The Library Manual by School of Educators is a structured and practical guide for managing school library operations while fostering a strong reading culture and information literacy among students and staff. This SOP defines clear policies for library use, resource management, digital access, and student engagement through reading programs.
It equips librarians, teachers, and school administrators with ready-to-use systems for membership, book borrowing, overdue tracking, cataloguing, and reading event planningโensuring the library remains a dynamic, well-organized, and student-centered learning hub.
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Library Mission and Educational Role
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Library Timings, Rules, and Code of Conduct
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Membership Process & Book Borrowing Guidelines
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Check-in / Check-out Procedures
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Overdue and Fine Policy
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Lost/Damaged Book Protocol
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Book Classification and Cataloguing System
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Processing of New Resources and Donations
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Annual Stock Verification and Library Audit
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Digital Resource Access (E-books, Online Databases)
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Reading Events, Book Clubs, and Competitions
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Roles and Functions of the Library Committee
This manual serves as a complete operational toolkit for transforming school libraries into vibrant centers of knowledge, creativity, and independent learning.
Sonal Mehta –
This Library Manual is extremely well-structured and practical. It covers everythingโfrom cataloguing systems to circulation procedures and digital library management. Our librarian found it very easy to implement.
Highly recommended for all schools!
Ritika Shah –
This eBook covers traditional library systems as well as digital content management, which is very relevant today. The guidelines on student usage policies and library behaviour rules are excellent.
Definitely recommended for all educational institutions.
Ritika Shah –
This eBook covers traditional library systems as well as digital content management, which is very relevant today. The guidelines on student usage policies and library behaviour rules are excellent.
Definitely recommended for all educational institutions.
Arvind Prakash –
The manual has helped us streamline our entire library workflow. The step-by-step SOPs for book issue/return, record maintenance, acquisition, and stock verification are very useful.
A must-have resource for library management.