BeeShelf: product updates and articlesWhat we shipped, and what we have learned about running a small library well.https://beeshelf.com/enHow to catalogue a school library, start to finishhttps://beeshelf.com/blog/catalogue-a-school-library/https://beeshelf.com/blog/catalogue-a-school-library/A practical order of work for cataloguing a school library, from the first shelf to a searchable catalogue, written for whoever got handed the job.Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTArticlesHow to start a school library from scratchhttps://beeshelf.com/blog/start-a-school-library-from-scratch/https://beeshelf.com/blog/start-a-school-library-from-scratch/There is no library, and somebody has decided there should be. A practical order of work, with real numbers, for the person who has to make it happen.Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTArticlesMoving a library off a spreadsheet without losing anythinghttps://beeshelf.com/blog/library-spreadsheet-to-system/https://beeshelf.com/blog/library-spreadsheet-to-system/What breaks when a library outgrows Excel, how to get your rows into a real system, and how to keep the parts of the spreadsheet that were working.Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTArticlesHow to run a library stocktake in an afternoonhttps://beeshelf.com/blog/library-stocktake-in-an-afternoon/https://beeshelf.com/blog/library-stocktake-in-an-afternoon/A practical method for counting a small library's shelves, deciding what counts as missing, and finishing in hours rather than weeks.Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTArticlesImport class rosters from Google Classroomhttps://beeshelf.com/changelog/#google-classroom-rostering/https://beeshelf.com/changelog/#google-classroom-rostering/Product update: Import class rosters from Google ClassroomThu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTProduct updatesThe discovery map, rebuilt as a night skyhttps://beeshelf.com/changelog/#discovery-map-night-sky/https://beeshelf.com/changelog/#discovery-map-night-sky/Product update: The discovery map, rebuilt as a night skyWed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTProduct updatesA new mark, and a documentation refreshhttps://beeshelf.com/changelog/#new-brand-mark/https://beeshelf.com/changelog/#new-brand-mark/Product update: A new mark, and a documentation refreshWed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTProduct updatesNightly off-site backupshttps://beeshelf.com/changelog/#reliability-backups/https://beeshelf.com/changelog/#reliability-backups/Product update: Nightly off-site backupsSun, 12 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTProduct updatesSign in with Googlehttps://beeshelf.com/changelog/#sign-in-with-google/https://beeshelf.com/changelog/#sign-in-with-google/Product update: Sign in with GoogleSun, 12 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTProduct updatesOne sign-in for every libraryhttps://beeshelf.com/changelog/#unified-login/https://beeshelf.com/changelog/#unified-login/Product update: One sign-in for every librarySun, 12 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTProduct updatesDecide how readers join your libraryhttps://beeshelf.com/changelog/#member-join-policies/https://beeshelf.com/changelog/#member-join-policies/Product update: Decide how readers join your librarySat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTProduct updatesSelf-serve plans and billinghttps://beeshelf.com/changelog/#billing-and-plans/https://beeshelf.com/changelog/#billing-and-plans/Product update: Self-serve plans and billingFri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTProduct updatesPhotograph a cover to catalogue a book without a barcodehttps://beeshelf.com/changelog/#cover-scan/https://beeshelf.com/changelog/#cover-scan/Product update: Photograph a cover to catalogue a book without a barcodeTue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTProduct updatesReminders before a book is latehttps://beeshelf.com/changelog/#due-soon-reminders/https://beeshelf.com/changelog/#due-soon-reminders/Product update: Reminders before a book is lateTue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTProduct updatesBring your whole library acrosshttps://beeshelf.com/changelog/#migration-import/https://beeshelf.com/changelog/#migration-import/Product update: Bring your whole library acrossTue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTProduct updatesA guided first runhttps://beeshelf.com/changelog/#onboarding-wizard/https://beeshelf.com/changelog/#onboarding-wizard/Product update: A guided first runTue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTProduct updatesAsk your library a question in plain Englishhttps://beeshelf.com/changelog/#ask-your-library/https://beeshelf.com/changelog/#ask-your-library/Product update: Ask your library a question in plain EnglishMon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTProduct updatesLend by name and title, not just by barcodehttps://beeshelf.com/changelog/#circulation-by-name/https://beeshelf.com/changelog/#circulation-by-name/Product update: Lend by name and title, not just by barcodeSun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTProduct updates