{"id":13101,"date":"2024-07-08T18:35:16","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T18:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maryslibrary.com\/?page_id=13101"},"modified":"2025-01-23T20:45:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T20:45:02","slug":"catalog-resource-sharing-with-other-somerset-libraries","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.maryslibrary.com\/?page_id=13101","title":{"rendered":"Catalog: Resource Sharing With Other Somerset Libraries"},"content":{"rendered":"<nav class=\"is-responsive items-justified-center wp-block-navigation is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-navigation-is-layout-5590e8cb wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Primary Navigation Menu\" \n\t\t data-wp-interactive=\"core\/navigation\" data-wp-context='{\"overlayOpenedBy\":{\"click\":false,\"hover\":false,\"focus\":false},\"type\":\"overlay\",\"roleAttribute\":\"\",\"ariaLabel\":\"Menu\"}'><button aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Open menu\" 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wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.maryslibrary.com\/?page_id=13101\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Resource Sharing<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.maryslibrary.com\/?page_id=12820\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Renew Items<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\" wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.maryslibrary.com\/?page_id=12826\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Create Booklists<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryslibrary.com\/?page_id=13101\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1277\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maryslibrary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-08-3.15.14-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13126\" style=\"width:651px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maryslibrary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-08-3.15.14-PM.png 1277w, https:\/\/www.maryslibrary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-08-3.15.14-PM-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/www.maryslibrary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-08-3.15.14-PM-1024x469.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.maryslibrary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-08-3.15.14-PM-768x352.png 768w, https:\/\/www.maryslibrary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-08-3.15.14-PM-624x286.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1277px) 100vw, 1277px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Can&#8217;t find a book, audiobook, video or other item at the Biesecker Library? The SPARK catalog&#8217;s <strong>Resource Sharing <\/strong>feature allows you to order books from other libraries in both the <strong>Somerset County Library System <\/strong>and the <strong>Cambria County Library System<\/strong> and pick them up at the Biesecker Library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, before searching for a book, use the Library drop down menu. Under <strong>Library Groups,<\/strong> select <strong>Cambria-MSB-Somerset. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maryslibrary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/resource-sharing-screencap-1024x529.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maryslibrary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/resource-sharing-screencap-1024x529.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.maryslibrary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/resource-sharing-screencap-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/www.maryslibrary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/resource-sharing-screencap-768x397.png 768w, https:\/\/www.maryslibrary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/resource-sharing-screencap-624x323.png 624w, https:\/\/www.maryslibrary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/resource-sharing-screencap.png 1277w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Enter your search terms in the Search bar. If a result is available at the Biesecker Library, it will indicate &#8220;1 of 1 available at the Mary S. Biesecker Public Library&#8221; below the title of the book. If a book is available at either a Somerset County or Cambria County System Library, but not the Biesecker Library, the section below the book&#8217;s title will be blank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maryslibrary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-3.54.00-PM-1024x519.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maryslibrary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-3.54.00-PM-1024x519.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.maryslibrary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-3.54.00-PM-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/www.maryslibrary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-3.54.00-PM-768x390.png 768w, https:\/\/www.maryslibrary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-3.54.00-PM-624x317.png 624w, https:\/\/www.maryslibrary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-3.54.00-PM.png 1301w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By clicking into the title, you can discover which library has the book under <strong>Location<\/strong> (red), and click <strong>Place Hold<\/strong> (blue) to place a hold.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1210\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maryslibrary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-4.20.30-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maryslibrary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-4.20.30-PM.png 1210w, https:\/\/www.maryslibrary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-4.20.30-PM-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/www.maryslibrary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-4.20.30-PM-1024x531.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.maryslibrary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-4.20.30-PM-768x398.png 768w, https:\/\/www.maryslibrary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-4.20.30-PM-624x323.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1210px) 100vw, 1210px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On the <strong>Place Hold<\/strong> page, your account information will be automatically entered. The <strong>Pickup Location <\/strong>defaults to the Mary S. Biesecker Public Library. You can select how you wish to be notified (<strong>email, phone or text message<\/strong>) when the book arrives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1176\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maryslibrary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-4.27.26-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maryslibrary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-4.27.26-PM.png 1176w, https:\/\/www.maryslibrary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-4.27.26-PM-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/www.maryslibrary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-4.27.26-PM-1024x546.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.maryslibrary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-4.27.26-PM-768x409.png 768w, https:\/\/www.maryslibrary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-4.27.26-PM-624x333.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1176px) 100vw, 1176px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you click<strong> Submit<\/strong>, the request will be sent to the library holding the book. The librarian will process your request and send it to the Biesecker Library, where we will place the book on hold at the front desk like any other interlibrary request. You will be notified by your preferred method once your book is ready for pick up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can&#8217;t find a book, audiobook, video or other item at the Biesecker Library? The SPARK catalog&#8217;s Resource Sharing feature allows you to order books from other libraries in both the Somerset County Library System and the Cambria County Library System and pick them up at the Biesecker Library. 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