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Scan-to-checkout for your book collection, and bookings for the equipment and rooms everyone shares.
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Scan a barcode or search the catalog
SCH-BK-000214
The Lightning ThiefRick Riordan · copy 2 of 3
AvailableScanning…Checked out · Isabella T. · due Nov 14

Any USB scanner works — it types like a keyboard. Holds and overdues track themselves.

In short

Pearspark runs a real lending library — ISBN auto-fill, printable barcodes, scan-to-checkout, holds, due dates, and overdue tracking — plus resource management for shared equipment and rooms with a booking calendar. Library activity shows on student records; assignments can link the books they use.

A library system small schools can actually run

Add a book by ISBN and the details fill themselves. Print barcode labels, scan to check out and in, take holds, and see overdues at a glance. Volunteers can run the checkout desk with one permission.

Sample data
The library catalog in Pearspark: tiles for books out, books overdue (with the oldest loan and who has it) and titles in the catalog, a search box for title, author or ISBN, category filters, and a list of books with copies and availability, two marked overdue. Borrower names are sample data.
The library catalog: what's out, what's overdue, and how many copies of each book are in.

The stuff everyone shares, finally tracked

Microscopes, sports kits, the good projector, the multipurpose room: catalog them with barcodes, reserve them on a booking calendar, and stop double-booking the space two classes both planned around.

Connected to teaching

Assignments and lesson plans can link library books, and rooms tie into the class schedule — the library isn't a silo, it's part of the school's system of record.

What's included

  • ISBN auto-fill cataloging
  • Printable barcode labels; scan to check out / in
  • Holds, due dates, overdue tracking
  • Library activity on student records
  • Equipment and room catalog with barcodes
  • Resource booking calendar
  • Books linkable from assignments and lesson plans

All of it is part of the one price: $50 a month including 20 students, then $2.50 a student, stepping down as you grow (see the bands). Nothing on this page is a paid add-on.

See it done in 60 seconds

All 28 videos

Real screen recordings, one task a minute.

Add a book and print barcode labelsAdmins
Check library books out and inAdmins
Review checkout history and chase overdue booksAdmins
Manage the hold queue on a library bookAdmins
Track a school resourceAdmins
Reserve library books and school resources for your classroomTeachers

Common questions

Do we need a barcode scanner?
Any cheap USB scanner works (they type like keyboards), and you can also search by title or type the code by hand. Barcode labels print from the app.
Can volunteers run the library?
Yes — give a volunteer or a custom role just the checkout permission and they can run the desk without seeing anything else.

Comparing this with what you use now

Library & resources is part of the argument in these comparisons. Each one is sourced, last reviewed September 2026, and says plainly where the other system is the better choice.

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