diff --git a/scripts/migrateLibrary.py b/scripts/migrateLibrary.py
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+import os
+import importlib
+from sqlalchemy import create_engine
+
+book_list = os.listdir("books")
+book_list = [book for book in book_list if ".git" not in book]
+eng = create_engine(os.environ["DEV_DBURL"])
+
+for book in sorted(book_list):
+    try:
+        # WARNING: This imports from ``applications.<runestone application name>.books.<book name>``. Since ``runestone/books/<book_name>`` lacks an ``__init__.py``, it will be treated as a `namespace package <https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0420/>`_. Therefore, odd things will happen if there are other modules named ``applications.<runestone application name>.books.<book name>`` in the Python path.
+        config = importlib.import_module("books.{}.conf".format(book))
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error adding book {book} to library list: {e}")
+        continue
+    book_info = {}
+    book_info.update(course_description="")
+    book_info.update(key_words="")
+    if hasattr(config, "navbar_title"):
+        book_info["title"] = config.navbar_title
+    elif hasattr(config, "html_title"):
+        book_info["title"] = config.html_title
+    elif hasattr(config, "html_short_title"):
+        book_info["title"] = config.html_short_title
+    else:
+        book_info["title"] = "Runestone Book"
+    # update course description if found in the book's conf.py
+    if hasattr(config, "course_description"):
+        book_info.update(course_description=config.course_description)
+    # update course key_words if found in book's conf.py
+    if hasattr(config, "key_words"):
+        book_info.update(key_words=config.key_words)
+    if hasattr(config, "publisher") and config.publisher == "PTX":
+        bks = "ns"
+        book_info["source"] = "PTX"
+    else:
+        bks = "ns"
+        book_info["source"] = "Runestone"
+
+    if hasattr(config, "shelf_section"):
+        book_info["section"] = config.shelf_section
+    else:
+        book_info["section"] = "Computer Science"
+
+    book_info["url"] = "/{}/books/published/{}/index.html".format(bks, book)
+    book_info["regname"] = book
+
+    if hasattr(config, "is_private") and config.is_private == True:
+        pass
+    else:
+        title = book_info["title"]
+        subtitle = ""
+        description = book_info["course_description"]
+        shelf = book_info["section"]
+        course = book
+        res = eng.execute(f"select * from library where basecourse = '{course}'")
+        if res.rowcount == 0:
+            eng.execute(
+                f"""insert into library 
+            (title, subtitle, description, shelf_section, basecourse ) 
+            values('{title}', '{subtitle}', '{description}', '{shelf}', '{course}') """
+            )
+        else:
+            eng.execute(
+                f"""update library set
+                title = '{title}',
+                subtitle = '{subtitle}',
+                description = '{description}',
+                shelf_section = '{shelf}'
+            where basecourse = '{course}'
+            """
+            )