Supervision for Minors

Agathos Books lets users ages 13–17 add a parent or guardian as a supervisor. Supervision is optional, minor-initiated, and gives the supervising adult visibility into reading activity and active loans.

Who Can Use Supervision

Minors (13–17) can invite one adult to supervise their account
Adults (18+) can be invited as supervisors—they do not set it up themselves
Under 13: Agathos Books does not allow accounts under 13

The minor controls the supervision link: they add it, and they can remove it at any time.

Minor Privacy Defaults

When a 13–17 year old creates an account, their profile is hidden by default:

Their profile and reading activity are not visible to other library members
They cannot set their profile to a public/visible state if they have a supervisor—the supervisor controls that toggle
Contact info (email, phone) is never shown to other members, regardless of age

Minors without a supervisor can choose to make their profile visible themselves from Settings → Privacy.

Adding a Supervisor (Minors)

Go to Settings
Find the Parent or Guardian section
Enter your parent or guardian’s email (they must already have an Agathos Books account as an adult)
Choose the relationship: Parent or Guardian
Tap Add Supervisor

Your supervisor is notified in-app that you added them. They can now see your reading activity and active loans.

What a Supervisor Can See

Supervisors access a dashboard at Supervised Accounts (linked from their profile menu):

Reading activity — Recent reading status changes and progress updates (last 20 events)
Active loans — Books currently borrowed, with title, due date, and status
Profile visibility — Toggle on or off for the minor

Supervisors cannot:

Create or delete the minor’s account
Approve or block individual loan requests
Control which libraries the minor joins
Switch into the minor’s account to act on their behalf

Supervision is about visibility, not control over every action.

Removing a Supervisor (Minors)

You can remove your supervisor whenever you like:

Go to Settings
Find your supervisor in the Parent or Guardian section
Tap Remove
Confirm

Your supervisor is notified, and the link is cleared immediately. Your profile visibility reverts to your control.

Turning 18

When a minor turns 18, they can upgrade their account themselves:

Go to Settings
Find the Age Update section
Tap I Am 18+ Now and confirm

This does three things:

Marks your account as an adult
Clears any supervision link (your former supervisor is notified)
Sets your profile to visible by default (you can still hide it from Settings)

Tips

Supervision is meant for trust, not surveillance—talk to your supervisor about what they’ll see
Only add someone as a supervisor if they already have an Agathos Books account
A supervisor can’t delete their own Agathos Books account while supervising someone—they’d need to be removed first

Still Need Help?

If you have questions about supervision, contact support.