A small library deserves real library software, not a spreadsheet with aspirations: Pinakes runs the whole operation, from the barcode on the spine to the reminder in a reader's inbox. Catalogers add a book by ISBN and watch metadata and covers arrive from Open Library and Google Books, then file it under Dewey categories with barcodes for every physical copy. Circulation handles requests, approvals, pickups, renewals, and returns, with FIFO reservation queues that notify the next reader the moment a copy frees up, and due dates that respect the library's own closure calendar. Patrons browse a public catalog with instant search and filters, reserve from home, renew loans, read ebooks and listen to audiobooks in the browser, and get due-date reminders automatically. The same installation can describe archives to ISAD(G) standards, exchange records through MARC, SRU, Z39.50, and OAI-PMH, and present digitized pages through IIIF viewers. Sixteen bundled plugins, custom staff roles, a homepage editor, and ten themes make it feel like your library, and it installs on ordinary shared hosting with a guided setup. Running on a dedicated VPS on RepoCloud with guaranteed CPU, RAM, and SSD, full root SSH access, and a browser serial console. GPL-3.0 licensed.

Circulation desk, cataloging workbench, acquisitions office, serials room, and public catalog all share one roof in Koha, an open-source library system that scales across school libraries, branch networks, and consortia. Staff search the catalog with facets for availability, authors, holding libraries, and item types, then open a record to see its cover, subjects, classification numbers, and every copy with its call number, status, and barcode. Catalogers edit MARC 21 or UNIMARC records field by field, copy records in via Z39.50 and SRU searches, and link authorities automatically. At the desk, staff check out, check in, and renew items, work with holds, bookings, and claims, and see overdue warnings and outstanding charges beside each patron. Circulation and fine rules vary by library, patron category, and item type. Acquisitions handles vendors, baskets, budgets, and funds. Serials track subscriptions and issue receiving. A guided report wizard, SQL reports, and statistics wizards summarize circulation and collections. Patrons search the public catalog, place holds, save lists, tag and rate titles, and suggest purchases. Staff tools design notices and slips, print patron cards, set holiday calendars, and import or batch-edit patrons. SIP2 serves self-checkout kiosks, OAI-PMH sets share records, and a REST API exposes patrons, holds, checkouts, and biblios. Lending continues during outages with offline circulation. Running on a dedicated VPS on RepoCloud with guaranteed CPU, RAM, and SSD, full root SSH access, and a browser serial console. GPL-3.0 licensed.