📚 Library Management System (JavaFX)

A GUI-based Library Management System developed using JavaFX for user interaction and CSV file handling for persistent storage. This project allows users to add, search, borrow, and return books efficiently, integrating both frontend and backend operations in a modular Java application.

✨ Features

• Add new books to the collection
• Search books by title, author, or ISBN
• Borrow and return books with borrower information tracking
• Persistent storage using CSV files
• Book cover thumbnails stored based on ISBN
• Clean and user-friendly GUI built with Scene Builder and JavaFX

📸 Screenshots

🛠 Technologies & Tools

• Java 17
• JavaFX
• Scene Builder (FXML)
• CSV File I/O
• Modular Java Architecture (MVC-style)

📁 Project Structure

• components/ – Reusable FXML UI elements
• controllers/ – JavaFX controllers managing UI logic
• data/ – Persistent data and book thumbnail storage
• interfaces/ – Interfaces for core class behaviors
• models/ – Main logic classes (Book, Library)
• views/ – UI layout in FXML files
• App.java – Main application entry point

👥 Team Members

Name	Matric No	Contribution
Lim Wen Hao	22304573	JavaFX GUI and controller integration
Teh Juin Ewe	22304568	Book and Library class, search logic
Tan Jun Cheng	22305446	File I/O for CSV read/write

🗃️ Data Persistence

• Book data is saved in a .csv file, including:
  • Title, author, ISBN
  • Availability status
  • Borrower information
• Book thumbnails stored using ISBN as filename

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