SWAN Libraries +

Name: SWAN Libraries +
Rating: 1.8 (71 reviews)
Author: System Wide Automated Network

By: System Wide Automated Network

Your library catalog app

Features & Capabilities

SWAN Libraries+ is a library catalog app serving public, academic, school, and special libraries in the Chicagoland area. Manage your account, search the catalog, renew loans, place holds, and download ebooks and audiobooks across participating libraries.

The SWAN consortium encompasses a wide network of libraries—from Acorn (Oak Forest) to Morton Arboretum and Oak Park—offering a unified, convenient way to discover, check out, and digitally access materials from multiple institutions in one place.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Education Open Source Content

By:

System Wide Automated Network

Rating:

1.80

(71)

Version:

26.06.00 Last updated: 2026-06-24

Version code:

887326059

Creation date:

2023-12-11

Compatible devices:

Size:

45.20MB

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-03

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 251,426 ▼ 1,926

Other rankings

#16 in automation catalog keyword 21 ▼ 3

For Developers

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Developed by:

System Wide Automated Network

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/swan-libraries/id6473793650

User Reviews

User reviews consistently cite frequent logouts, crashes, slow loading, and broken search filters as the main pain points, undermining otherwise solid library features like searching, placing holds, and digital card access. The top positives are cross-library search/holds and barcode access, with notifications for holds. The app is widely considered buggy and unreliable, though it can perform well when functioning.

Pros

Smooth and simple to use when it works.
Good search/exploration and the ability to place holds across libraries.
Barcode/digital library card included for quick access.
Notifications when holds are ready.

Cons

Frequent sign-out / requires re-logging after sessions.
Crashes or won't open / startup crashes.
Very slow loading / long load times.
Search filters do not work as advertised or get ignored.
Overall buggy and unreliable performance across multiple library systems.

Recent reviews

Managing the category toggles is tricky. You toggle the button, the app does something, but the toggle button stays the same, when in reality there is a delay. This creates confusion since you’re never quite sure if the change stuck or not. Likewise the pick up locations — the changes don’t seem to stick at all.