Catalogue of titles and copies
Each title with its copies, so you know how many books the school has and how many are available right now.
School office and staff
A school library where the books come back
Know which books the school has, who took them and when they are due back. Escola360 turns the loans notebook into an organised catalogue, with due dates, returns and overdue books under control, and shows families the books their child has at home.
Catalogue of titles and copies
Loans to students and teachers
Overdue books in view
In the app for parents
Copies in the collection3,870
Lent today42
Overdue9
- AAmélia CossaUalalapi · Grade 9 BDue on the 14th
- NNélio MabundaPractical Grammar · Grade 7 A3 days overdue
- MMr Rui NhantumboAtlas of MozambiqueRenewed
- CChelsea MacuácuaThe Little Prince · Grade 5 CReturned
From the loans notebook to an organised catalogue
In many schools, the library runs on a notebook where someone writes the student's name and the book's title. At the end of the year dozens of copies are missing and nobody knows who took them or when.
Without a system
- Loans written in a notebook, in handwriting that is hard to read.
- Books that never come back, and nobody knows how long they have been out.
- The school does not know how many copies it has of each title.
- Renewals and returns agreed by word of mouth, with no record.
- The family only finds out about the lost book when the bill arrives.
With Escola360
- Every loan is recorded with the reader, the copy and the due date.
- Overdue books show up straight away, student by student and class by class.
- A catalogued collection, with the titles and copies the school actually has.
- Returns, renewals and lost books handled according to the school's rules.
- Parents see in the app which books their child has on loan and when they are due back.
Everything the school library needs to run
Bulk upload of the collection
The existing collection goes into the system in one go, without typing it in book by book.
Quick search
Find a title, a copy or a reader's history in seconds, at the library desk.
Loans to students and teachers
Students and staff borrow books with the same record, linked to each person's file.
Returns and renewals
Returning or extending a loan is recorded on the spot, with no crossings-out in the notebook.
The school's loan periods and limits
The school decides how long a loan lasts and how many books each reader can have at once.
Overdue loans and late fees
Overdue loans are in plain view and, if the school charges one, the late fee is applied to everyone in the same way.
Lost books
A lost book is recorded as lost, so the catalogue always matches what is on the shelf.
The library in the app for parents
Families can see current loans, the loan history and the catalogue, and can read digital books while the loan is open.
A day in the library, with Escola360
At the 10 am break, Grade 9 B comes into the library to borrow the set reading book. The librarian searches for the title, sees that six copies are still available and records the loans, each with its due date.
At the end of the morning, she opens the overdue list and sees that Nélio has had a grammar book overdue for three days. His mother sees the same thing in the Escola360 app for parents, and the next day the book is back on the shelf.
A Geography teacher renews the atlas he uses in class for another week. At the end of term, the school leadership knows how many books the school has, how many are out and how many have been lost, without counting shelves by hand.
Everyone sees what their role requires
LibrarianManages the collection, records loans, returns and renewals, and keeps track of overdue books.
School officeSupports the library and checks each student's position when the family asks.
TeacherBorrows books for lessons with the same record as students.
Parent or guardianSees in the app the books on loan to their child and the due dates.
Frequently asked questions
Can parents see the books their child has borrowed?
Yes. In the Escola360 app for parents, the family sees current loans, the loan history and the school library's catalogue.
Can teachers borrow books too?
Yes. The library lends to students and to staff, and every loan is linked to the person's record.
Can the school set its own loan periods?
Yes. The school sets the length of each loan and the maximum number of books each reader can have at once.
How are overdue books tracked?
Overdue loans appear straight away on the overdue list and, if the school wishes, a late fee is applied, the same for everyone.
We have hundreds of books. Do we have to enter them one by one?
No. The collection can be uploaded in bulk, and the library then adds new books as they arrive.
Want to know where your school's books are?
In the demo, we upload a sample of your library's collection and show loans, returns and overdue books in action.