TinyCat

Welcome to the official group for LibraryThing's online catalog for tiny libraries, TinyCat! This group is for questions, general discussions/feedback, recommendations and requests regarding TinyCat. If you think you found a bug, post a report to our Bug Collectors Group (listed below).

If you haven't signed up for TinyCat yet, go to https://www.librarycat.org/signup/. TinyCat is free for personal use, and cheap for others.

All TinyCat users are automatically added to this group—to leave, just click the "leave" link at the right of the page.

Important Links:

TinyCat Webinars: join LibraryThing's recurring Zoom meeting on Wednesdays at 1:00pm ET for a full demo of TinyCat.

YouTube — Tutorials & Webinars

Help Wiki

Admin Portal

@Librarycat.org on Bluesky
TinyCat on Facebook
TinyCat_lib on X

Monthly TinyCat Newsletter

Bug Collectors Group (Tips for Bug Reports)

Email Support (tinycat@librarything.com)

Featured TinyCat catalogs:
For Schools & Classrooms
For Religious Institutions

TopicTopicMessagesLast Message 
Problem with Link at bottom of Home Page4 unread / 47PondsNC, Yesterday 7:00am
Unable to access our LibraryCat4 unread / 4ZephCraven, Monday 10:22am
Temporarily Down for Maintenance1 unread / 1ZephCraven, May 29
Inventory Field7 unread / 7ZephCraven, May 29
Circulation Data Report2 unread / 2ZephCraven, May 28
How do my users see all teh books I have in my collection?7 unread / 7ZephCraven, May 28
Multiple users accessing Admin21 unread / 21ZephCraven, May 27
Access Denied to catalog (volunteer account)5 unread / 5ZephCraven, May 25
Notification when a book gets checked out online.4 unread / 4ZephCraven, May 20
Personal TinyCats | Temporary Homepage Pause14 unread / 14ZephCraven, May 19
TinyCat Webinar Raincheck | Next one May 201 unread / 1ZephCraven, May 12
Common practices on making TinyCat available to users16 unread / 16ZephCraven, May 7
Bot Traffic, "Blocked" Issues | Resolved12 unread / 12ZephCraven, May 5
Adding a New Patron4 unread / 4ZephCraven, May 5
Late notices for checked out items6 unread / 6ZephCraven, May 4
Enter the Giveaway for TinyCat's 10th Birthday!15 unread / 15StarDragonSam, May 3
Access to tiny cat9 unread / 9kristilabrie, May 1
Multiple Copies of books scanning as one copy5 unread / 5ZephCraven, April 29
Placing items of "hold" for a patron when it is out to another patron18 unread / 18gracelib, April 25
Filter by availability?4 unread / 4ZephCraven, April 24
bulk deletion of patron records5 unread / 5ZephCraven, April 23
Improved Feature: Delete patrons in bulk1 unread / 1ZephCraven, April 23
Patron Barcodes for Cards4 unread / 4ZephCraven, April 22
New Feature: Separate Billing Contact3 unread / 3ZephCraven, April 21
new collection not showing up under Collections in brief record5 unread / 5ZephCraven, April 21
Manually Enter Passwords for Patron Accounts2 unread / 2ZephCraven, April 21
Patron Fields2 unread / 2ZephCraven, April 21
Displaying work-to-work relationships5 unread / 5Maddz, April 21
Patron emails8 unread / 8ZephCraven, April 21
Fields showing in Tinycat brief record5 unread / 5ZephCraven, April 21
Searching in Description?7 unread / 7bnielsen, April 20
Unique field for links to ebooks4 unread / 4Maddz, April 19
can't change barcodes???5 unread / 5knerd.knitter, April 17
Happy 10th Birthday TinyCat!6 unread / 6ZephCraven, April 15
TinyCat Now in 45 Languages!15 unread / 15ZephCraven, April 15
New feature: Restrict Catalog Access1 unread / 1ZephCraven, April 14
TinyCat Survey: Tell us what you think!1 unread / 1ZephCraven, April 13
Patrons not alphabetized in check-out list4 unread / 4ZephCraven, April 9
Special Webinar: Perfecting Your TC Homepage | March 4, 1pm EST5 unread / 5ZephCraven, April 8
Item Aggregate Checkout Activity Report in TinyCat9 unread / 9ZephCraven, March 19
Patrons with Paid Memberships2 unread / 2ZephCraven, March 16
Book Status: Missing on TinyCat Library3 unread / 3ZephCraven, March 13
