Software for Lending Libraries

Tools. Camera gear. Sports kit. Toys. Medical equipment. Community items. Machinery. Educational items. Lend anything.

Complete control of your items, members, loans & maintenance.

Lend Engine is a powerful, easy to use online platform for any organisation that lends items to members.

Leave your spreadsheets, notebooks, or whiteboards behind; manage your items, members and loans into a modern, shared system where members and staff can access everything they need, at any time.

Just a few of the features include:

  • Custom item check out and check in routines
  • Self serve or staff-only
  • Online item catalogue
  • Kits, consumables & services as well as loan items
  • Expandable database with custom fields
  • Automated emails to save you time and reduce overdues
  • Take card payments online, via Stripe
  • Print and scan barcode labels

For a full feature list, see the menus above.



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Manage all your items

An online database to store all your item information. Custom fields, multiple images, multiple item locations, schedule maintenance. Build kits, sell inventory or consumables. Add services and consultancy to loans. And much more.

Track loans & reservations

Online equipment management software for item check in, check out, reserve items, send overdue reminders and more. Add custom fields to track extra information and bring your reports to life.

Manage members

Membership management software to record information about your members, their memberships, payments and fees. Use custom fields to store additional data. See detailed member history, send emails, add notes.

Fully configurable

Set up the system just as you need it with unlimited item locations, multiple staff members, and custom fields.


Insight & Reports

Now it's easy to see what's going on in your lending organisation.

- Which items are most popular?
- Or not being loaned out?
- Where does your revenue come from?
- Which items cost you the most?
- Which memberships are about to expire?
- Where are your members?
- What items are overdue?
... and much more

All data can be exported too, for full analysis.


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