Library Cards

Use Member Manager > Library Cards to prepare reusable card templates and generate professional member cards for printing or export. The workflow is available in Libcodesk WebApp and the Standalone app when the staff role includes Library Cards permission.

For the best results, use the Standalone app when generating ID cards. Libcodesk WebApp is convenient for PDF and PNG output, while the Standalone app is recommended for direct printing, printer selection, printer correction, and repeated physical card production.

In Libcodesk WebApp, Library Cards opens as a focused workspace so the side menu stays hidden while you work. Use the menu button in the top bar when you need to open navigation temporarily.

Library Cards has four separate work areas:

• Generate Cards is for selecting saved Member Lists, choosing a card template, checking the preview, and generating cards.
• Card Templates is for designing, copying, modifying, and saving reusable card templates.
• Page Layout is for choosing how cards are arranged on sheets or roll media.
• Printer Settings is for choosing printer-specific correction such as offset, duplex, scale, rotation, DPI, and cutting guides in the Standalone app. Libcodesk WebApp hides this area for card generation because browser printing is controlled outside Libcodesk.

Member Lists are created from the Member module. Library Cards only selects existing Member Lists and uses them for card output.

Member Lists and generation jobs respect the staff member's current library access. A list cannot be created from inaccessible member IDs, an inaccessible library cannot be used as a generation filter, and access is checked again when cards are generated. If library access changes after a list or job was prepared, review the list with an organization admin before continuing.

Choose A Guide

Task	Open This Guide
Generate cards for students, staff, visitors, or any saved Member List	Generate ID Cards
Design or modify card templates, including front/back layouts, barcode, QR code, photos, and logos	Design Library Card Templates
Set paper, roll, rows, columns, gaps, margins, and start position	Page Layouts For ID Cards
Save printer alignment, duplex, scale, rotation, DPI, density, and cutting-guide correction	Printer Settings For ID Cards

Workflow Summary

1. Create or update members in the Member module.
2. Save the required members as a Member List.
3. Open Library Cards > Card Templates if you need to create or adjust the card design.
4. Open Library Cards > Page Layout if the paper, roll, rows, columns, gaps, or margins need to be changed.
5. In the Standalone app, open Library Cards > Printer Settings only when a physical printer needs repeatable correction.
6. Open Library Cards > Generate Cards when you are ready to select Member Lists and generate output.
7. Print a sample card and scan the QR code or barcode before printing a large batch.

This separation keeps output work and design work clear for librarians.