Your Book Nest
You set a loan period once and every due date follows from it. When something runs late, it is flagged for you - what happens next is a human conversation, not an automated fine.
How is a due date worked out?
Check-out day plus your loan period. The loan period is library-wide - 14 days out of the box - so nobody decides a date at the desk and no two volunteers lend on different terms.
How do I change the loan period?
In Settings, under loan settings. The same place sets how many items one patron can have out at once (four by default). Both are owner-only settings, so the lending policy stays in one pair of hands even with several volunteers lending.
A changed loan period applies to new check-outs; existing loans keep the due date they were made with.
How do I give someone more time?
Extend the loan. One click adds a full loan period onto the current due date - extend a 14-day loan once and the patron has 14 more days. Extend again if they need longer. A returned loan has no live due date, so extension only applies to items still out.
How do I see what's overdue?
Overdue items are flagged wherever the loan appears: the loans list can be narrowed to overdue items, a patron's page shows their overdues, and the headline counts on your lists keep the total in view. A patron with a read-only sign-in sees their own due dates too, which quietly prevents a share of overdues in the first place.
Does Your Book Nest charge fines or send reminder emails?
No. There are no fines, and the software does not email patrons - reminders are yours to make, using the phone number or address on the patron's card. For a library of neighbours, a word at church or a knock on the door beats an automated penalty.
How Your Book Nest handles due dates
One loan period, set by the owner in Settings, drives every due date. Extensions add a loan period per click. Overdues are flagged in the loans list and on each patron, and chasing them stays personal - no fines, no automated emails.
