Looking for an easy sign-in app for library patrons

Post date: 2018-04-26 07:27:27

At my library, storytime participants have to sign in with their library card number. This often results in a line to get in, as people are fiddling with their keychains, squinting at the numbers and juggling little kids at the same time. I have an idea for a new system, but I don't know how to make it work.

I have an ipad and a bluetooth scanner, so I'd like to use them to scan patrons' barcodes. I also am supposed to collect names, so what I envision is a database where the patron types in their information once and every time they scan their card after that their info pops up. Then at the end of storytime I have a list of everyone who was there.
Does such a thing already exist? Could I make one?
Any ideas are appreciated.

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