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Place a hold on a library book

A screen recording of Pearspark doing exactly this in a sample school, and the same 6 steps written out below in the labels you'll see on screen.
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How to place a hold on a library book

  1. 1Click More in the portal's top bar, then Reserve — it opens on the Books tab
  2. 2Stay on the Books tab and type a title or author in the "Search title or author…" box and press Enter, or click a category chip such as Fiction to see that whole shelf
  3. 3Check the availability badge on the book card ("N available" or "All out — hold queues")
  4. 4Click Hold on the book card
  5. 5In the "Place hold" dialog, optionally set a "Needed by (optional)" date
  6. 6Click "Place hold" — the card now shows a Requested badge and the hold appears under "My holds & reservations" at the top of the page

Part of Library, resources & reservations

Barcode labels you print yourself, a scan station for checkout, holds families place from home, shared equipment reserved with dates instead of arguments — and the textbooks, shelf counts, and supply cupboard that come with all of it.

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