CHRISTOFIRE  Brilliant little application that shows the number of books I have checked out of the library and it turns red when they are due. A click later and I am logged in to the renew screen at the Denver Public Library. I can be a bit forgetful and I was constantly racking up fines. Not anymore: I haven't had one single fine since I got this app about 6 months ago. Thank you!  
(Version 2.6b205)

HAROLD CHU  Hi Eric, you're right development has stalled. I haven't looked at my emails for a long time. I've set up a uservoice forum at http://librarybooks.uservoice.com for reporting bugs and voting on what should be fixed next.

BTW: I don't put updates on MacUpdate or VersionTracker. Someone else puts the updates. I'll update the link so that it points to a proper web server.  
(Version 2.6b136)

DINGDONGDADDY  Wow, thanks for this! Like most people who would value this, I'm a heavy library user. Logging in to the library's own website is a multi-step affair, and you wind up at an unattractive website that's difficult to navigate.

This program gives you an always-on connection so you don't have to log in every time you want to check your account and the information presented is clean and easy to read.

The description didn't mention it, but, for my library anyway, I'm also seeing the list of books I have on hold and which ones are ready to pick up. And a link to the library renewal page--without having to log in. Nice!

Thanks to the developer for the great work and making this really useful software available free.  
(Version 2.6b221)

FYNODEREE  Great App - Library Books is a handy little app for anyone that uses the library system. At first I could not get it to update but the developer was extremely responsive and fixed the problem within 24 hours. Being a free app this was better customer service than I usually get from high priced software. Highly recommended.  
(Version 2.6b190)

ERIC DURBROW  Very good app but this beta version does not seem to save PIN/ID information.  
(Version 2.6b224)

JR23  What a stellar app!! Using it on Snow Leopard, and it works great. From what I can tell, it has no competitors. If you frequently take advantage of your local public library, this app is of great help keeping track of what's checked out and what's on hold. The fact that it can also log you into the library's website automatically is a wonderful bonus. I haven't tried the iCal integration yet.

There's only one thing I'd like to see as an option in the future. My menu bar is starting to get cluttered. Instead of a menu bar item, I'm wondering if a dock item could be an option (which would display the number of items checked out, just as the Mail dock icon shows the number of new messages).

The developer's website alludes to an iPhone version but I didn't find an ETA. Looking forward to it!  
(Version 2.6b223)

STUGOTS  I installed this update, but the About page says it's b207. Is Macupdate out of date or does the app not report the correct version?  
(Version 2.6b221)

ESTNYC  Apparently the developer's website is hosted on his home computer. When his Internet access goes out, the site drops off the Internet. I don't know why he doesn't mirror it somewhere, or arrange to have the actual latest version of Library Books hosted someplace with more reliable uptime, but it's free, and it's his call. I do think that it's a tremendously useful app.   
(Version 2.6b179)

WISH  I have tried to contact the developer numerous times to no avail. When the programs works, it's great. However, for the past 128 days my library has failed to update. I use the USA-GA-Dekalb Public Library. Below is the debug:

URL: http://findit.dekalblibrary.org/uPortal/Login?request=%2Fpatron%2Fitemsout%2Fgetdetail&uP_root=root&uP_sparam=activeTab&activeTab=4

Expected content length: 1254

MIME type: text/html

Text encoding: (null)

Status code: 404 (not found)

Headers:

Server: Jetty/4.2.19 (Windows 2003/5.2 x86 java/1.4.2_16)

Content-Type: text/html

Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2008 01:22:02 GMT

Content-Length: 1254  
(Version 2.6b146)

EVERLAST_34  Library Books is great.

It even works in my obscure Canadian city.

Great job.  
(Version 2.6b144)