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5.2. Closed Dates and Holidays
Last Updated 11/09/2023
Closed Dates Editor
Holiday and other closures that deviate from the standard hours of operation are set in the Closed Dates Editor. Both hours of operation and closed dates impact due dates and fine accrual.
These dates are in addition to your regular weekly closed days. Both regular closed days and those entered in the Closed Dates Editor affect due dates and fines:
- Due dates. Due dates that would fall on closed days are automatically pushed forward to the next open day. Likewise, if an item is checked out at 8pm, for example, and would normally be due on a day when the library closes before 8pm, Evergreen pushes the due date forward to the next open day.
- Overdue fines. Overdue fines may not be charged on days when the library is closed. This fine behavior depends on how the Charge fines on overdue circulations when closed setting is configured in the Library Settings Editor.
Closed dates do not affect the processing delays for Action/Triggers. For example, if your library has a trigger event that marks items as lost after 30 days, that 30 day period will include both open and closed dates.
Set closed dates using the Closed Dates Editor
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From the Administration menu select Local Administration.
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Select Closed Dates Editor.
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Choose either your system (to apply closings to multiple branches) or an individual branch from the dropdown list and click Add closing button
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A new popup window will open.
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Select type of closure: typically One Full Day or Multiple Days. Select Detailed if your closed dates include only a portion of a business day.
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Click the Calendar widget to select the single date or starting and ending dates. Add hours for a Detailed closing.
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Enter a Reason for closure (optional), e.g. New Year's Day.
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Click Apply to all of my libraries if you selected the library system (parent organizational unit) and wish to apply the closed dates to all branches within the system (child org units). This will add closed date entries to all of those child branches.
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Click OK.
Note: By default, creating a closed date for a parent organizational unit (system) does not also close the child units (branches), unless you check the Apply to all of my libraries option.
Detailed closure
To close the library for a specific time span within a single day, select Detailed from the Closing type drop-down. This will generate new fields for Start and End dates and times. Fill in the correct dates and times for the closing, and complete the Library Closing pop-up as described above.