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Place a hold on a library book

A 60-second screen recording of a real school doing exactly this — 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

1Click Reserve in the portal navigation bar
2Stay on the Books tab and use the "Search title or author…" box or the category chips to find a book
3Check the availability badge on the book card (e.g. "2 available" or "All out — hold queues")
4Click Hold on the book card
5In the "Place hold" dialog, optionally set a "Needed by (optional)" date
6Click "Place hold" — the card now shows a Requested badge

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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Do it yourself in the live demo

Follow these steps in a real sandbox school — admin, teacher, family, and student views. Sample data resets daily.

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