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orange and white cat sitting in a chair in front of a glass-cased book shelf
video of someone performing a self-checkout in TinyCat.
“I love this program for so many reasons. It has helped me understand how to work a library from scratch.” – Colleen, Fresh Start Fellowship Library
partial view of a pie chart, with the following countries: United Kingdom (UK) 123 Ireland 19 Germany 13 Canada 12 Italy 11 Australia 9
brown kitten peaking out from under an open book.
"check out the digital collection. Browse the whole library or see new items first. See my recommended reading list."
photo of a white and gray cat with wide eyes sitting under a black umbrella
TinyCat homepage for the Comics and Cool Stuff Premium Inventory collection.
gray cat napping on a laptop
Video showing what it's like for a patron to open the Ask About This contact form and submit a question.
gray and black kitten on a messy pile of books
TinyCat homepage for the Gemmological Association of Australia (GAA) Victoria Division's library
black and white cat asleep with its paw in an open book
photo of a brown and white cat in a blue boat at the docks.
"Great support 'I've been very happy with the level of support provided by TinyCat. Thank you for everything that you do!'"
orange cat in front of an open book
The TinyCat homepage for the British Horological Institute's Wessex Branch Library.
TinyCat bookmark and stickers inside an open book
Screenshot of the Patrons page, with three patrons selected, four unselected, and a new red "Delete selected patrons (3)" button lit up.
white paper with three black checkboxes, one red check mark through the top box, and a light blue background.
collage of TinyCat stickers, pins, cat-shaped barcode scanner, and a sticker bundle.
grumpy cat in front of a puddle.
An image of a ship, with the text: "The Library of New England Folklore / This library requires an account to view the catalog. / Patron Barcode/ID or Username / Sign In"
TinyCat bookmark and stickers resting in an open book
blue and white logo: "10 years" but the 0 is a cat curled up.
brown and white cat looking quizzically from atop a book shelf.
Item page for The Magical World of Strega Nona by Tomie DePaola, with a Classification DDC/MDS at the bottom displaying 398.20945
Blue and white text: "SMILING IN THE STACKS 'Our TinyCat catalog is always growing an dI couldn't be happier. Whether at home or school, it's a pleasure to use and it's really satisfying to see the scroll of new books.' — Bridget, St. Aloysius School library"
A fluffy orange cat staring into the camera behind an open laptop.
A TinyCat search page with the language selector box displaying, "Gaeilge" is highlighted. The three books in the screenshot are Irish Short Stories, Shadow Voices: 300 Years of Irish Genre Fiction, and Celtic Myths and Legends.
video recording of the Will Parry Library's TinyCat homepage from South Seattle College's Georgetown Labor Center.
two copies of The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories by Susanna Clarke, one a hardcover and one an audiobook.
gray cat with green eyes looking up in surprise
Screenshot of the Transaction Reports: Checkouts page, with the report titled "items not lent" underlined.
Folio Seattle's TinyCat homepage
Blue and white text on a teal background: "MOBILE FRIENDLY 'I love that I can use TinyCat on my computer, tablet, phone, etc., and I like the prompt response I get whenever I have a question!' - Sue, Christian Hills School Library"
homepage for "The Library of New England Folklore" TinyCat library
a cat with eyes closed surrounded by cat toys in a cardboard box. a human hand reaches for a toy.
Search Page settings in TinyCat
two kittens sitting in a tree-shaped bookshelf
The TinyCat homepage for the Bradman Library
“Our patrons and volunteers LOVE IT!! We’re having an Open House to showcase it to the entire community. We couldn't have gotten to this point without your help.” – Beth, ILE Community Library
Screen recording of setting up different welcome messages for a library in English, Irish, and Italian using TinyCat.
someone with yellow shows in a library, standing on tip toes atop a pile of multi-colored books
blue TinyCat logo, a curled up cat, with speech bubbles showing both the flags of France and of Brazil
a page of book data from LibraryThing
black cat in the snow
"Students have really enjoyed using it and the interface is fantastic for someone like me, an Assistant Principal with a role beyond running a library. – Michael, KIPP Nashville Collegiate High School"
Homepage of Walker's Point Community Library on TinyCat.
cat on a blanket staring at a laptop
TinyCat facebook profile page
Video showing how to create a custom homepage link on TinyCat
black and white cat in bed next to pancakes and coffee, looking at an open laptop
white and blue text on a gray background: "This service gives life to small libraries." - Terri, Hope Center Counseling
cat sitting under a tree covered with ornaments.
a back and white cat peeping out of a red hat box in front of a tree covered in lights and ribbons.
The homepage for the Texas Astronomical Society library
Active Transactions page in TinyCat, with two buttons up top saying "Export transactions: Active" and "Extend all due dates"
sleepy cat on a bed next to an open book and a mug of coffee.
White and blue text on a gray background: "Professional Interface: 'I love the colorful and professional look of my TinyCat library, I can easily use the link to share my books and reviews with my fellow book lovers. Thanks!' - Pourthe, Personal Library"