SPECIAL LIBRARY SOLUTIONS

LibCal

Room Bookings, Appointment Scheduler, Equipment Lending and More

Your Go-To Reservation & Appointment Tool

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The Well-Appointed Appointments Scheduler

Users can book one-on-one consultations with your team from their computers or smart-devices.

 

  • Set Staff Availability: Set up appointment locations and types such as special collections access, 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.
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Coordinate Bookings for Rooms and More

Users can easily discover bookable spaces at your library.

 

  • Groups of Any Size: Whether you have large meeting rooms, small study rooms, or seats in the computer lab—LibCal can handle it all.

  • Self-Serve Options: Give your users 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, booking mediation, and even room usage charges for your different categories of spaces.

  • Monopoly-Free Zone: Worried that someone will book every room from now until the end of time? Get peace of mind with robust room settings that ensure that you're in control.
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Lend Unconventional Collections

LibCal's add-on Lending Hub module is designed to handle unique collections of all shapes and sizes.

 

  • Embrace the Unconventional: Lend anatomical models, instructional kits, technology equipment—the possibilities are endless!

  • Easy Browsing: Allow booking from anywhere with equipment widgets and use custom categories for streamlined sorting.

  • Build Excitement: Draw users in with images and descriptions, then offer a shopping 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.

Meeting the Needs of Today's Users

Easy-To-Use, Comprehensive Features

Centralized Hours Module

Set up hours for multiple locations and departments, all in one place, then share anywhere using up-to-the-minute widgets.
Centralized Hours Module

User Authentication

Opt to require users to use LibAuth and log in with their organization login/authentication credentials to reserve equipment, register for events, or book spaces.
User Authentication

Event Calendars

LibCal lives up to its name as a comprehensive calendar and event management tool for workshops, tours, and appointments.
Event Calendars

All-In-One Interface

Users can do everything from one interface to keep things simple. No need to jump between different apps, tools, and websites with different logins.
All-In-One Interface

Embeddable Widgets

Add widgets on webpages outside of LibCal to promote upcoming events; display hours; or offer easy booking of equipment, spaces, or appointments.
Embeddable Widgets

Statistics & Reporting

Gather the data you need to evaluate your services using real-time reporting on appointments, space utilization, equipment borrowing, and so on.
Statistics & Reporting

Ready for the Next Steps?

LibCal has wide-ranging calendaring and booking functionality that every public library can use. We'd love to provide more info, share examples of real-world usage, and organize a demo for you and your colleagues.