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Aspen LiDA

by ByWater Solutions

iPhone · iPad

Active Last checked 31 Jul 2026

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  • Free to download

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Free app Yes Free — Store published

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  • Free

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

Ratings & reviews

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1.4 195 ratings · App Store

  1. 1/5Not user friendly

    My library just recently started using this app so I downloaded it. I hate it. It’s nice to be able to see if a book is available at my local Library and be able to place a hold, but searching for a book or browsing different genres/topics is impossible. You have to know exactly the title of the book you are looking for. The genres available to search are extremely general Like “Fiction”, “non fiction”, and you have to scroll through all the books like looking for a Netflix movie. That’s how it’s set up. Do they not realize how many books a library has?? There is no way to search for say…Science or Ornithology. I wish Libby handled all the books. The Libby app is pretty much perfect. Dear Developers, look at the Libby app…learn it….take inspiration from it.

    Maggus02 · 31 Jul 2026

  2. 2/5Did not renew books

    At first, the app was fine. It logged me out of my account a couple of times, which was frustrating, but it wasn’t a deal breaker for me. But recently, I noticed I had some books that were a day overdue. My library doesn’t charge late fees until two days have passed, so I pressed the Renew All button to renew all my books. But then a couple of days later, I got an email from my library saying three of five books were overdue and I now had a late fee. For some reason, the app didn’t renew all the books I had even though I hit the Renew All button. I know for a fact that these books were not on hold because when I decided to hit the Renew All button again to see what happened, it renewed the other three books that were overdue. This bug should be fixed ASAP. I should not be charged late fees because the app was not working.

    Wolffille · 31 Jul 2026

  3. 1/5Unreliable

    I love the idea of this app. Being able to easily access my library account, put books on hold, and search for new reads would be wonderful. Unfortunately, I am about to abandon this app because it isn’t reliable. Most recently, I have been unable to use it for the past two weeks. It just hangs at the loading screen or gets to the choose library screen and does nothing after I enter my library. I’ve spent more time messing with the app trying to get it working than I would have just logging on to my library’s website. It’s a shame, because when the app works it’s a powerful tool for library users that would make borrowing easier for patrons. I wish it was better maintained.

    Himijin · 31 Jul 2026

  4. 1/5Cannot place holds

    Is there such a monopoly on library software systems that they don’t have to put out a quality app for patrons to manage their accounts? This app is extremely slow, spits out the same factoids at every open (honestly not a dealbreaker, but I’ve read about the oldest library approximately one million times), and most recently (but for months at this point) the app has been rendered useless by its incessant request to “enable notifications”. It doesn’t matter if notifications are turned on or off, you cannot get past this screen to put anything on hold. Yes, I can go to the library’s website, which I assume is powered by the same software that runs the app. It is usable but just as clunky.

    hdmoore77 · 31 Jul 2026

  5. 1/5Rarely opens and everytime it does I have to constantly re-select my library

    Anytime I try to open this app I get a perpetual spinning wheel. Occasionally (as in 1/10 tries) after a few minutes I’ll get to a page that says choose your library. Why?? I have already chosen my library multiple times already! The app should remember my choice. To make matters worse, this lastest time, my geolocation was set to somewhere in CA so I was getting a list of CA libraries. I’m in TX. The reset golocation button did nothing to help matters. This app is actually the worst. And to make matters worse, my library doesn’t offer physical cards so this app is the only way to access my card to check out books. Total rubbish!

    Gwendelyon · 31 Jul 2026

Privacy & accessibility

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Privacy

  • Data Linked to You — App Functionality — Identifiers — User ID Developer declared
  • Data Linked to You — App Functionality — Location — Coarse Location Developer declared
  • Data Linked to You — Product Personalization — Location — Coarse Location Developer declared
  • Data Linked to You — Identifiers Developer declared
  • Data Linked to You — Location Developer declared

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Versions

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  • 24.06.00

    Fixes & Improvements - Libby holds ready for checkout, can now be checked out from the Holds screen. - Back button has returned for all devices. - Access Online button will now again open online content. - Language switching is available again. - Checked out Libby titles will open online content again. - Privacy Policy menu link has been fixed. - General bug fixes and performance enhancements.

  • 24.07.00

    - Grouped Work screen has a slight redesign to accommodate for longer button text. - Updating the language will change the selected option in both the Account drawer and Preferences screen. - Always display a back button when accessing the Manage Browse Categories screen. - You can now view instructions for accessing their Palace Project checkouts. - General bug fixes.

  • 24.08.00

    - Fixed sorting and pagination for Reading History screen. - Fixed a bug where some devices were scanning incorrect barcode values. - Fixed filtering by source for Checked Out Titles screen. - When navigating back to Notification Permissions screen from your device settings, the screen will re-render and display the updated options. - Fixed sorting on Titles of Hold screen where in some cases the data went out of sync, and it will now re-render.

  • 24.09.00

    - Fixed a bug where when selecting radio button values in Facets (i.e. Search Within), it would display a different value as being selected. - Added prompts for providing an alternate library card while placing a hold or checking out cloudLibrary items. - Added a screen to modify or remove alternative library card information, if enabled for the library. This screen is accessible in both the Account Drawer and on the Card screens. - When freezing a hold, fixed a bug where the date picker actions when selecting the thaw date were not using translated values.

  • 24.10.00

    - Added sorting options, including by library account, to Checked Out Titles screen.

  • 24.11.00

    Add support for self-registration

  • 24.12.00

    - Fixed a bug causing some users to occasionally be booted from an active session due to an erroneous API return that the user's credentials were invalid - Update the record page to add a Request button for records needing Local ILL requests. (DIS-34) - Update the holds process to use the Local ILL process when configured. (DIS-34) - If enabled, add a link in the Account Drawer to open up the user's Year In Review

  • 25.01.00

    Volume will now show in holds Out of Hold group message will now show in holds Local ILL requests now allow for the placing of requests on individual volumes of a record

  • 25.02.00

    When a library has multiple sublocations that are valid as pickup areas, allow the user to change the pickup area when changing the pickup location. When displaying a list of items to place a hold on, include item location and status to match the display within Aspen. Respect sort order for facets (Alphabetic or By Number of Results) when showing facet values within Aspen LiDA.

  • 25.02.02

    address forced user logout issue

  • 25.03.00

    Performance improvements Duplicate hold notification Add search box to the top of all search pages

  • 25.04.00

    Display fixes Hold Button freeze fix Self registration button fix

  • 25.06.00

    Performance updates and bug fixes Increase font size of text under barcode Scan & Go updates

  • 25.08.00

    Remember last used card number after initial login Search reading history

  • 25.08.01

    Bugfixes related to placing holds, adding to lists, pickup location, and notification preferences

  • 25.09.00

    Bug fixes

  • 25.12.00

    Quarterly bug fix release

  • 25.12.001

    Fix Scan and Go

  • 26.03.00

    Display home screen links Self Checkout Updates User List Updates Bug Fixes

  • 26.04.00

    bug fixes

  • 26.05.00

    bug fixes

  • 26.05.01

    critical bug fix

  • 26.06.00

    critical bug fix

  • 26.06.01

    Critical bug fixes

  • 26.06.02 · 14 Jul 2026

    critical bug fixes

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