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.
Note: The links below will now direct you to the IHLS website, where you will have to log in to view the data dashboards. If you have bookmarked these links, please update your bookmarks with the new URLs.
Exciting News for SHARE Members! Illinois Heartland Library System has just launched three new dashboards to empower SHARE member libraries with valuable insights.
SHARE has a new browse category that includes The New York Times Bestseller lists! To include this in your Aspen catalog, log in with your marketing or admin account. Go to Admin>Local Catalog Enrichment>Browse Categories. Look for “New York Times Bestsellers,” ID 1243. If you do not have an admin account, you can also submit a help desk request to get this added to your Aspen catalog.
During the overnight hours of Saturday, July 25, the Polaris database will be upgraded to version 8.1.
If your Windows 11 computer has the April 2026 cumulative update installed you will see one or two popups shortly after you double-click the Polaris ILS Live (SHARE Members Access) icon. Click Read more for more information on how to connect to Polaris following this update.
Need books? Try collection development made easy – SHAREables Book Leasing!
Imagine a steady stream of shelf-ready bestsellers for your patrons each month, reducing patron holds and saving staff time.
SHAREables Book Leasing (formerly McNaughton Book Leasing for SHARE) includes unique packages developed exclusively for SHARE members: a small plan with 5 preselected adult fiction books per month, a large plan with 10 preselected adult fiction books per month, or our *new* premium plan, with a choice to select the titles you want, including the most popular titles or even large print!
This is the first-of-its-kind book leasing program for consortia. The program and its pricing are exclusive to SHARE.
SHARE has an immediate opening for the SHARE Circulation & Resource Sharing Committee. In July, the SHARE Executive Council will also have an opening for a school library representative.
Would you like your catalog to show the number of available copies, the number of patrons on the waitlist, both, or neither?
If you have an Aspen Administration account, that setting can be found in Aspen Admin under Primary ConfigurationLibrary Systems>Holdings Summary>Show Hold and Copy Counts, then select the option you would prefer.
With the discontinuation of transit receipts for SHARE members, it has become more difficult for both delivery drivers and member libraries to determine whether items in a transit tub have been processed.
To reduce confusion and ensure smooth daily operations, we are implementing a clear visual process for processed items.
Thank you for taking the time to offer us a suggestion. Use this form to share ideas on how we can better serve our members and their communities. SHARE staff are eager to read your submission! If you need tech support or would like to report a problem with Polaris, Aspen, or other SHARE services, please submit a help desk ticket. If you would like to notify SHARE staff about a circulation issue with another member, please complete the Report an ILL Violation form.
