Hours of Operation Dialog Box

To open this dialog box:
In Polaris Administration, select Parameters, Patron Services, Hours of operation.

Use the Hours of Operation dialog box to designate days closed for an organization. If a day of the week (for example, Sunday) is designated as a closed day, the due date moves to the next open day. See Calculating Due Dates. Simply select the closed days in the dialog box. In addition, set the operating times for each open day. This schedule is used in calculating overnight loans for hourly items. See Hourly Loans.

The lending library’s closed dates are also used in due date calculation. If the due date (such as January 1) is defined as closed, the due date moves to the next open date. These dates are set in the Dates Closed policy table for an organization. See Identifying Dates Closed.

Note:
Regardless of governing library settings, the system always uses the Hours of operation (closed days) settings and Dates Closed policy table of the transacting branch when calculating the due date.

The schedule set up in the Hours of Operation dialog box is also used on the Polaris PowerPAC Hours page (see Set Polaris PowerPAC features on the menu bar) and the Library & Contact page in Mobile PAC (see Set up the Library Hours & Contact page).