Blog by Jordan Fields
Grove Unveils New Aspen Discovery Design with 25.09 Release
Crowdfunding for Comics Plus API Integration
This development is for an integration with the new Comics Plus APIs in Aspen. The Colorado Library Consortium is looking for additional partners to contribute to funding the work.
Grove is currently working with Library Pass (who offers Comics Plus) to review their API and create a specification. Th...
Grove Announces Updates to While You Wait, Patron Self Registration, LiDA, and More for Aspen 25.08
Grove Adds Push Notifications for Account Notices in LiDA for Koha and Sierra Libraries, Plus 70+ Enhancements in Aspen 25.07
Crowdfunding for Aspen Events Enhancements
In early 2025, Grove developed and launched Aspen Events, an events platform native to Aspen Discovery. Since then, we've had lots of libraries reach out about enhancements they'd like to make to Aspen Events. We're currently working with libraries on the following:
Event Registration
Room Bookings
Eve...
Funded! While You Wait and You Might Also Like Enhancements
Background
Crowdfunding for List Enhancements
Several libraries have reached out to Grove about enhancements they would like to see to Aspen lists. These requests include the following:
Hierarchical List Organization in the Patron Account
Crowdfunding for LiDA Browse Category Redesign
The Minuteman Library Network funded the redesign of Browse Categories in LiDA and is looking for additional libraries to contribute to funding the full development.
This development includes a complete redesign of Browse Categories for LiDA that maintains all of the functionality of the current desi...
Funded! Sideloading Permissions for Consortia
Sideloading allows libraries to add MARC records to Aspen without needing to store those records in their ILS. Sideloading permissions are currently all or nothing, either you can administer all sideloads or no sideloads.
With this development, consortium administration can delegate the managing of s...
Grove adds Sideload functionality for consortia, improvements to LiDA Scan and Go, and more than 50 additional updates to the Aspen 25.06 release!
Grove Adds Improved User Experience and Performance for the Aspen LiDA App as Part of More Than 50 Grove Updates to Aspen 25.05
Responding to one of the most requested features from libraries, Grove has introduced a user-friendly interface in Aspen that allows librarians to easily customize LiDA’s loading messages. This enhancement enables libraries to tailor messages to their specific needs or update them regularly, keeping...
Grove announces the release of Aspen 25.04 with 75 improvements and enhancements for libraries!
What's New in Aspen: Innovations and Updates for Early 2025
Funded! Crowdfunding for Sorting Serials with Newest at the Top
When viewing popular serials, patrons expect to see the most recent issues at the top. In Aspen, the most recent issues display at the top of the "Copies" section, but issues still sort oldest to newest in the "Title Summary" sections.
This development allows libraries to sort the...
SWAN Library Services Partners with Grove for Hosting Aspen Discovery and Aspen LiDA
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