Build a Library Management System Using Next.js

A Library Management System (LMS) allows users to manage library books, members, and borrowing history. In this article, we'll build a basic LMS using Next.js, which will include functionalities for managing books, members, and viewing borrowing history.

Prerequisites:

• Next.js
• ReactJS
• NodeJS
• Bootstrap

Approach to Create Library Management System Using Next.js:

• Create Components Directory:
• Navbar.js: Navigation bar for the application.
• manage-book.js: Form to add or edit books.
• issue-book.js: Form to issue books.
• view-issued.js: Component to view issued books.
• Display a form to add books and a list of existing books which will have functionality to edit and delete books.
• Display a form to issue books to members where admin will select students name and book details to issue.
• Display a table of issued books with details like student name, book title, author, and issue date.

Steps to Create Library Management System

Step 1: Create a application of NextJS using the following command.

npx create-next-app lms

Step 2: It will ask you some questions, so choose as the following.

√ Would you like to use TypeScript? ... No
√ Would you like to use ESLint? ... No 
√ Would you like to use Tailwind CSS? ... No
√ Would you like to use `src/` directory? ... Yes
√ Would you like to use App Router? (recommended) ... Yes
√ Would you like to customize the default import alias (@/*)? ... No

Step 3: Navigate to project directory

cd lms

Step 4: Install the necessary package in your project using the following command.

npm install bootstrap

Step 5: Create the folder structure as shown below and create the files in respective folders.

Project Structure

Dependencies

"dependencies": {
 "bootstrap": "^5.3.3",
 "next": "14.1.3",
 "react": "^18",
 "react-dom": "^18",
 }

Example: Create the required files and write the following code.

Start your application using the following command

npm run dev

Output