1FionaKumariCampbell
I am struggling to work out how to add patrons so they can loan books, mine is a home based library. any advice?
2kristilabrie
Hi there! I can help with this.
If you're using LibraryThing's basic Lending feature, you can only add patrons when you are adding a Lending status to one of your books: https://blog.librarything.com/2015/02/new-feature-lending-a-k-a-circulation/.
If, however, you have a free (for personal use only) TinyCat account (see https://www.librarycat.org for more info), you can add/import patrons from your TinyCat Admin portal: https://www.librarycat.org/admin/patrons.
Since TinyCat is free for personal use, I'd recommend giving it a go. You'll have more in-depth features for tracking your circulation and patron data, for friends and family, along with your own real online catalog to show off your library! I hope this helps.
Let me know if you have further questions.
If you're using LibraryThing's basic Lending feature, you can only add patrons when you are adding a Lending status to one of your books: https://blog.librarything.com/2015/02/new-feature-lending-a-k-a-circulation/.
If, however, you have a free (for personal use only) TinyCat account (see https://www.librarycat.org for more info), you can add/import patrons from your TinyCat Admin portal: https://www.librarycat.org/admin/patrons.
Since TinyCat is free for personal use, I'd recommend giving it a go. You'll have more in-depth features for tracking your circulation and patron data, for friends and family, along with your own real online catalog to show off your library! I hope this helps.
Let me know if you have further questions.
