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4.6. Barring and Blocking Patrons

Last Updated 05/07/2024

Barring a Patron

A patron may be barred from circulation activities as determined by your library leadership. To do so, retrieve the patron record and check the box for Barred in the patron account. This requires Circ Lead permissions.

Save the user. The screen will refresh. 

To unbar a patron, uncheck the Barred checkbox.

Note: Barring a patron from one library bars that patron from all consortium member libraries. 

Barred vs. Blocked

Barred: Stops patrons from using their library cards; alerts the staff that the patron is banned/barred from the library. The “check-out” functionality is disabled for barred patrons (NO option to override – the checkout window is unusable and the bar must be removed from the account before the patron is able to checkout items).  These patrons may still log in to the OPAC to view their accounts.

Blocked: Often, these are system-generated blocks on patron accounts. 

Some examples:

A notice appears when a staff person tries to checkout an item to blocked patrons, but staff may be given permissions to override blocks.