The IHLS Communications Department has created a customizable Canva template so SHARE members can communicate with stakeholders easily and effectively. Using data from the SHARE Data Dashboard and a few simple calculations, you can make a professional and informative flyer to distribute to patrons, board members, students, and other stakeholders. This template includes multiple examples and instructions on how to customize it.
Exciting News for SHARE Members! Illinois Heartland Library System has just launched three new dashboards to empower SHARE member libraries with valuable insights.
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The SHARE Bibliographic and Cataloging Standards Committee has decided to advance a proposed AI/Computer Generated Material policy for member comment. Please view the policy below and respond to this post with any questions or comments you have. Please respond by Feb. 13, 2026, for your comments to be considered by the Committee.
The upgrade to Polaris/Leap Version 7.8 is scheduled to take place during the overnight hours on December 13, 2025. We are pleased to implement this update and look forward to the enhanced features and functionality it will provide for library staff. Some notable new features include:
Renewal Count Statistics in Leap
The Item Record workform and the Bibliographic Record workform now display renewal count statistics. On each workform, the Statistics view now includes the following statistics for the item or bibliographic record:
The 2025 edition of the International Library Automation Perceptions Survey is now open.
In FY2025, SHARE worked tirelessly to provide members with a valuable return on their member fees in the form of training, tech support, and essential technology. Last year, members shared 1.3 million items for interlibrary loans, which was 20% of members' overall circulation. Learn more about how SHARE supports your library, with the latest return on investment for your library's stakeholders!
Apple’s latest software update, iOS 26, introduces new features, but may affect how library notifications are received.
What this means for your library:
The SHARE Circulation & Resource Sharing Committee recently reviewed a request to add Cards for Kids and Cards for Veterans patron type, in order to make annual reporting easier. The state library now requires data on these two categories of non-resident patron types.
Right now, we do have those two card categories in a statistical class that are available in the data dashboards, but data has to be entered in the patron registration screen, in the statistical class field.