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Catalog Features

Welcome to Aspen

We are excited to introduce an improved Aspen library experience. Explore our updated catalog with new features! Enjoy faster searches and see all available formats in your results. Titles are now grouped by format, including audiobooks, large print, Playaways, and more.

Aspen has upgraded the rating system for a straightforward, user-friendly experience. Aspen also offers personalized recommendations based on your borrowing history and handy sharing tools.

Users can write reviews, view ratings, and see what others think before placing a hold. You can also search, create, organize, and share your book lists, and find lists curated by librarians.

Improved Features:

Improved search speed.

All available formats grouped by title. All media formats will appear under one title card. So regular print, large print, audiobooks, ebooks, e-audios, etc. appear under one title card.

Personalized recommendations.

Easy-to-use rating system.

Sharing tools.

Get Your Account History

Deadline: December 1, 2026

To preserve your account reading history, please log in by December 1, 2026. After this date, the library may no longer have access to your history. We appreciate your understanding.

Apsen Catalog home page

How to log in to Aspen

User Name: (Enter your Library Card number)
Password: (Your 4-digit PIN, the last 4 digits of your phone number)

Signing in unlocks saved lists, holds, renewals, and personalized suggestions, all of which are live in your account.

Browse by category, or search the catalog directly.
Explore curated categories and scan cover images to discover titles and authors without knowing exactly what you’re after.

Catalog Search
When you know what you want, type a term, pick the search type and collection, and run it. Search puts you in control of exactly what’s matched.

Advanced Search lives in the drop-down.
The Advanced Search option is found in the search-method drop-down list, where you can build more precise queries.

SPARK Library Discovery (Aspen Catalog)

Our catalog update comes with a convenient app! Search for “Spark Library Discovery.” Please note: The app will not work until you first sign in to https://carbonlehigh.discovery.sparkpa.org/ 

About this app

Download the SPARK Library Discovery app to search the shared library catalog of the SPARK libraries in Pennsylvania, including the Indian Valley Public Library. Search books, place holds, renew loans, and access ebooks and eaudio. 

To use this app, you need a library card at a participating member library.

Questions?

Stop by the reference desk or email info@parklandlibrary.org for more information about the library’s catalog!

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