Are you looking for a way to notify parents about what items their kids are checking out? While there isn’t an automatic receipt sent out after item is checked out, you CAN set up the Loaned Items Notice to run daily and let parents know what their child checked out that day.
Tag: notices
Lots of the reports (and labels and notices) in Alexandria say (Legacy) at the end, meaning… they are on the way out. But don’t worry! We have replacement reports for the legacy reports that are new and improved, and still perform the function of the legacy reports. Most of the time they are simplified or combined to be more efficient.
Miss Honey has all of her librarians trying out the new Alexandria Reports beta, and they have some questions! Let’s go over it together, shall we?
This week we’re highlighting the Loaned Items Notice. Usually notices are sent to the individual patrons–but what about utilizing them for teachers as well?
Students often (always) need reminders to return overdue books, which is why we recommend making it easier on yourself! Schedule overdue items notices to send out automatically.
“Are you SURE my kid is getting overdue notices? When? How often?” If a parent comes to you with that question, and for some reason it becomes your responsibility to prove to them that yeah, their kids are getting notified, Alexandria has some tools to do that!
Winter break is coming soon, and that means it’s time to make sure books are returned before students leave for the holidays.
You can send email notices to your patrons for an easy way to remind them to bring those books back.