.

Set up hours for multiple sites all in one place, then share anywhere using up-to-the-minute widgets.

Opt to require users to use LibAuth and log in with their school login/authentication credentials to reserve equipment, or book spaces.

Gather the data you need to evaluate and improve advocacy, using real-time reporting on space utilization, equipment borrowing, and more.