Patron clubs
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-- *Get there:* More > Tools > Patrons and Circulation > Patron clubs
+- *Get there:* More > Tools > Patrons and circulation > Patron clubs
-Patron clubs create clubs which patrons may be enrolled in. It is
+Patron clubs create clubs in which patrons may be enrolled. It is
useful for tracking summer reading programs, book clubs and other such clubs.
**Important**
- Staff will need permission to edit clubs, templates and enroll patrons. Go
- to your staff members account tab and click on the More drop down menu.
- Select Set Permissions and make sure patron clubs have checkmarks next to
- each of the functions you want your staff to have. Remember if your staff
- is a superlibrarian, they will have the permission.
+
+ Staff will need the :ref:`clubs permissions<granular-clubs-permissions-label>`
+ to edit clubs, templates and enroll patrons. To learn how to set patron
+ permissions, go to the :ref:`patron permissions section<setting-patron-permissions-label>`
+ of this manual.
Creating a new club template
-Here you can add fields that can be filled out at the time a new club is
-created based on the template, or a new enrollment is created for a given club
-based on the template. Click on the New Club template button
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Click on the 'New Club template' button. Here you can add fields that can be
+filled out at the time a new club is created based on the template, or a new
+enrollment is created for a given club based on the template.
-Name is required. This could be something like Adult Book Club, Children’s
-Book Club or Summer Reading Program. Remember these templates will be starting
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+The name is required. This could be something like 'Adult Book Club', 'Children’s
+Book Club' or 'Summer Reading Program'. Remember these templates will be starting
point for each club you create.
-Description can be any additional information
+The description can be any additional information.
Allow Public Enrollment: if this box is checked it will allow patrons to enroll
-in a club based on this template from the OPAC
+in a club based on this template from the OPAC.
-Require valid email address: if this box is checked only patrons with a patrons
+Require valid email address: if this box is checked only patrons
with a valid email address can enroll. So they will need a email address
to enroll.
-The library drop down gives you the flexibility to enroll patrons from specific
-branches. If you let it set to blank, all branches will be able to enroll.
+The library drop down gives you the flexibility to let staff from specific
+branches create clubs with this template. If you let it set to blank, staff
+from any branch will be able to create a new club using this template.
+
+Club fields: these fields will be used when creating a club based on this
+template. For example, this can be the name of the club, the name of the animator, the theme, etc.
+
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+ 'Name' is the label of the field
+
+ 'Description' is additional information about this field.
-Club Fields: these fields will be used when creating a club based on this
-template you can connect authorized values here
-Enrollment Fields: you can add any additional fields you want to have filled
-out by your patrons like you can connect authorized values here.
+ You can connect authorized values here.
+
+Enrollment fields: you can add any additional fields you want to have filled
+out by your patrons when they enroll in a club base on this template.
+
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+ 'Name' is the label of the field
+
+ 'Description' is additional information about this field.
+
+ You can connect authorized values here.
Creating a new club based on a template
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Click on the 'New club' dropdown menu and select the template you want to use.
Here you can add information about a new club using a template you created.
-Click on the New Club dropdown menu and select the template you want to use.
-Name is required, this will be the name of the specific club using the
-template you created. For example, if I used my Kids Club template, I can
-create Kids Club 2017
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+The name is required, this will be the name of the specific club using the
+template you created. For example, 'Summer 2018 reading club'.
-Description – any additional information
+The description can be any additional information.
-Start and End date will depict when this club runs, the entire duration
-of the club. Once the club expires, it will be removed from the OPAC for users
-to enroll if that option is selected.
+Start and End date will depict when this club runs, the entire duration
+of the club. Once the club expires, enrollment will not be possible.
The library drop down gives you the flexibility to enroll patrons from specific
-branches. If you let it set to blank, all branches will be able to enroll.
-
-Enrolling a patron in a club
- pull up a patron account
- click on the checkout tab on the left hand side
- click on the tab for club
- add the patron to the selected club by selecting the enroll button
- you can also cancel enrollment by clicking on the cancel enrollment
+branches. If you let it set to blank, patrons from any branch will be able to enroll.
+
+Enrolling a patron in a club from the staff client
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+To enroll a patron in a club from the staff client, go to the patron's account.
+
+On the 'Details' page or the 'Check out' page, click on the 'Clubs' tab. All
+ongoing clubs will be displayed in this tab.
+
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+Click on the 'Enroll' button and fill in the fields.
+
+You can also cancel enrollment by clicking on the cancel enrollment.
+
+Enrolling a patron in a club from the OPAC
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+If you allow public enrollment, the club will be visible on the OPAC.
+
+Patrons have to sign into their account. In the 'Your summary' section, they
+will be able to click on the 'Clubs' tab and enroll.
+
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+Viewing enrollments
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+You can monitor the enrollments in each club by going to the 'Patron clubs' tool page
+and choosing 'Enrollment' from the 'Actions' button.
+
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