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LibraryAid is a complete school library management system built by a teacher, for teachers. Designed to help primary schools increase reading engagement, It combines AI-powered book recommendations, VIPERS comprehension tracking, gamified reading rewards, and professional-grade library cataloguing — everything schools need in one platform, at a fraction of the cost of Accelerated Reader or Follett Destiny.

Core Features

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AI-Powered Book Recommendations

Our intelligent recommendation system analyzes uploaded library catalogs to suggest books tailored to each student's reading level, interests, and learning needs.

  • Personalized recommendations based on reading history
  • Books that match students' skill levels and interests
  • Curated suggestions for teachers to use in classrooms
  • Parent-focused recommendations for at-home reading

Note: Reading level data (ATOS, Lexile, etc.) is AI-generated unless otherwise labeled. These estimates should be used for general guidance only, not for critical educational decisions.

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Library Management

Easily upload, organize, and manage your school's library catalog in one convenient place.

  • Simple catalog upload process — just title and author needed, ISBN not required
  • Automatically finds missing ISBNs, cover images, and genre classifications for you
  • Automatic book categorization by genre, reading level, and themes
  • Track book availability and popularity
  • Generate usage reports and insights
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Complete Library Management System

Professional-grade library cataloguing that rivals expensive systems like Follett Destiny and Accessit. QR + barcode scanning, three organization systems, automated reporting, and seamless integration with your existing book collection. Used by individual schools and district-wide rollouts across multiple sites — contact us for district pricing.

  • Scanning: QR codes + barcode support (ISBN & custom barcodes)
  • Organization: Dewey Decimal, Genre-based, or keep existing references
  • Checkout System: Student checkout/checkin with automated due dates
  • Reservation Queue: Students join a waitlist when books are checked out — notified automatically when their copy is ready
  • Reporting: 5 comprehensive reports (Most Borrowed, Overdue, Student History, etc.)
  • Automation: Overdue email alerts, bulk CSV operations
  • Label Printing: QR labels + spine labels in multiple formats
  • Student Integration: Borrowing history in student portals
  • Migration Support: Import existing barcodes from other systems
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Smart Purchase Recommendations

AI-powered collection development that tells you exactly what to buy. Checks your library against 1,150+ award-winning and curated books, analyses genre gaps, and recommends specific titles you don't already own.

  • Curated List Gaps: Carnegie, Waterstones, Newbery, Caldecott, Blue Peter, and more — see what's missing with direct buy links
  • Genre Gap Analysis: RAG chart of 21 genres against realistic targets scaled to your library size
  • AI Recommendations: Claude analyses your gaps and recommends books tailored to your school
  • Already-owned check: AI never recommends books or series you already have
  • International school aware: Recommendations adapted to your school's context
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Print Genre Menus

Generate beautiful A4 poster-style book menus filtered to books your school actually owns — perfect for library displays, classroom walls, and reading corners. Inspired by restaurant menus, each genre page shows up to 12 books with full covers, titles and authors. Something Book Wrangler menus can't do.

  • Smart book selection — prioritises award winners, highly rated books and quality covers
  • One genre or all 21 at once — full library pack as a single PDF
  • School name in the header, LibraryAid footer — ready to print and display
  • 9 or 12 books per page toggle
  • Available on all plans — no cataloguing subscription required
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Points & Rewards System

Motivate students with an engaging points system and rewards that encourage consistent reading habits.

  • Points for completing books and comprehension quizzes
  • Customizable genre-specific reward shops
  • Badges and achievements for reading milestones
  • Leaderboards to foster friendly competition
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Progress Tracking & Analytics

Comprehensive analytics to track reading progress, comprehension, and skill development over time.

  • Individual student progress dashboards
  • Class and school-wide analytics
  • Reading diversity tracking across 21 genres
  • Comprehension assessment and improvement metrics
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Reading Level Guidance

We provide estimated reading levels for books, including ATOS scores, Lexile levels, and reading ages to help match students with appropriate materials.

  • AI-estimated reading levels clearly labeled as such
  • Reading level matches based on student abilities
  • Source attribution for all reading metrics
  • Validation to ensure reading levels are reasonable

AI-generated reading levels are estimates only. For critical educational decisions, please verify with official sources such as the publishers of ATOS scores (Renaissance Learning) or Lexile measures (MetaMetrics).

🔍 Discovery — Finding Hidden Gems

Most recommendation tools match reading levels. LibraryAid goes further — it actively surfaces books children have not heard of. Our recommendations draw on Carnegie Medal winners, Waterstones Children's Book Prize shortlists, Newbery Medal winners, Caldecott Medal winners, UKLA Book Awards, BooksForTopics Teachers' Favourites, and expert-curated year group reading lists, ensuring children discover brilliant books rather than just being pointed back to titles they already know.

LibraryAid also supports multilingual libraries — with intelligent language filtering that ensures students only receive recommendations in appropriate languages, making it ideal for international schools with diverse book collections.

Dynamic Reading Assessment

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Reading Level Check

An adaptive one-time assessment across vocabulary, sentence completion, and comprehension. Establishes a reliable reading age baseline for each student.

  • 13 reading age bands (6.0–12.0 years)
  • Adapts in real time — 2 correct moves up, 2 wrong moves down
  • Confidence scoring: High, Medium, or Low
  • Assign to whole class in one click
  • Results visible to teachers only — never shown to students or parents
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VIPERS Comprehension Tracking

Every quiz a student completes contributes to a rolling comprehension profile across six key reading skills.

