📚 Library Management System (Python)

A console-based Library Management System built in Python, using JSON files for persistent storage. It allows librarians to manage books and members, and handle borrowing/returning of books with due dates.

Features

• Add, remove, search, and list books
• Add and list library members
• Borrow and return books with automatic due-date calculation (14-day loan period)
• Tracks available vs. total copies of each book
• Data persists between runs using JSON files (books.json, members.json)

Tech Stack

• Python 3
• File handling (JSON) for persistent storage
• datetime module for due-date calculation

Project Structure

library-management-python/
├── main.py        # CLI entry point
├── library.py     # Core Library class with all logic
├── books.json     # Sample book data
└── members.json   # Sample member data

How to Run

1. Make sure Python 3 is installed.
2. Open a terminal in this project folder.
3. Run:

   python main.py
   

4. Follow the on-screen menu to add books, register members, and manage borrowing.

Sample Menu

===== LIBRARY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM =====
1. Add Book
2. Remove Book
3. Search Books
4. List All Books
5. Add Member
6. List Members
7. Borrow Book
8. Return Book
9. Exit

Possible Enhancements

• Add fine calculation for overdue books
• Migrate storage to SQLite for better scalability
• Build a simple GUI using Tkinter or a web interface using Flask