Currency, timezone, and locale

Set your library's currency, date format, and default timezone.

Where

Settings → Locale → fields for each

Timezone

Default: America/Chicago (US Central). Where it matters:

• Cron jobs (reminder emails go out at the configured hour in this timezone)
• Loan due dates (calculated relative to the timezone)
• Date display in the back office and patron portal

Currency

Default: USD. Where it matters:

• Stripe billing currency (set once at signup; changing later requires account migration)
• Replacement fee displays (if configured)
• Donation requests in receipts (if configured)

Date format

Choose:

• MM/DD/YYYY (US default)
• DD/MM/YYYY (most international)
• YYYY-MM-DD (ISO)

Time format

• 12-hour (3:00 PM)
• 24-hour (15:00)

Language

English is the only fully supported language currently. Other languages (Spanish, French, German) are in beta — contact us to enable.

Per-patron timezone

Some patrons may be in a different timezone (e.g., college students). Their loan due dates still use the library's timezone, but their personal portal shows times in their local timezone (auto-detected from their browser).