We love when kids voraciously read and want to borrow books from our classroom libraries, merely nosotros don't dearest when half of our books end up missing. That'southward why teacher Donna recently wrote into the WeAreTeachers HELPLINE! asking for organizational advice. "I need a proficient app to go on runway of my classroom library," she writes. "I'm missing at least fifteen books already this yr! I want to exist able to scan the books in and and then scan them out so that I know who has them. Does this exist?"

Yes, Donna, information technology does! Check out our top suggestions for classroom library organization from our community of teachers.

Book Retriever

"Love this app. It'south so simple to utilize!" —Alix C.

Classroom Organizer

"It's an app you lot can utilise on your iPad or iPhone." —Vanessa J. Be aware that it may be fourth dimension consuming, though: "You lot have to manually enter a huge majority of your books into the data system, as the congenital-in one simply does non have that many titles." We might advise creating a classroom job for ane of y'all students to help manage the workload. "I use Classroom Organizer to keep rail of my books, and I made a QR lawmaking linked to a Google form the kids scan when they want to take a book home. They fill out the information, and I take a tape." —Stephanie H.

Book Wizard

"Book Sorcerer is swell. It gives me a quick synopsis and reading level of the books, only I have lost runway of books checked out and not return. You have to be able to continue up with inputting your library titles." —Lisa E.

Volume Buddy

"Y'all have to enter the books manually, only I have just been asking students to do it as they check out their books." —Gillian M.

Book Source

"This site has a program and app that you lot tin can use to manage your classroom library. I cheque my books in and out with my telephone!" —Janet 1000.

Libib

"In my opinion, old school is easier than going with tech. I take a journal. They write the title, their proper name, and date, and and then I have to initial information technology. To return, they highlight the book they're returning. If you lot really want tech, though, I recommend Libib. Easy to use!" —Gabrielle C.

Or become erstwhile school!

"If kids want to take a book dwelling, they have to 'cheque it out' with a post-information technology. They put the proper noun and the book title on it, and then the kids identify the returned book in a bin. I would exit the post-its and hand them back when they're returned. The student whose task is being the librarian files them." —Sarah M.

"I created a folder with a lined page for each pupil which has columns: item borrowed, date signed out, and engagement signed in. Students enter on this folio themselves." —Veena Grand.

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