Guides for setting up, running, and growing a Shelfwise library — for admins, librarians, and patrons. 135 articles and counting.
Tour the platform, sign up, and understand what you get.
First-24-hours setup: branding, users, and policies.
Add and organize your collection.
Curate what patrons see when they land.
Add members, group families, and manage standing.
Loans, holds, returns, and reminders.
How members use the library on their phone or desktop.
Reading programs, book clubs, and patron requests.
Tune the back office to fit your team.
Trials, payment methods, plans, and invoices.
Sign-in flows, password resets, and multi-account routing.
Managing every library running on Shelfwise.
How email gets sent and what we connect to.
Common issues and how to fix them.
Bringing an existing library onto Shelfwise.
Lessons from libraries that have launched well.