📚 Library Management System

A console-based Library Management System developed in C++ using Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) and File Handling. The application enables efficient management of books, members, and borrowing records while demonstrating core C++ programming concepts.

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📌 Project Overview

This project simulates a real-world library management system through a menu-driven console application. It allows users to manage books, library members, issue and return books, and search records efficiently. All information is stored using text files, ensuring data persistence even after the program exits.

Developed as part of the Thiranex C++ Internship Program, this project strengthened concepts such as object-oriented programming, file handling, vectors, string streams, and CRUD operations.

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📑 Table of Contents

• 📌 Project Overview
• ✨ Features
• 🛠 Technologies Used
• 📂 Project Structure
• ⚙️ How It Works
• 🚀 Getting Started
• 📸 Screenshots
• 📖 Concepts Demonstrated
• 🎯 Future Improvements
• 📚 What I Learned
• 📊 Project Status
• 👨‍💻 Author

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✨ Features

• ✅ Add Book
• ✅ Display Books
• ✅ Search Book by ID
• ✅ Search Book by Title
• ✅ Search Book by Author
• ✅ Add Member
• ✅ Display Members
• ✅ Search Member
• ✅ Issue Book
• ✅ Return Book
• ✅ Delete Book
• ✅ Persistent File Storage

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🛠 Technologies Used

Technology	Purpose
C++	Programming Language
OOP	Data Management
File Handling	Persistent Storage
STL Vector	Temporary Data Storage
StringStream	Parsing Records
VS Code	Development Environment
GCC (MSYS2 MinGW)	Compiler
Git & GitHub	Version Control

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📂 Project Structure

Library-Management-System/
│
├── screenshots/
│   ├── home.png
│   ├── books.png
│   ├── members.png
│   └── transactions.png
│
├── books.txt
├── members.txt
├── issued_books.txt
├── main.cpp
├── .gitignore
├── LICENSE
└── README.md

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⚙️ How It Works

Each book contains:

• Book ID
• Title
• Author
• Category
• Issue Status

Each member contains:

• Member ID
• Member Name
• Phone Number

Books are stored in:

books.txt

Members are stored in:

members.txt

Borrowing records are maintained in:

issued_books.txt

using pipe-separated records.

Example:

101|Harry Potter|J. K. Rowling|Fantasy|0

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🚀 Getting Started

Clone Repository

git clone https://github.com/karrivinay54/Library-Management-System.git

Navigate

cd Library-Management-System

Compile

g++ main.cpp -o main

Run

Windows

./main.exe

Linux/macOS

./main

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📸 Screenshots

🏠 Main Menu

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📚 Book Management

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👥 Member Management

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🔄 Book Transactions

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📖 Concepts Demonstrated

• Object-Oriented Programming
• Classes and Objects
• Constructors
• File Handling
• CRUD Operations
• Searching Algorithms
• Vectors
• String Streams
• Menu-driven Programming
• Data Persistence

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🎯 Future Improvements

• Login Authentication
• Due Date Management
• Fine Calculation
• ISBN Validation
• Book Reservation
• Binary File Storage
• GUI using Qt
• Database Integration using MySQL

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📚 What I Learned

During this project I gained practical experience with:

• Designing menu-driven applications
• Managing books and members using classes
• Reading and writing structured text files
• Parsing records using stringstream
• Implementing issue and return logic
• Applying CRUD operations in C++
• Version control using Git and GitHub

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📊 Project Status

• ✅ Status: Completed
• 🏷 Version: v1.0.0
• 💻 Language: C++
• 🧩 Paradigm: Object-Oriented Programming
• 💾 Storage: Text Files
• 📅 Last Updated: July 2026

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👨‍💻 Author

Karri Vinay

B.Tech – Electronics & Communication Engineering

RGUKT IIIT Nuzvid

🔗 GitHub: https://github.com/karrivinay54

💼 LinkedIn:

(https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinay-karri-53071b288/)

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