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Issue and return a library book

Before you start​

  • Role required: Admin, Moderator, Teacher or Form Tutor
  • Setup needed: The book must exist in the catalogue with at least one available copy

Issue a book​

  1. Go to Operations → Library and select New loan.
  2. Search for the book by title, author or ISBN.
  3. Select the borrower (student or teacher) and set the due date.
  4. Select Issue.

Available copies decrease by one. A book with no available copies cannot be issued.

Return a book​

  1. Go to Operations → Library → Loans.
  2. Find the loan (filter by borrower name or book title).
  3. Select Return and confirm.

Available copies increase by one.

Mark a book as lost​

  1. Open the loan.
  2. Select Mark as lost.

The loan is closed and the copy is not returned to stock. A book with active loans cannot be deleted from the catalogue.

Overdue loans​

Loans past their due date are flagged as Overdue in the loans list. Filter by Overdue to see all outstanding loans.