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Libraries

Libraries. Communities. Connected.

Our library solutions go beyond managing books—saving staff time, engaging students, and fostering a lifelong love of reading that strengthens school communities.

Stories that inspire

Read case studies from some of the libraries that have benefitted from our products.

Why libraries choose us

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100% online

If you need to digitally control your stock, manage loans, create catalogues or staff management processes, we have you covered.

Quick & intuitive

Back-office admin tasks, management reporting, and user-friendly functionality combine to create a powerful tool to connect users and staff with the information they need, quickly and efficiently.

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User-centric design

Streamlined check-in/out, click & collect, and mobile access gives you the tools to promote a school-wide reading culture with ease.

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100% integration

Integrates with all the major RFID self-return units and self-service kiosk machines to speed up circulation processes and transactions, while freeing up staff time.

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Clever cataloguing

Utilise metadata from MARC records through enhanced search and discovery tools to help your library users find physical and digital resources quickly.

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Secure by design

ParentPay-backed security underpins every feature—with modern encryption, role-based access, detailed audit trails, and regular testing and monitoring. These controls help protect data, support compliance, and keep your library running safely and smoothly.

Millions of readers

…are connected through our technology.

"Reading Cloud makes us proud of what we can collectively achieve using the platform. It’s fantastic not only for issuing, returning, and auditing books, but also for promoting reading through the functionality on the homepage. We are absolutely satisfied with Reading Cloud as a solution for our school. The webinars and one-to-one sessions were fantastic — the team are knowledgeable, approachable, and have given us complete confidence in using the system."

Annette Jones

Rougemont School

"With Library Management Cloud, we’ve seen how intuitive a library management system can be. Library staff and volunteers now have an easy-to-use system that cuts time spent on desk-based tasks, freeing them up to provide a better customer service."

Head of Library Services

London Borough of Barnet

"Reading Cloud is a child-friendly platform with an easy-to-use checkout functionality, meaning that our students can use the library very independently. We see a lot of value in using Reading Cloud, and it has what we need in terms of basic library management which fits our need."

Carol White

Medstead

"Reading Cloud is great; it does everything I need it to, and I’m confident using its tools and features. My aim is to get more students reading for pleasure, and I’m working on a two-tier book club this year for lower- and higher-level readers."

Diane Blashill

Co-op Academy Grange

"Reading Cloud allows me to share star reviews, the latest returns, and promote new arrivals, while also giving me a view of what’s trending. It has all the basics for managing the library catalogue, plus brilliant student features that really enhance engagement."

James Ellis

Allerton Grange School

"You can easily search the catalogue to see if there are books on particular themes. It’s not always easy to find books or know your entire catalogue, but with Reading Cloud you can easily manage and track books. Students take books out of the library themselves, so it promotes independence, but it also allows the teacher to be freed up to chat to children about their books rather than dealing with all the admin."

Jenny Birse

Banchory Primary School

"It’s a very interactive system, and we openly encourage parents to log into Reading Cloud to see what their children are reading. The fact we can offer this through the platform is a valuable marketing tool for our school. The new look and feel of Reading Cloud is far more engaging and mature for our Year 7s, and I’ve enjoyed using the customisable homepage features, such as adding the library floor plan, so students can independently find the books they want."

Robelle Baladad Mudat-Muize

Denla British School

Libraries we serve

School libraries

Today your school library needs to offer more than just books—it needs to be at the heart of building a reading culture. Reading Cloud makes everything from stock management to returns simple for staff and provides an engaging, accessible experience for students.

Academic libraries

Your institution’s library maintains a wealth of valuable digital and physical stock holdings to support the study programmes you offer—effective resource discovery, reservation and access is paramount. Library Management Cloud helps you put your library service at the heart of your students’ further and higher education experience, accessible over the internet anytime from location.

Public libraries

Libraries and all the services they provide are highly valued by the public—library services need to be easily accessible and intuitive to use by all staff, volunteers and library customers. Library Management Cloud underpins public library services, including provision of online and physical resources, promotion of new titles, authors, local events and groups, community outreach, and whatever your library service offers.

Free report

Unlock the power of reading

Our guide, created with the School Library Association, gives you the tools you need to build a reading culture in your school and unlock its potential to deliver positive, long-term student impact.

Our resources

Guides, webinars, blogs, and more—helping education leaders and library teams stay ahead.