Manage Fines

Managing fines in Destiny includes several tasks, such as adding, deleting and paying fines.

Product-related Details for Fines

• Library Manager: Destiny calculates overdue fine amounts based on patron and circulation types.
• Textbook Manager / Resource Manager: The fine amount for lost textbooks / resourcess is the replacement price or, if there is no replacement price in the title/resource record, the purchase price of the copy/item. For overdue copies, the check-in staff enters the amount; this is dependent on the selections made in Site Configuration.
  To access Site Configuration, select Back Office > Site Configuration > Circulation.

  Notes: If the replacement price is missing, the fine amount is the Purchase Price from the copy record. If neither price is in the record, no fine is charged. When a copy is marked Lost in Circulation > Copy Status or Item Status, the following message appears: The copy will be marked as lost. <patron name (barcode number)> will be charged a fine of <amount>. If you clear the Automatically create fine for lost... check box, the following message appears instead: The copy will be marked as lost. In addition, the following actions create fines for checked-out copies: Marking an Unaccounted-for copy Lost in Inventory Finalizing an inventory and selecting Mark lost in the message. For textbooks, if you have selected the Overdue To Lost check box in Textbook Policies and the nightly process marks any copies Lost. You always have the option to manually assess fines in Fines in Circulation.

Work with Fines

Follett recommends searching by barcode to ensure you find the correct patron.

1. Select Circulation > Fines.
2. To complete the task for active patrons, select the Only Active Patrons checkbox.
3. In the Find Patron field, type a patron name or barcode, and then click Go.
4. Select the patron you want.
5. To add a fine, click Add Fine. See Add and edit fines.