Events

Discover how to manage your event provider and event filters in the CapiraMobile Staff Dashboard.

Overview

Having multiple calendar integrations is not currently supported. If your library has multiple calendars, you can select one to integrate with the app, or opt to link out to multiple calendars instead of using the built-in events calendar integration. Please refer to Edit a button to learn how to change the action of a button from the standard events screen to an external link.

Add a calendar

 Note: Calendar data is updated hourly.

  1. From the left navigation, under the Elements menu, select Options > Events Filters.
  2. For Events Provider, choose the name of your provider from the drop-down list.
  3. Enter your Event Feed URL.

     Note: If your website links are not working in the app, please try adding or removing http://www. from URLs entered in the Staff Dashboard.

  4. Click Save.

Work with events providers

The process for adding an event calendar provider may differ depending on which provider you use. Refer to the table below for more information:

 Note: If your website links are not working in the app, please try adding or removing http://www. from URLs entered in the Staff Dashboard.

Provider name Details
Springshare LibCal

Enter the LibCal Monthly RSS URL in the Event Feed URL field. The Monthly RSS URL can be found on the Springshare Admin Dashboard.

Example: https://www.murraylibrary.libcal.com/rss...d=9346&m=month
LibraryMarket Enter the base URL for your LibraryMarket events calendar in the Event Feed URL field.
Evanced

Replace the Signup/Calendar portion of your Evanced URL with signupadmin/eventsxml/aspx and enter the resulting URL in the Event Feed URL field.

Example:

  • Evanced URL: https://www.mplca.evanced.info/signup/Calendar
  • Event Feed URL entry in staff dashboard: https://www.mplca.evanced.info/signupadmin/eventsxml/aspx
Bibliocommons Bibliocommons event calendar integration is not currently supported. We recommend linking out to the calendar instead. Please refer to Edit a button to learn how to change the action of a button from the standard events screen to an external events calendar link.
Communico

Enter the URL of your events calendar in the Event Feed URL field and provide the API for your Communico events calendar via OCLC Support ticket. See Communico Client API authentication and request example for more information.

 Note: The API secret is sent in a link that can be opened only once. For this reason, please follow the steps below:

  1. Create your Communico Client API Secret. 
  2. Open the link from Communico.
  3. Copy the information exactly as it appears and send to OCLC Support via email or support ticket.
    Or
    Screenshot the information and send the screenshot to OCLC Support via email or support ticket.
Google Calendar

Provide the following pieces of information via OCLC Support ticket: 

  • The API key for your Google calendar
  • The Google email address associated with your Google calendar
See Creating a Google API Key for more information.

 Note: More information is coming soon for the following providers:

  • Burbio
  • Event Keeper
  • Trumba
  • Generic iCAL
  • Generic RSS

Add event filters

Before adding filters, you must set your event provider. The filters you enter must match filters in your event provider data feed exactly.

  1. From the left navigation, under the Elements menu, select Options > Events Filters.
  2. Use the tabs to choose a filter option type:
    • Category
    • Age group
    • Branch
  3. Click Add New.
  4. Add a name for the new filter.
  5. Click Save.
  6. (Optional) To remove a filter, click Delete in the action column.