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There is a free version of LibCal that we use at Dowling that allows
room scheduling and multiple calendars.  It's limited to 3 rooms, and
it may be limited to three calendars as well.  But, the interface is
pretty easy to use, and it will output the calendars as RSS feeds that
can can be customized for events or closings, etc.  We've been very
happy with it.

Laura Pope Robbins
Professor/Reference Librarian
Dowling College


> On Jul 1, 2015, at 9:42 AM, Joel Marchesoni <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> It's not free or open source and it won't update your Google Places account but we've just started using LibCal and are pretty happy with it so far. It's easy to update, has the capability for hours, events, and room scheduling, and a decent API.
>
> Joel Marchesoni
> Tech Support Analyst
> Hunter Library, Western Carolina University
> http://library.wcu.edu/
> 828-227-2860
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ken Irwin
> Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2015 09:01
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [CODE4LIB] Hours of Operation on Website - management tool
>
> Hi folks,
>
> I'm hoping to find some sort of web-based app that can manage the library's hours of operations, including:
>
> *         Displaying today's hours
>
> *         Displaying an upcoming schedule of hours
>
> *         Updatable though a GUI interface by non-techy library staff
>
> *         Able to update our Google Places account hours (which, I note, currently lists our school-year hours as our open hours today), perhaps on a daily basis
>
> *         Preferably a stand-alone thing that can provide data on an ad hoc basis (as opposed to a CMS-specific thing like a WP plugin or a Drupal module)
>
> *         PHP preferred but not necessary
>
> *         OSS / free preferred but not necessary
>
> I feel certain that someone else has already wanted this enough to create it. Anyone have a solution they're happy with?
>
> Thanks
> Ken