To register a new patron, select Patron Registration from the toolbar, Circulation → Register Patron from the menu bar, or shift + F1. The Patron Registration form will display.

Mandatory fields display in yellow.

The Show Only Required Fields and Show Suggested Fields may be used to limit the options on this page.

When one of these options is selected, it is possible switch to the other limited view or to revert to the original view by selecting Show All Fields.

When finished entering the necessary information, select Save to save the new patron record or Save & Clone to register a patron with the same address. When Save & Clone is selected, the address information is copied into the resulting patron registration screen. It is linked to the original patron. Address information may only be edited through the original record.

New Patron Duplicate Search

As a new patron is being registered Evergreen checks some of the information entered against existing patrons to catch duplicate registrations.

The fields that are checked are patron name (First Name and Last Name), Email, Daytime Phone, Evening Phone, and Other Phone. Both active and inactive patrons are checked.

When a match is found a link will appear indicating how many duplicate patrons there are and what information they match on.

To view the duplicate matches click on the link. This performs a patron search in a new tab.

Warning

This search only includes inactive patrons if the Include inactive patrons? check box is checked.