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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

  1. 1Click Reserve in the portal navigation
  2. 2Browse the recommendation rows — "For your assignments", "Recommended for you", "Popular with your classmates" — or type in the "Search title or author…" box
  3. 3Use the category chips or the Books / Resources tabs to narrow the list; each book shows an availability badge like "2 available" or "All out"
  4. 4Click the Hold button on the book you want
  5. 5In the "Place hold" dialog, optionally set "Needed by (optional)" to the date you'd like it ready
  6. 6Click "Place hold" — the book 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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