Lyra
Lyra is a browser-based integrated library system for private and independent K–12 schools.
What Lyra is
Lyra is a browser-based integrated library system for private and independent K–12 schools. It handles cataloging, circulation, holds, inventory, and a student-facing online catalog. Schools can import MARC files, Excel workbooks, and CSV files, and connect rosters through OneRoster integrations such as FACTS, Blackbaud, Veracross, PowerSchool, Clever, ClassLink, Alma, and Rediker. Staff can ask Vega, its AI assistant, questions about a collection using catalog data and aggregate statistics. Google and Microsoft single sign-on are supported. Lyra says it is built for FERPA compliance and COPPA protections; application data is hosted in the United States with AWS and Neon and encrypted at rest. Patron names, IDs, email addresses, and individual borrowing history are excluded from AI requests. Schools can export catalogs and rosters in standard formats at any time. There is no separate mobile app. Annual plans start at $795 a year for up to 150 patrons, and a 30-day trial is offered.
Good
- Imports MARC, Excel, and CSV files
- Offers OneRoster connections with named school systems
- Includes a student-facing online catalog
- Catalogs and rosters can be exported at any time
- 30-day trial available
Watch out
- No separate mobile app to install
- Does not provide digital lending or interlibrary loan
- Does not provide fines or acquisitions and purchasing
- Annual plans start at $795 a year
Who it suits
Lyra is aimed at private and independent K–12 schools looking for browser-based catalog and circulation tools with roster connections. It may suit schools that want to manage library records without installing a separate mobile app.
Verdict
Lyra brings core catalog and circulation functions together with roster integrations and export options for K–12 schools. Schools needing digital lending, fines, interlibrary loan, or acquisitions will need those functions elsewhere.
Plans and prices
From Lyra's own pricing page, checked 1 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| P150 | $795 a year | up to 150 patrons · all features included · per year |
| P400 | $1,495 a year | up to 400 patrons · all features included · per year |
| P800 | $2,295 a year | up to 800 patrons · all features included · per year |
| P1500 | $3,495 a year | up to 1,500 patrons · all features included · per year |
| Custom | Priced on request | diocesan, multi-campus, or networked schools · Quoted |
The facts
Each one read from Lyra's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI assistant
- Vega answers questions about a library collection in the staff app using catalog data and aggregate statistics.checked 1 Oct 2001
- AI privacy
- Patron names, IDs, emails, and individual borrowing history are excluded from AI requests.checked 1 Oct 2001
- Catalog imports
- Lyra imports MARC files, Excel workbooks, and CSV files.checked 1 Oct 2001
- Core functions
- The system provides cataloging, circulation, holds, inventory, and an online catalog for students.checked 1 Oct 2001
- Data residency
- Application data is hosted in the United States with AWS and Neon and encrypted at rest.checked 1 Oct 2001
- Hosted delivery
- Lyra runs in the browser and has no separate mobile app to install.checked 1 Oct 2001
- Product limitations
- Lyra does not provide digital lending, fines, interlibrary loan, or acquisitions and purchasing.checked 1 Oct 2001
- Product purpose
- Lyra is an integrated library system for private and independent K–12 schools.checked 1 Oct 2001
- Roster integrations
- Lyra supports OneRoster connections including FACTS, Blackbaud, Veracross, PowerSchool, Clever, ClassLink, Alma, and Rediker.checked 1 Oct 2001
- Security compliance
- Lyra states that it is built for FERPA compliance and COPPA protections.checked 1 Oct 2001
- Single sign-on
- Users can sign in with Google or Microsoft single sign-on.checked 1 Oct 2001
- Support
- Lyra says it answers email inquiries within a school day and lists [email protected].checked 1 Oct 2001
The company
- Data ownership
- Schools can export their catalog and rosters at any time in standard formats.checked 1 Oct 2001
- Founded
- 2025checked 28 Sep 2001
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