To help you get started, we’ve put together a checklist of all the essential items you’ll need to check off to make sure your library is holiday-ready!
1. Update Your Homepage to Include a Holiday Message
Add or update an information box to let your borrowers know what days the library will be closed. Make this one stand out, use different colors (even add an image) to set the holiday mood!
2. Update Your Banner
Use our Interface Setup Wizard to update your library banner and even change the color scheme. Changing up the banner image can make a major difference to how your Liberty Home screen looks to your borrowers.
3. Remind Your Users They Can Still Access the Library Remotely
Your users can still access the catalog and their portal anywhere, anytime, when the library location itself is closed, even if only for a few days. Your borrowers can freely make requests, renew loans and search for information on their mobile devices with Liberty Link!
4. Update Your Holiday Opening Hours
You are well on your way now; these jobs are easy-peasy! Next up, closed dates for your library over the holiday season. Let’s add them to Liberty! Closed Dates can be added by branch (System > Branches). You can enter single days, or a date range. Any loans you issue to borrowers won’t fall due when the library is closed.
If you want to be extra organized for 2023, add in public holidays for next year too!
5. Send a Bulk Holiday Greeting Email to Your Borrowers
Liberty’s Bulk Email function is a lovely way to send a holiday greeting to your borrowers. You can personalize your message by addressing each borrower by name.