Really like the solution that GRPL came up with! To answer the original question, like others we require parents/guardians to apply for juvenile cards and parents themselves must have a card.
On Fri, Oct 9, 2020 at 12:15 PM Scott Tracey <stra...@wlaf.lib.in.us> wrote: > Jen, > > Does this auto populate the Evergreen request form? > > Scott Tracey > > Assistant Director > West Lafayette Public Library > 208 West Columbia Street > West Lafayette, IN 47906 > (765) 743-2261 > stra...@wlaf.lib.in.us > > On Fri, Oct 9, 2020, 1:05 PM Diane Disbro <ddis...@scenicregional.org> > wrote: > >> Wow! This is great! You can issue a full-service card since you have ID >> verification. We issue Internet Only cards through our online registration >> form. >> >> Diane Disbro >> Pronouns: she/her >> Circulation Coordinator >> Scenic Regional Library >> 251 Union Plaza Drive >> Union, MO 63084 >> (636) 583-0652 ext. 110 >> ddis...@scenicregional.org >> >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Oct 9, 2020 at 9:59 AM Jen VanderHeide <jvand...@grpl.org> wrote: >> >>> Not sure how helpful this is, but we ended up building an online form >>> that allows us to capture the cosigner information: >>> https://www.grpl.org/get-a-card/ >>> >>> One of the nice features of the form is that it allows a co-signer to >>> register for multiple juvenile cards at once. It also allows users to >>> upload identity and address documents so that we can then issue and mail >>> the cards. >>> >>> Jen >>> >>> -- >>> *Jen Vander Heide* >>> *Circulation Services Supervisor* >>> Grand Rapids Public Library >>> Main Library | 111 Library St NE | 49503 >>> 616-988-5402 x5452 <16169885402,5452> >>> www.grpl.org >>> On 10/8/2020 7:33 PM, Laura Burk wrote: >>> >>> 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 <stra...@wlaf.lib.in.us> >>> 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 >>>> stra...@wlaf.lib.in.us >>>> >>>> On Thu, Oct 8, 2020, 6:43 PM Diane Disbro <ddis...@scenicregional.org> >>>> 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 <irene.patr...@ncdcr.gov> >>>>> 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? 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