THE MONTANA SHARED CATALOG,
SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING ITEMS
AVAILABLE FOR CHECK-
OUT.[(***ESCHULTZ***)]THE
LIBRARY WAS
CLOSED MONDAY AND TUESDAY WHILE
STAFF GOT TRAINING AND JOINED
THE
NEW SYSTEM.THE LEWIS AND CLARK
LIBRARY JOINS MORE THAN *150
OTHER
LIBRARIES ACROSS THE STATE --
ALL PART OF THE MONTANA SHARED
CATALOG.STAFF SAY THIS CHANGE IS
GREAT FOR EVERYONE.BY
ADDING THEIR COLLECTION OF
120-THOUSAND ITEMS TO THE
CATALOG'S CURRENT COLLECTION OF
MORE THAN 4-MILLION, CURRENT
LIBRARY USERS AND OTHER
LIBRARIES BENEFIT.####




{EVENTUALLY WE'LL BE JOINING
WHAT IS CALLED A SHARING GROUP.
SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO OFFER ACCESS
TO OUR PATRONS A LARGER BASE OF
MATERIALS TO PULL FROM.
SO PEOPLE CAN PLACE HOLDS ON
MATERIALS
IN OTHER LIBRARIES AND THEY'LL
TRANSFER TO OUR LIBRARY JUST AS
IF IT WAS ON HOLD AT ANOTHER
BRANCH.
}[(***ESCHULTZ***)]TH E NEW
CATALOG IS ALREADY LIVE ON
THE LIBRARY'S WEBSITE.STAFF SAY
THEY'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO WALK
ANYONE THROUGH THE NEW
SYSTEM.#####




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