I've talked to staff about this in the past, and here's what I was told
is how holds are handled.
Staff do not ordinarily remove a "hold for" on any book that was placed
on the book by the scanner, or that the scanner or proofreader asked the
staff to put a hold on for a specific person. In some situations staff
will remove that kind of hold if they are asked to remove the hold by
the scanner, or if the person it's being held for asks for it to be
removed, or some other circumstance occurs like the proofreader no
longer participates as a volunteer and can no longer proofread the book.
Books that the staff return to the checkout queue because they need more
proofreading also will have a hold on them for the proofreader that
submitted the book for approval. If the proofreader does not check out
and work on the book within 30 days, staff may at their discretion
remove the hold from the book so that any other proofreader can work on it.
--
Judy s.
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