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Add a session, or start one now

Put a one-off session on the calendar, or open the desk right now when nothing is planned.

Who can do this: coordinators and admins.

Most libraries set up their regular sessions once, as a weekly rule (see Weekly rules and closures). Use the steps here for the extras: a one-off Saturday, a summer pop-up, or a session nobody planned.

Steps​

Start a session right now​

  1. Choose Calendar in the sidebar.
  2. Press Add session. A panel opens on the right.
  3. Under Starting right now?, press Start session now at Hollowbrook Community Centre. There is one button for each of your sites.
  4. Gizzago makes a two-hour session that starts now and takes you straight to the desk.

If a session at that site is already running, Gizzago takes you to that one instead of making a second. You can also press Ctrl + K (Cmd + K on a Mac) anywhere and type "Start session now".

Plan a one-off session​

  1. Choose Calendar in the sidebar, then press Add session.
  2. Under Or plan one for later, choose Where, for example St Aidan's Church Hall.
  3. Choose What kind: Lending session, or Event for an extra date of an event you have already set up. For an event, choose it in Which event.
  4. Type a Title, such as "Half-term lending".
  5. Fill in the Date, then the Starts and Ends times.
  6. Press Add session.
What you'll see

The session page opens with your title as its heading and a Pack button at the top. The session is on the calendar straight away. Reservations for a lending session close at the cut-off set in Borrowing settings, usually 18:00 the day before.

Change a session's title or times​

  1. Open the session from the Calendar.
  2. On the Details tab, press Change this session.
  3. Change the Title, Starts or Ends.
  4. Press Save changes. You will see "Session updated".

Once a session has started, its title and times can no longer change. To move a session to another day, cancel it and add a new one (see Cancel a session or event date).