Simple Little
Library System

User-friendly and wallet-happy school library software celebrated by teachers, students, and librarians across primary and secondary education. With our school library system, managing a school library is a piece of cake!

Starting from just AUS $73.70 per month

Simple Little
Library System

User-friendly and wallet-happy school library software celebrated by teachers, students, and librarians across primary, secondary and tertiary education. With our school library system, managing a school library is a piece of cake!

Starting from just $73.70 + GST/month

Take a 30-day no obligation Free Trial

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  • Award-Winning Software Designer
  • Branded with school logo and colours
  • No set up costs
  • Free data import
  • Two free online training sessions
  • Easy to use
  • Quick cataloguing tool
  • Entice your pupils with the self-service screen
  • Pre-configured reports
  • Designed by a Library Consultant

Our promise to you is a fair deal. 

We guarantee: 

Genuine no obligation trial - No Credit Card Needed

Transparent pricing

To keep software future-proofed

Free patches and upgrades for subscribers

User-friendly software without
the need for complex or expensive training

Quick response times for customers who take our Support Package

We won’t sell you stuff you don’t need – we ask you what you require first.

  • Simple to use — but feature-packed!​​​

Looking for an easy-to-use school library system? Try one of our school packages!

It’s ideal for school libraries that wish to make their resources available online.

Students, staff, and parents can search the online catalogue using computers, laptops, smartphones, and tablets. They can also borrow books/items using the self-service terminal or with assistance from a staff member. Afterward, they’re encouraged to leave reviews and reserve their next read.

With over 100 different reports at your disposal, you’ll gain detailed insights into your students’ reading activities

School Library System
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Automate Pupil Updates

Regular updates from your school's Management
Information System (MIS)
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Add Wonde To Save Time

Get the Wonde add-on to integrate your school's Management Information System (MIS) with our library software. Pupil data is automatically imported and updated.

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Improve Reading Progress

Simple Little Library System integrates with Accelerated Reader from Renaissance
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Supporting literacy

Find out how Simple Little Library System supports the Accelerated Reader solution in your school.

ideal for Australian School Libraries

Are you facing a disorganised library, outdated and expensive software, a very tight deadline, or all of the above?
We can help with our library software that is designed with all school libraries in mind!

Simple Little Library System is quick and easy to use. You don’t need to be a trained librarian or IT technician. Support is always at hand, right from the start. We’ll also happily transfer data from your old system, if you have one. Your library will be thriving in no time.

Schools and colleges typically choose our software because it’s easy to use with intuitive workflows. With modules for cataloguing, borrowing, reporting, and user maintenance, your needs are all covered. Students and parents can browse the catalogue from home with a simple-to-use searching tool. There’s even a dedicated Check-out/Check-in screen which the students can use to self-loan, if you so wish.

All our school packages include the online catalogue, loans/borrowing functionality, user maintenance (including bulk importing/updating tools), and a reports module, giving you detailed insights into your students’ reading activities.

Simple and adjustable admin dashboard

Simple and adjustable admin dashboard

Intuitive online catalogue

Intuitive online catalogue

Title details page in Simple Little Library System.

Title details page in Simple Little Library System.

Ease to Use Self-Service

Ease to Use Self-Service

Seamlessly accessible from laptop, smart phone, office or home.

Seamlessly accessible from laptop, smart phone, office or home.

Why you should switch library software and start your free trial today!

Limited Budget?

With Simple Little Library System, you only buy what you need, when you need it, making it highly cost-effective.

Our flexible pricing will be sure to satisfy your school’s finance team. Save money compared to your current system and have more to invest in educational resources.

With Simple Little Library System you only buy what you need for your library software
Teacher and children in a primary school library reading from resources found via a library system
Is your system “clunky”?

Re-engage your students with an easy-to-use online catalogue. They can personalize the library software with features like ‘my loans’, ‘my bookmarks’, and ‘my saved searches’!

With the straightforward Check-out/Check-in screen, class teachers can lend and return items swiftly

Teacher and children in a primary school library reading from resources found via a library system
Not a trained librarian?

Not a problem. You don’t need to be a trained librarian to navigate our straightforward system. You’ll appreciate our AutoCat tool, which allows you to download bibliographic details and the cover image directly into your school’s catalogue.

You can easily generate pre-configured reports and statistics.

