📚 Library Management System

📖 Introduction

The Library Management System is a fullstack web application designed to digitize and simplify day-to-day library operations.
It helps librarians track book inventory, manage user accounts, and facilitate book borrowing/returning, while providing users with a modern interface to search, reserve, and review books.

This system solves the problem of manual record keeping by offering a digital solution for:

• Managing book inventory
• User authentication and profiles
• Borrowing and returning books
• Sending reminders and notifications

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🎯 Project Goal

Build a secure and scalable web application that allows users to:

• Search for and borrow books
• Track their borrowed books
• Interact with the library via events, reviews, and digital books

And librarians to:

• Manage books, users, and reports via an admin dashboard

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🏗 Project Type

Fullstack Application (Frontend + Backend + Database)

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🌍 Deployed App

• Frontend: https://bookworm-lib-app.netlify.app
• Backend: https://library-management-system-1-5z1a.onrender.com
• Database: MongoDB Compass / Atlas

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📂 Directory Structure

Library-Management-System/ ├── backend/ # Node.js + Express + MongoDB backend │ ├── config/ # DB connection, environment setup │ ├── controllers/ # Request handlers (books, auth, users) │ ├── models/ # MongoDB schemas (Book, User, Borrow) │ ├── routes/ # Express routes │ ├── middlewares/ # Auth and validation middleware │ └── server.js # Backend entry point │ ├── frontend/ # React frontend with Vite │ ├── public/ │ └── src/ │ ├── components/ # Reusable UI components │ ├── pages/ # Home, About, Dashboard, Login, Register │ ├── store/ # Redux store / context │ ├── App.jsx # Main app entry │ └── index.css # TailwindCSS styling │ └── README.md

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✨ Features

✅ Minimum Expected Features

• User Authentication (secure login/register with JWT, hashed passwords)
• User Profiles (details, borrowed books list)
• Book Catalog (searchable with filters: title, author, genre)
• Borrowing/Returning Books with real-time availability updates
• Due Dates & Notifications (email reminders)
• Book Reservation Queue for unavailable books
• Librarian Dashboard to manage books & users

🌟 Unique Features

• Book Recommendations based on borrowing history
• User Reviews & Ratings on book detail pages
• Advanced Search & Filters (genre, year, rating)
• Digital Library (eBooks) section
• Events Calendar for workshops/book clubs

🚀 Challenging Features

• Inventory Management System (CRUD with validations)
• Fine Calculation System for overdue books
• Advanced Reporting (most borrowed books, active users, fines)
• Mobile-Friendly Responsive UI
• User Activity Tracking (logs in profiles)

🌐 Additional Features

• Dark Mode
• Social Media Sharing for reviews
• Multi-language Support
• Customizable User Dashboard

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🛠 Design Decisions & Assumptions

• MongoDB for flexible schema design (users, books, transactions)
• JWT-based Authentication for secure login
• Separation of Frontend & Backend for scalability
• TailwindCSS for fast UI prototyping and responsiveness

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🚀 Installation & Getting Started

🔧 Backend Setup

cd backend
npm install
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## Create a .env file with the following:

MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection
JWT_SECRET=your_secret_key
PORT=3000;

# Run the server 
 npm start
 
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### 💻 Frontend Setup

cd frontend
npm install
npm run dev   # Run locally
npm run build # For production


### 📌 Usage
👤 For Users:

- Register/Login
- Search books in the catalog
- Borrow or reserve books
- Track due dates, receive notifications
- Return books, leave reviews, join events

👨‍💼 For Librarians:

- Login as admin
- Add/Update/Delete books
- Manage users and borrowing history
- Generate reports on usage/fines

## 🔑 Demo Credentials
Admin
Email: daniak0412@gmail.com
Password: 123456789

User
Email: daniakhan0412@gmail.com
Password: 123456789

### 📡 API Endpoints
##🔐 Auth

POST /api/auth/register → Register user
POST /api/auth/login → Login user
GET /api/auth/me → Get current user

##📚 Books

GET /api/books → Get all books
POST /api/books → Add new book (Admin only)
PUT /api/books/:id → Update book (Admin only)
DELETE /api/books/:id → Delete book (Admin only)

###📖 Borrow/Return

POST /api/borrow/:bookId → Borrow a book
POST /api/return/:bookId → Return a book
POST /api/reserve/:bookId → Reserve a book

### 🖥 Technology Stack
##Frontend

React.js
Tailwind CSS
Redux/Context
Axios

##Backend

Node.js
Express.js
Database
MongoDB Compass
Authentication
JWT (JSON Web Token)
bcrypt
Other Tools
Nodemailer (email notifications)
Chart.js (reporting)

### Deployment

Backend: VS
Database: MongoDB Compass