We use 13. I think it's based more on the rules of internet marketing to kids under 13 (who aren't even supposed to have email addresses). We let 13+ get cards for themselves in person as well. (Public library here)
Laura On Thu, Oct 8, 2020, 6:56 PM Scott Tracey <[email protected]> wrote: > I thought it was under 18? > > Scott Tracey > > Assistant Director > West Lafayette Public Library > 208 West Columbia Street > West Lafayette, IN 47906 > (765) 743-2261 > [email protected] > > On Thu, Oct 8, 2020, 6:43 PM Diane Disbro <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> In our public library district, parents must apply for cards for >> children under age sixteen. Anyone under age sixteen cannot use our online >> registration since we can't verify parental permission (and financial >> responsibility). >> >> Diane Disbro >> Pronouns: she/her >> Circulation Coordinator >> Scenic Regional Library >> 251 Union Plaza Drive >> Union, MO 63084 >> (636) 583-0652 ext. 110 >> >> On Thu, Oct 8, 2020, 4:09 PM Patrick, Irene <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> We've got a question. We've been using the Request a Library Card form >>> in the Evergreen OPAC. We have customized it a bit. I recently received a >>> question about adding the Parent/Guardian field to the registration form. >>> Apparently there is a new project that will be happening in our department, >>> and staff are expecting an influx of registrations for juveniles. So they >>> wanted to include the Parent/Guardian field on the online registration. >>> >>> I asked our consortium if they could add this field to our form, and >>> after investigating, they reported that they could not do this. Their >>> explanation: >>> "We tried adding that field to your registration page on the development >>> version of your site, but the change caused a system failure when we tried >>> to create a patron. We looked into the reason why we were unable to add >>> this field and here's what we came up with: >>> >>> When someone goes to register a card through this interface, the results >>> are sent to a database table called "User Stage". This table closely >>> mirrors the "User" table so that when a staff member registers the "User >>> Stage", the data is dumped directly from this table into the "User" table. >>> However, updates to the "User" table don't always make it onto "User >>> Stage", and that is the case with the guardian field. The only way to get >>> this to work properly would be to change the schema of the database to add >>> this piece of data on the "User Stage" table. " >>> >>> >>> This is surprising to us. We are not a public library, and have had few >>> requests to register juveniles so far. But since Evergreen was designed >>> for public libraries, we were quite surprised to find that we can't easily >>> add the Parent/Guardian field to the OPAC registration form. >>> >>> >>> I checked Launchpad and it looks like it has already been listed as a >>> bug (https://bugs.launchpad.net/evergreen/+bug/1897103), although >>> there's not much heat on it yet. Is this really not a problem for most >>> public libraries? How do you all deal with the problem? When registering >>> juveniles, do they all have to use an offline form to register? >>> >>> *Irene Patrick* >>> Library & Information Management Systems Librarian >>> State Library of North Carolina >>> 919.814.6788 | [email protected] <[email protected]> >>> >>> >>> NC Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources >>> 109 East Jones Street | 4640 Mail Service Center >>> Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4600 >>> >>> Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/ncghl/> Twitter >>> <https://twitter.com/ForEverythingNC> Instagram >>> <https://www.instagram.com/foreverythingnc/> YouTube >>> <https://www.youtube.com/user/statelibrarync/> Website >>> <https://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/> >>> >>> <https://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/> >>> >>> >>> * <https://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/> * >>> >>> *Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North >>> Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.* >>> >>> #StayStrongNC >>> Learn more @ nc.gov/covid19 >>> >>> And don’t forget your Ws! Wear. Wait. Wash. >>> * WEAR* a face covering. >>> * WAIT* 6 feet apart from other people. >>> * WASH* your hands often. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Evergreen-general mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://list.evergreen-ils.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/evergreen-general >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Evergreen-general mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://list.evergreen-ils.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/evergreen-general >> > _______________________________________________ > Evergreen-general mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.evergreen-ils.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/evergreen-general >
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