Change Pricing Tier7 unread / 7ZephCraven, March 10
Custom Patron Fields Not Appearing After Importing8 unread / 8ZephCraven, March 10
How to scan book barcode to check out?5 unread / 5ZephCraven, March 5
A field for entering a Subtitle13 unread / 13anthloza34, March 3
Borrowers details in loans report12 unread / 12ZephCraven, February 26
Appending ISBNs to a personal library spreadsheet9 unread / 9Joe.McLaughlin, February 16
Multi-Language3 unread / 3ZephCraven, February 9
Setting Account language8 unread / 8ZephCraven, February 9
TinyCat In French6 unread / 6ZephCraven, February 9
Language9 unread / 9ZephCraven, February 9
Special TinyCat Webinar: Cataloging | Feb. 4, 1pm EST14 unread / 14ZephCraven, February 6
Pricing Plan3 unread / 3BPLibraryPA, February 3
TinyCat does not display Physical Description10 unread / 10bnielsen, February 3
Importing existing barcodes20 unread / 20ZephCraven, February 2
Please remove or offer an alternative to generative AI CAPTCHA on TinyCat5 unread / 5EzeraVar, January 28
Subgenres for children's picture books?6 unread / 6rosehallmontessori, January 20
TinyCat now on Facebook!3 unread / 3ZephCraven, January 13
New Attempt to Import3 unread / 3ZephCraven, January 12
Getting Bar Codes for Books currently being cataloged2 unread / 2ZephCraven, January 9
TinyCat Webinars are back!1 unread / 1ZephCraven, January 7
hello2 unread / 2ZephCraven, January 2
How do I get our accoutn reacativated?5 unread / 5ZephCraven, January 2
Webinars paused till Jan 7, 20261 unread / 1ZephCraven, December 2025
barcode alternative for pamphlets2 unread / 2ZephCraven, December 2025
Adding Patrons7 unread / 7ZephCraven, December 2025
Barcodes28 unread / 28ZephCraven, November 2025
Changing an Item/s description14 unread / 14yedlint, November 2025
popularity in right hand drop down menu3 unread / 3yedlint, November 2025
Patrons - Displaying as overdue when books have been returned2 unread / 2ZephCraven, November 2025
Books not showing up in TinyCat56 unread / 56ZephCraven, November 2025
TinyCat Slowness and Bot Traffic30 unread / 30LeadFoundation, November 2025
Search results2 unread / 2ZephCraven, November 2025
Insert TinyCat home page into existing website13 unread / 13ZephCraven, November 2025
HTML or JavaScript customization (s.o.s. I don't know what I'm doing)3 unread / 3test_icc1, October 2025
Library of Congress Call Number in TinyCat7 unread / 7mccmela, October 2025
change pricing tier8 unread / 8miychuu, October 2025
Animated cover display position on page3 unread / 3EugeneTBI, October 2025
TinyCat not loading full pages10 unread / 10momofeight, October 2025
Cloud Fare7 unread / 7ZephCraven, October 2025
Moving5 unread / 5ZephCraven, September 2025
add kids1 unread / 1ANovember, September 2025
Printing labels with LC call numbers2 unread / 2christopherhill, September 2025
Comments Field used in MARC Import2 unread / 2ZephCraven, September 2025
Overall checkout totals3 unread / 3CFBC, September 2025
TinyCat Webinar13 unread / 13ZephCraven, August 2025
Multiple Books Copies3 unread / 3IRCCA, August 2025
Need invoice for payment3 unread / 3bmorebrooks, August 2025
Patrons disappeared from items checked out3 unread / 3ZephCraven, August 2025
Length limit in Marc213 unread / 3bnielsen, July 2025
Logo won't show up no matter how many different ways I try?4 unread / 4ZephCraven, July 2025
Announcing TinyCat District2 unread / 2elenchus, July 2025
700 e = eessn̳a autor.2 unread / 2bnielsen, July 2025
TinyCat and MARC view4 unread / 4bnielsen, July 2025
Apple per veure el catàleg pel mòvil7 unread / 7kristilabrie, June 2025
Linking to List of Links5 unread / 5TendingEmbers, June 2025
tags / a list of tags6 unread / 6ZephCraven, June 2025
Searching authors5 unread / 5kristilabrie, June 2025
New User - error message?2 unread / 2kristilabrie, June 2025
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