Library Management System

A command-line Library Management System developed in Python for Brickfields Kuala Lumpur Community Library.

Features

• Login system for Super Admin, Admin, Librarian, and Member
• Add, view, search, edit, and delete user accounts
• Add, edit, view, and delete books
• Process book loans and returns
• Track due dates and overdue fees
• Search books by ID or loan status
• Update member profile information
• Store data using JSON-formatted text files

Technologies Used

• Python
• JSON
• Python standard libraries:
  • json
  • datetime
  • os
  • re

Project Files

library_management.py
account.txt
books.txt
loanedmembers.txt
README.md

How to Run

1. Make sure Python is installed.
2. Keep all project files in the same folder.
3. Open the folder in a terminal.
4. Run:

python library_management.py

User Roles

• Super Admin: Manages Admin, Librarian, and Member accounts
• Admin: Manages Librarian and Member accounts
• Librarian: Manages books and loan records
• Member: Searches books, views loans, updates profile, and returns books

Important Notes

The program expects these exact file names:

account.txt
books.txt
loanedmembers.txt

The account file contains sample login details. Replace any personal information and passwords before uploading the project publicly.

Contributors

• Hein Htet
• Mohammad Abu Nur Tasfi
• Aung Kaung Khant
• Moe Lwin Paing Htoo

Purpose

This project was created as a Python Programming group assignment at Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation.