Shape the year around your child
Choose grade, era, reading ability, worldview, interests, school length, and weekly rhythm—without rebuilding a spreadsheet.
Rooted in books. Built for real life.
Bookforge turns the books you own and the education you want into a thoughtful, adaptable plan—without twelve tabs, three guides, and an August spreadsheet.
Start by cataloging your home library for free.
Your shelf, put to work
Core · Choice · Free Read · Reference
A promise from the founder
Books stay at the center
Your convictions guide the plan
You approve every recommendation
From shelf to school year
Bookforge connects your books, priorities, students, and calendar in one calm planning flow.
The starting point
Upload photos of your bookshelves. Bookforge identifies what you own, organizes each title by purpose, and shows how much of your year is already sitting at home.
Illustrative shelf match
63%
of a sample year already owned
Choose grade, era, reading ability, worldview, interests, school length, and weekly rhythm—without rebuilding a spreadsheet.
Turn living books, primary sources, geography, discussion, and writing into a practical week-by-week plan.
A complete pathway, not a reading pile
Simple starting points
Begin with the library you already own. Add planning tools or authored subject pathways when they make your family’s year easier.
Photograph, catalog, and organize the books in your home library.
The everyday planner
Turn your shelves and preferences into an adaptable school year.
$12 / month
Build adaptable year plans
Schedule and track books
Create reading lists and records
Adjust pace, level, and school days
Professionally curated subject pathways for families who want a trusted foundation.
$79 / subject / year
Questions, answered plainly
Your books already have potential
Bring the shelves. Bring the student. Bookforge will help you turn both into a year with purpose.