About
About Adaptive Library
Running a school library today still means juggling logbooks, spreadsheets, and manual double-checking — and it shows, in long checkout lines, lost records, and a library that feels dated to the students it's meant to serve. Adaptive Library replaces that manual workflow with a single, real-time platform: cataloging, circulation, memberships, fines, holds, reporting, a student community, and communication with your members — all in one place.
Our mission
We believe every school library deserves software that respects librarians' standards and students' expectations — portable data, serious cataloging, and a product experience that doesn't feel like 2009.
Three pillars
Tenant isolation
Every school's data — catalog, members, borrowing history — is kept fully separate from every other school on the platform.
Built for multi-library schools
Campuses with more than one library get per-location shelving and stock, with school-wide search across all of them.
A place for student voices
Student organizations get their own approved, staff-reviewed space to publish — kept distinct from the book catalog.
Ecosystem
Built into your school's existing ecosystem
If your school already runs on Essentiel's School Management System, Adaptive Library connects those existing credentials directly — so staff and students sign in with accounts they already have. No separate sign-up, no parallel user list to maintain. And whether or not a school uses Essentiel, we build, host, and maintain the platform ourselves, so nothing here requires an IT hire on your side.
How we roll out
Phase 1
Live nowCore system
Cataloging (Simple & Advance), circulation, memberships, holds, fines, reviews, organizations & publications, support + AI assistant, kiosk, MARC export, and configurable rules.
Phase 2
With youOnboarding & go-live
Account setup, migration of your catalog and members from Koha/SLiMS, staff training, an optional parallel run, and go-live support.
Phase 3
In developmentUpcoming enhancements
A student mobile reading app for the digital library, plus contactless tap-to-scan at the desk and entrance.
Our values
Librarian-first
Tools that speed the desk without hiding MARC.
Student-respectful
Privacy by school isolation; useful recommendations.
Portable by design
Import in, MARC out — no hostage data.
Hosted for schools
We operate the stack so campuses don't hire for it.
How schools get started
This is meant to open a conversation, not close one. Reach out and our team will walk you through onboarding — setting up your libraries, migrating your existing catalog, and getting your staff and students access.