# Library

> HTT Schools training, step 32 of 49. For: School administrators.
> Source: https://understand.htt.llc/learn/schools/library · Updated 2026-10-15

Every book, and who has it. You will add a book to the school library, lend it to a pupil, and record it coming back.

> **Note:** Sign in to HTT Schools as an administrator of your school to follow these steps.

## Step by step

### 1. The catalogue

Choose Library from the menu. The catalogue lists every book, where it lives, and how many copies are on the shelf.

![HTT Schools: the catalogue — the screen at this step](https://storage.htt.llc/f/P14J7JS4QGQA84Q41HDPYS7Y9XKTGW26)
*Step 1: The catalogue*

### 2. Add a book

Press Add a book. Type its title and author, the ISBN if you have it, the shelf it lives on, and how many copies the school owns. Then press Add book.

![HTT Schools: add a book — the screen at this step](https://storage.htt.llc/f/QKBQT9MP3TCDYRMPP76H28KT92S3VE74)
*Step 2: Add a book*

### 3. On the shelf

The book is in the catalogue, with every copy on the shelf.

![HTT Schools: on the shelf — the screen at this step](https://storage.htt.llc/f/MY9PVSH4V6CV16JM8ENYFW7GBP9TVGQV)
*Step 3: On the shelf*

### 4. Lend it

When a pupil borrows it, press Lend, find the pupil by name or admission number, and set when it is due back.

### 5. Lend book

Press Lend book. For this demonstration the due date is already past, so you can see what happens when a book is late.

![HTT Schools: lend book — the screen at this step](https://storage.htt.llc/f/YFNP6V5S44ERPH8DP9G7T1PFBSHYJEVW)
*Step 5: Lend book*

### 6. Overdue

The Overdue tab lists every book out past its due date, the longest overdue first, with any fine worked out for you.

![HTT Schools: overdue — the screen at this step](https://storage.htt.llc/f/RVWSMPH720A1C6F7EM0M5RHSRBNZNWWQ)
*Step 6: Overdue*

### 7. Record the return

When the book comes back, press Record return. The copy is back on the shelf, ready for the next reader.

![HTT Schools: record the return — the screen at this step](https://storage.htt.llc/f/Y6Q0XRP9SKTP7ZXXQB08KRHMRSJWWR7W)
*Step 7: Record the return*

> **Tip:** On a phone the steps are the same — the video shows them again on a phone, from its second chapter.

## Questions people ask

### Who is the “Library” training for?

School administrators. It is one step of the HTT Schools course, which is laid out in the order we recommend learning it.

### Do I need to sign in to HTT Schools for this?

Sign in to HTT Schools as an administrator of your school to follow these steps.

### Can I do this on a phone?

Yes. The steps are the same on a phone, and the video shows every step on a computer and then again on a phone.

### How long does this training take?

The video is about 4 minutes long. Reading the article takes less.