Working at her desk in the library using library software Simple Little Library System to manage her library catalogue

Why buy from us? We’re different:

Designed By A Library Consultant

Award-Winning Software Designer

Future-Proofed Software

We Listen To Clients' Ideas

Meets Australian Privacy Acts

Packages

Mini School Package

$73.70
Per Month/excl. taxes

Features

  • Free 30 Trial
  • Library Catalogue
  • AutoCat for fast cataloguing
  • Share your catalogue - Web OPAC - unlimited
  • Reviews
  • Reports
  • Loans
  • Supports Accelerated Reader
  • 1 Admin User + Free Helpers
  • 2,000 Titles
  • Hosted Support
  • Wonde Integration With Your MIS - Import Pupil Data
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School Package

$108.40
Per Month/excl. taxes

Features

  • Free 30 Trial
  • Library Catalogue
  • AutoCat for fast cataloguing
  • Share your catalogue - Web OPAC - unlimited
  • Reviews
  • Reports
  • Loans
  • Supports Accelerated Reader
  • 1 Admin User + Free Helpers
  • Unlimited Titles
  • Hosted Support
  • Wonde Integration With Your MIS - Import Pupil Data
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School Package Plus

$136.85
Per Month/excl. taxes

Features

  • Free 30 Trial
  • Library Catalogue
  • AutoCat for fast cataloguing
  • Share your catalogue - Web OPAC - unlimited
  • Reviews
  • Reports
  • Loans
  • Supports Accelerated Reader
  • 1 Admin User + Free Helpers
  • Unlimited Titles
  • Hosted Support
  • Wonde Integration With Your MIS - Import Pupil Data
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A lot more detail about what’s included:

Complimentary try-before-you-buy trial.

  • No payment or credit card details needed
  • No obligation
  • Simply register on this website using the form below.
 
After one month you either subscribe or stop using the software. See terms and conditions for free trials for more information.

Catalogue your collection simply and easily!

Designed by a librarian for easy cataloguing – you don’t need to be a professional librarian!

This package includes:

  • Ready to go catalogue form with standard catalogue fields
  • Unlimited additional custom fields
  • Unlimited additional large text fields
  • Unlimited subjects
  • Unlimited links to electronic items
  • Unlimited copies

Intuitive software

AutoCat downloads information from Google Books, COPAC libraries and other sources.

It’s as simple as 1,2,3!

  1. Enter your ISBN and choose your source
  2. AutoCat copies the bibliographic details and front cover image into your catalogue
  3. AutoCat adds a copy in your usual location in the catalogue

Supports Accelerated Reader scheme from Renaissance

If your school subscribes to Accelerated Reader, library admins can use Simple Little Library System AutoCat tool to  download data for Accelerated Reader titles straight into your catalogue.

Download: 

  • Bibliographic fields
  • Reading levels
  • Interest levels 
  • Quiz numbers

Students can then search your catalogue and select titles appropriate to their personalised reading goals. They can also easily find the quiz for their chosen title.

The Web OPAC allows you to share your catalogue with your library users

  • Library users can search and browse your collection.
  • A site licence for the Web OPAC – unlimited library users.
  • You decide who your library users are: they could be public users, members or staff, etc.
 
The Web OPAC comes as a Site Licence, which means you can share your catalogue with unlimited library users. Library users do not have access to the Library Admin functionality.

Flexible loans for school libraries!

In Simple Little Library System the loans module is geared to your school library’s loan policies. 

With the loans module you can:

  • Set your standard loan length
  • Set items as Reference Only
  • Create borrowing privileges for types of users
  • Record new loans
  • Return loans
  • Renew loans
  • Send Overdue Notices (or not)
  • Reserve items for borrowers

We are constantly improving our loans functionality, so this list is not comprehensive.

Storage Capacity

The School and School Plus packages include:

  • Unlimited records

With no record limits, you can create a beautiful catalogue for your pupils and staff to explore.

Flexible Licensing

This package includes:

  • One Admin Licence for library administrators

Add more Admin Licences when you place your order or later if you find you need more.

It’s totally flexible!

Each Admin Licence is a user licence for a named library administrator. Each licence allows one  library administrator to login. You can purchase more Admin Licences as and when required.

Library administrators can create catalogue records and enter data generally throughout the system according to the Package you have chosen.

You can also add “Helpers”, like teachers who do class loans, without buying full admin licences. Ask us how this works.

Video guide to using our software

Our aim is to produce intuitive software that you’ll enjoy using.

However if you need help, all our packages come with a free help centre so you can easily find help topics and short videos that explain how to use the different functions in Simple Little Library System.

Learn as you go in small chunks. No expensive training courses.

There is nothing to install on your computer or servers- simply use a browser*

All major browsers supported.

No IT required, no worries and no hassle. We promise to keep your data private and secure.

  • Secure bunker in Kent
  • ISO 27001 information security certificate
  • Monthly penetration tests carried out
  • Mirrored servers
  • Nightly backups off-site
  • No Java or Flash plug-ins
  • Bailey Solutions keeps you up to date with new versions
  • Single database per client (not multi-tenanted)
  • Server up-time guaranteed @ 99.7%
  • Meets accessibility standards

 

*Requires an internet connected computer, laptop or mobile device

We've helped many schools in the UK, Australia & worldwide!

Testimonials

99% Client Retention!

Our free 30-day library software trial has no obligation and no credit card is required.

Data Protection: How We Keep Your Personal Data Private

At our company, we take data protection seriously. We understand that protecting our clients’ personal data is of the utmost importance. That’s why we have a number of measures in place to ensure that our software and operational practices provide a secure environment for client information. Read more about how our company is dedicated to protecting our clients’ personal data here.

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