Koha 3 Library Management System

Configuring the calendar and calculation of due date and fines

In this section we will learn about Koha's calendar module and how to configure fines and due date calculations.

Note

Koha holidays

It is important to note that in Koha, a holiday is any day when the library is closed.

Calendar and fine calculation

You can choose to have Koha ignore the Calendar. If the calendar is ignored fines are calculated every day, even if the day is a holiday.

Calculation of due dates in Koha

Koha offers three options for due date calculations:

• You can choose to have Koha ignore the calendar; the due date will be calculated as check out date plus loan period, even if this date is a holiday.
• You can have Koha exclude holidays from the loan period. So in this case ...