We are proudly Canadian

About us

Designed, built and supported in-house.

At Meescan, we’re passionate about libraries, their power to connect communities, inspire learning, and empower people. With over 40 years of combined experience in the library industry, our team is dedicated to designing solutions that free librarians from the front desk so they can do what they do best: serve their communities.

Our commitment to innovation and service excellence has been recognized across the industry, we’re proud recipients of the Platinum Award in the 2025 Modern Library Awards, marking our third consecutive win. This recognition reflects our dedication to delivering reliable, user-focused products and exceptional support.

Our story

Founded in 2015 and headquartered in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia, Meescan is a proudly Canadian company. All of our products are designed, developed, and manufactured in-house, giving us complete control over quality, customization, and innovation. With a small, highly engaged team, we live by the principle of doing more with less. Every team member is hands-on experience, when you speak with us, you're talking to someone who knows the product inside and out.

Our extensive experience in the library industry led us to believe that libraries deserved better. That belief led us to create a simple, intuitive and highly effective self-checkout service, and decided to disrupt the industry with an innovative product and excellent customer service. We don’t just serve libraries, we collaborate with them. Together, we face challenges and create solutions because we believe that building a better library is possible.

We’re proud to support libraries of all sizes with powerful, user-friendly technology and a deep commitment to service. With Meescan, self-checkout is no longer a luxury, it’s an affordable, adaptable solution for every library.

With Meescan, you're joining a revolution, are you ready to join us?

Why choose Meescan?

Meescan is more than just self-checkout, it’s a smart, scalable library solution designed to fit your unique space, and workflow. Whether you’re a public library, academic institution, or museum, we make self-service easier, more accessible, and more engaging. With seamless integration, mobile checkout, and no need for barcode or tag conversions, Meescan grows with your library, evolving as your community does.

Meescan is designed to adapt to your library’s unique needs, whether you’re engaging in traditional lending or exploring unique use cases. As your library grows and changes, Meescan can grow with you, offering flexible solutions that evolve.

It’s not just about scanning barcodes; it’s about enhancing the library experience for patrons and staff alike.

Innovative technology

Our cloud-based architecture ensures high availability and minimal on-site infrastructure, simplifying installation and maintenance.

Secure and private

We don’t retain any Personally Identifiable Information (PII), all information is encrypted every step of the way.

Simple solutions

From mobile checkout and email receipts to fee payments and reports, Meescan makes it all easy.

Community focused

As a Canadian company, we are committed to supporting libraries and the people who use them, here and around the world.

Configurable

We adapt to your library’s workflow, and technology. No need to change barcodes, tags, or setup. Meescan fits into your existing system, just as it is.

Affordable

Use as many kiosks as you need and let patrons use the mobile app, all under one licence. No restrictions, maintenance fees or hidden costs.

Testimonials

“Meescan has been a great opportunity for our small library… we thought self-checkout was out of reach, but it met all our needs and more. The app is a big win — families check out as they browse. It’s affordable, easy to use, and helps us avoid lineups. We couldn’t be happier with it!”

Megan Ginther

Library Manager

Carstairs Public Library

“The implementation of Meescan was easy and fast… staff responded quickly and everything was integrated into our system in no time. Without any advertising, students started using it within 48 hours… The results went beyond our expectations — we’re extremely pleased with Meescan!”

Hector Alvarez

Librarian, Head of Public Services

Université de Moncton - Bibliothèque Champlain

"Honestly Meescan is a dream. It’s easy to use, the customer service is fantastic, the product looks great and doesn’t break constantly, and it’s compatible with all the systems we already had in place. I wish every library service functioned this well."

Alyssa Martin

Library Director

Camrose Public Library

"We are so pleased with our collaboration with MeeScan and absolutely love it. Our patrons are happy, and it's always so fun to see our youngest users get excited about being able to scan their own books. We love how easy it is to use MeeScan and the care we get as a customer/client is outstanding."

Stacey Boden

Executive Director

Rossland Public Library

"We would happily recommend Meescan to other libraries, we’ve had great support and ingenuity from the Meescan tech team. The small footprint of the physical kiosk is very appealing and was easy to set up and install on our own. Both kiosk and app are intuitive for patrons use independently."

Maria Ypma

Emerging Technologies Specialist

Alberta Law Libraries

"We actually have a Meescan kiosk at our library, and I think the biggest difference it makes in our library is that it lets parents with younger children move at their own pace during check out - they stress less about their kids running back to get more books, about taking up time at the front desk, etc."