Exciting News for SHARE Members! Illinois Heartland Library System has just launched three new dashboards to empower SHARE member libraries with valuable insights.
SHARE offices will be closed on the following days in Fiscal Year 2025:
- Thursday, July 4, 2024, Independence Day
- Monday, Sept. 2, 2024, Labor Day
- Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024, Thanksgiving Day
- Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, Friday after Thanksgiving
- Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024, Christmas Eve Observed
- Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024, Christmas Day
- Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, New Year’s Eve
- Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, New Year’s Day
- Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- Monday, May 26, 2025, Memorial Day
- Thursday, June 19, 2025, Juneteenth
SHARE is introducing a new Aspen feature called Year in Review! This feature uses patron reading history to create a personalized slideshow that summarizes reading habits such as favorite authors, top series, and reading recommendations. Patrons will not see this feature if reading history is not enabled or they checked out less than 6 titles. This feature has been enabled for library staff starting Dec. 23 and will be available for patrons starting Jan. 1 and will continue until Jan. 31. Below is an example of a Year in Review slide.
Take a look at what's happening in our latest SHARE Member Notes!
Celebrate the holiday season with a cloudibrary Featured List!
We’re thrilled to announce a major improvement that will save you time and simplify reporting!
Starting now, Delivery Closure Dates and SHARE Member Closure Dates can both be reported on a
single form. This update means less hassle and more efficiency when managing closures across the
board.
The SHARE Finance and Policy Committee has revised the Permissions Policy. SHARE members are encouraged to comment on this revised policy, which is written below. Please comment below by Jan.10, 2025 for your comment to be considered by the Committee.
In fiscal year 2024, SHARE worked hard to ensure every member library received the maximum benefit from their membership. This was accomplished by saving members the cost of expensive software subscriptions, increasing item circulation, and providing first-class support and training.
The SHARE Aspen catalog now has an EBSCO databases page with geolocating links and descriptions of all the databases provided by the Illinois State Library. This page was created using the Web Resources feature of the Aspen Web Builder.