  • Six categories: Vocabulary, Inference, Prediction, Explanation, Retrieval, Summarise
  • Rolling averages update automatically after every quiz
  • Class-wide weak area identification for targeted teaching
  • Individual student breakdown with visual progress bars
  • Reading level estimate derived from quiz performance
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Blended Reading Level

LibraryAid combines standardized assessment results with ongoing comprehension quiz performance to create a continuously updated reading level for each student.

  • Weighted blend: 60% initial assessment + 40% quiz performance
  • Updates automatically as students complete more quizzes
  • Drives book recommendations for precisely matched reading
  • Three data points shown side-by-side in teacher dashboard
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Flexible Reading Level Sources

Teachers stay in control. Choose whether LibraryAid's blended level or your own external assessment results drive book recommendations.

  • Blended Mode: standardized assessment + ongoing comprehension quizzes
  • Manual Mode: enter GL Assessment, PIRA, or any external result
  • Set preference for whole class in one go
  • Switch between sources at any time
  • Transparent logging shows which source is being used

User-Specific Features

For Teachers

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Class Management

Create and manage classes, assign reading materials, and monitor student progress.

  • Easy class setup and student assignments
  • Group and individual reading assignments
  • Track completion rates and comprehension
  • Move students between classes individually or in bulk at year-end — reading history, VIPERS scores and rewards always preserved
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Reading Challenges (in development)

Create custom reading challenges to engage students and encourage diverse reading habits. Recommendations are automatically split into 🎯 Challenge Reading (at or above level) and 📖 Reading for Pleasure (below level but matching favourite genres) — because gifted readers deserve both.

  • Theme-based challenges (genre exploration, author focus)
  • Time-bound reading goals
  • Customizable achievement criteria
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Reading Assessment Dashboard

A professional-grade view of every student's reading level — combining initial assessments with live quiz performance.

  • Three-column view: Initial Assessment | Quiz Performance | Blended Level
  • Colour-coded performance indicators at a glance
  • Assign reading assessments to whole class in one click
  • Enter GL, PIRA or any external result for any student
  • Content safeguarding — books are automatically filtered by content age rating, not just reading level, keeping recommendations age-appropriate regardless of a child's reading ability
  • Reading level data never visible to students or parents

For Parents

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Parent Portal

Stay informed about your child's reading journey with easy-to-use monitoring tools.

  • Track reading progress and achievements
  • View recommended books for home reading
  • Monitor reward points and worm customization
  • Communicate directly with teachers about reading goals
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Mobile App for iOS & Android

Access LibraryAid on the go with native mobile applications for iOS and Android.

  • Full reading experience on mobile devices
  • Personalized recommendations and book browsing
  • Worm customization and shop access
  • Real-time leaderboards and achievement tracking

For Students

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Personal Reading Dashboard

A personalized space for students to track their reading journey and discover new books.

  • Book recommendations based on interests
  • Reading history and progress tracking
  • Easy access to assigned reading materials
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Customizable Worm Companion & Genre-Based Shop

Students earn points by reading books across 21 genres and unlock genre-specific accessories for their animated worm companion. Each genre—from Pure Magic to Science & Nature—has unique rewards.

  • Animated worm that evolves with reading achievements
  • 21 genre-specific reward sets (wands for Fantasy, lab coats for Science, etc.)
  • Unlock accessories by exploring different book categories
  • Encourages reading diversity across all genres
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AI Reading Comprehension + Bookworm Runner

Every book in your library has an AI-generated VIPERS comprehension quiz. Want to see the question quality for yourself? Try our free VIPERS worksheet generator → Students answer questions to earn game time in Bookworm Runner — a Mario-style platform game where correct answers keep the worm running.

  • 30 AI-generated VIPERS questions per book
  • Easy → medium → hard difficulty progression
  • Instant scoring and genre point rewards
  • Reading age assessment saved per student
  • Mario-style platform game with slopes, book piles, canyon jumps and tiered platforms
  • Age-banded difficulty — KS1, LKS2, UKS2 and KS3+ each get an appropriately challenging game
  • Coyote time and jump buffering for a polished, responsive feel
  • Combo scoring rewards consecutive correct answers with bonus points
  • Correct answers restore hearts and earn genre points
  • Game time is deliberately brief — around 10 seconds per correct answer, so there’s no shortcut to playing without reading and understanding the book first

Security & Compliance

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Data Protection

We take data privacy seriously, implementing robust security measures to protect all user information.

  • End-to-end encryption for sensitive data
  • Secure user authentication
  • Regular security audits and updates
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COPPA Compliance

LibraryAid is fully compliant with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.

  • Age-appropriate content and features
  • Parental consent mechanisms
  • Limited data collection from young users

US District Integration

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Clever Single Sign-On (SSO)

LibraryAid now supports Clever Single Sign-On — the authentication standard required by most US school districts. Teachers and students log in with one click using their existing Clever credentials. No separate LibraryAid username or password needed.

  • One-click login: Teachers and students sign in instantly with Clever
  • Automatic roster sync: Class and student data pulled from Clever automatically — no manual setup
  • First-time setup: Teachers enter their school code once, then never again
  • District compatible: Meets the SSO requirements of US school district IT departments
  • COPPA compliant: Only first name and last initial collected for students via Clever
  • Non-Clever schools unaffected: Existing login methods remain fully available
  • ClassLink: Integration planned as follow-up to Clever
Learn More About Clever Integration →

One flat annual fee. Replaces your Accelerated Reader and library management system. No per-student charges. No proprietary book lists.

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