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Grove Unveils New Aspen Discovery Design with 25.09 Release

September 16, 2025 04:00 PM - By Jordan Fields - Comment(s)

Grove is excited to announce the launch of a refreshed design for Aspen Discovery search results, Grouped Work (FRBR) records, and more in the 25.09 release.

Developed in partnership with Gail Borden Public Library, the new design highlights formats more clearly and visually aligns Aspen Discovery wi...

Crowdfunding for Comics Plus API Integration

August 20, 2025 02:10 PM - By Jordan Fields - Comment(s)

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

August 12, 2025 02:19 PM - By Jordan Fields - Comment(s)

Grove’s latest Aspen release, developed in close collaboration with library partners, brings thoughtful enhancements to both patron-facing features and behind-the-scenes tools. These updates make it easier for libraries to connect readers with the right materials and streamline their workflows.

Aspen...

Grove Adds Push Notifications for Account Notices in LiDA for Koha and Sierra Libraries, Plus 70+ Enhancements in Aspen 25.07

July 15, 2025 01:22 PM - By Jordan Fields - Comment(s)
Grove is pleased to announce contributions to the Aspen 25.07 release, featuring push notifications in Aspen LiDA for Koha and Sierra libraries, along with more than 70 additional enhancements across the Aspen Discovery platform.

Crowdfunding for Aspen Events Enhancements

June 17, 2025 09:02 AM - By Jordan Fields - Comment(s)

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

June 17, 2025 08:33 AM - By Jordan Fields - Comment(s)

Background
The While You Wait functionality is very useful for directing patrons to titles that are available to check out while they are waiting for their holds to be filled. However, within a consortium, it can direct patrons to materials that are available in an eContent format, but are not curren...

Crowdfunding for List Enhancements

June 17, 2025 08:15 AM - By Jordan Fields - Comment(s)


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
When librarians manage hundreds of lists within their account, it becomes difficult and time-consuming to fin...

Crowdfunding for LiDA Browse Category Redesign

June 16, 2025 05:45 PM - By Jordan Fields - Comment(s)

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

June 13, 2025 07:56 AM - By Jordan Fields - Comment(s)

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!

June 11, 2025 12:54 PM - By Jordan Fields - Comment(s)

Sideloads in Aspen give libraries the flexibility to manage eContent and other materials outside of their ILS while still displaying them in Aspen. Previously, any administrator with sideload permissions could access and manage all sideloads system-wide. This posed challenges for consortia aiming to...

Grove Adds Improved User Experience and Performance for the Aspen LiDA App as Part of More Than 50 Grove Updates to Aspen 25.05

May 06, 2025 05:53 AM - By Jordan Fields - Comment(s)

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! 

April 16, 2025 11:14 AM - By Jordan Fields - Comment(s)

The Aspen 25.04 monthly release was truly a community achievement with 75 contributions from 17 developers from six different organizations!

Mark Noble, Aspen Architect, commented, “It’s wonderful to see the community of developers growing. We’ve had a good number of new people start working on Aspen...

What's New in Aspen: Innovations and Updates for Early 2025

April 10, 2025 02:17 PM - By Jordan Fields - Comment(s)
What's New in Aspen: Innovations and Updates for Early 2025

In this webinar, Grove shares their top developments of the first quarter of 2025. Features include: Aspen Events, Series Records, updates to LiDA, creating Local Admins, wpdates to Web Resources, multiple pickup locations for a single branch, and updates to formats to support Tonies, Yoto Players, ...

Funded! Crowdfunding for Sorting Serials with Newest at the Top

April 09, 2025 07:30 AM - By Jordan Fields - Comment(s)

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

March 31, 2025 12:59 PM - By Jordan Fields - Comment(s)

SWAN Library Services, which serves 100 public libraries in the Chicagoland area, is now hosting Aspen Discovery and Aspen LiDA with Grove for Libraries. 
With Grove’s founders having over 25 years of collective experience developing and hosting with the Aspen codebase, they are the best positio...