Library Calendar Wizard

The Library Calendar wizard can be used by library staff members to display and modify the closed days/dates for their individual library. Staff members will only have access to the calendar for their library. The wizard displays the calendar for the library linked to the user’s login.

To modify your library’s calendar

Click the Library Calendar wizard. The current calendar settings for your library appear.

In the Closed Dates box, click the gadget to select dates the library is closed. No due date ever falls on a day the library is closed. If a due date would normally fall on a closed day it is moved forward to the first open day. Up to 64 closed dates may be selected. Ranges of dates, such as December 24-25, may be used as one closed date.

Under Closed Days, select check boxes for the days of the week your library is closed. Each day of the week, Sunday through Saturday, can be selected as Closed. No due date ever falls on a day of the week that the library is closed. If a due date would normally fall on a closed day, it is moved forward to the first open day.

Click Save. Library calendar changes made in this wizard will update the corresponding Library policy.

If the Accrue Fine attribute in the Library policy is selected, do not remove closed dates when there are patron overdues pending that fall within one of the dates closed. Closed dates should remain in place until sufficient time has elapsed for patrons with overdue books to reach their maximum fine. For example, if overdue fines are $0.25 per day, and the maximum fine is $10.00, that maximum fine would typically be reached when the item is 40 days overdue. If during that 40 day time period, the library is closed for 7 days, it would take 47 days for the patron to reach the maximum fine. That range of closed dates should remain in the Library policy until 47 days have passed to avoid overcharging the patron.