SHARE is providing pre-printed adhesive condition reports for members to use when they notice minor damage to items owned by other SHARE members. When these items return to the owning library, it should evaluate the damage and describe it in the item record. SHARE staff will begin sending Condition report pads (each containing 25 reports) to members through IHLS Delivery. Members with multiple branches or buildings will receive one pad per building.

If you check in an item with a hold queue but it should not fill the next hold (for example, if the item is damaged and needs to return to the owning library), follow these steps. First, click “No” on the pop-up that asks if you want to hold the item. This will cancel the hold request. Select “Yes” on the next pop-up screen to reactivate it, so the patron gets the next available item.

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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.