Patron problems with OPAC at home: Make sure your browsers are up to date. The new OPAC is not compatible with Internet Explorer 7, so in that case you will need to upgrade to IE8 or use Firefox or Google Chrome. Next thing for you to check would be clearing your cache/Temporary Internet Files. There are instructions on this website for every different browser:
http://www.wikihow.com/Clear-Your-Browser's-Cache (note: For IE8 and IE9 they need to uncheck the "Preserve Favorites Website Data" option if they have your Atriuum OPAC as a bookmark or favorite website).