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Wednesday, July 16th, 2025

Announcing TinyCat District!

blue and white logo with a large curled cat and three small curled cats, blue text reading "TinyCat District"

TinyCat District is here! Libraries with multiple locations or branches can now manage their accounts in one place. We created new tools and features for TinyCat District that will simplify your setup, billing, and reporting.

TinyCat District offers:

  • Synced collections. Copy your catalog across branches with a few clicks.
  • Shared branding. Customize your brand across branches.
  • Group billing. Simplify your payment process. 
  • Grouped reports. Review information about your district and individual branches.

Each TinyCat District “superadmin” can manage the source collections, branch memberships, grouped reports, shared branding, and billing across the district.

You can choose your billing setup. With regular “branch billing,” each library branch pays for their own account. If you choose “group billing,” your district’s superadmin can submit a single payment for all branches. Accounts with group billing may be eligible for a discounted rate!

You can see the setup on the TinyCat District wiki page: https://wiki.librarything.com/index.php/TinyCat_District_%C2%BB_Admin_Pages

Currently, TinyCat District is offered to libraries with five or more branches. If your library is close to five branches but not quite there, reach out anyway to see if you’re eligible!

Email us at tinycat@librarything.com to set up your TinyCat District.

Labels: new feature, TinyCat

Wednesday, April 9th, 2025

Happy 9th Birthday to TinyCat!

TinyCat turns nine this month! Since 2016 more than 37,000 small libraries have signed up for the best user-friendly and affordable library management solution, powered by LibraryThing.

To celebrate, all TinyCat merchandise is on sale in the LibraryThing Store and we’re giving away pins, stickers, and tote bags too.

TinyCat Store Sale

All TinyCat merchandise and barcode scanners, including stickers, pins, and coasters, are on sale now through Friday, May 9. Check out what’s for sale in the LibraryThing Store.

TinyCat Giveaway

The winner of our giveaway will receive a free, heavy-duty cotton tote bag with the TinyCat logo! The first 25 submissions will receive a TinyCat sticker and pin for participating. The giveaway is open to TinyCat libraries with paid staff or volunteer accounts.

How to enter:

  1. Take a photo of yourself with your library; either your favorite bookshelf or the building. If you would rather not be in the photo, include a furry friend instead! Make sure it’s a photo you won’t mind us using in promotional posts.
  2. Email the photo to tinycat@librarything.com or post it on this Talk thread before Friday, May 9.
  3. We will contact the first 25 submissions to get their shipping details for their TinyCat stickers and pins. 
  4. The winner of the TinyCat tote bag will be randomly selected from all submissions and contacted on Monday, May 12.

Thanks for celebrating TinyCat with us!

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