BORROW BOOKSY: An AI Powered Community Based Book Sharing Application

Access to physical books within residential communities and small-scale libraries is often constrained by manual coordination, fragmented record maintenance, and limited digital visibility. This paper presents BORROW BOOKSY, a community-based mobile application designed to support peer-to-peer book sharing among residents of gated communities while simultaneously providing digital access to library-maintained book records. The system enables users to list owned books, browse community and library collections, and directly coordinate borrowing through a monitored workflow. Administrative oversight is enforced through a two-level structure consisting of a system-level super administrator and community-level managerial administrators. Additionally, AI-assisted book scanning is integrated to extract bibliographic metadata and assist in the preliminary identification of potentially sensitive content during book uploads. The application was pilot tested under a controlled environment as part of an Industrial Research Park (IRP) initiative, demonstrating improved accessibility, transparency, and efficiency in community-based book sharing and library information access.