Aspen Discovery

Here's everything you need to know about our new and improved library catalog experience.

Our new and improved library catalog experience powered by Aspen Discovery is here. Aspen Discovery features a powerful search engine that makes it easier than ever to discover physical and digital materials from our world class collection. It also offers exciting customization features and value-added content like reading recommendations, read-alikes, reviews, ratings and more!

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My Account

Personalization Features

Search Filters

Linked Accounts

Ratings & Reviews

FAQs

  • By default, your PIN/Password is the last 4 digits of your phone number.

    If you are unable to log in to your library account using the last 4 digits of your phone number, you can reset your PIN/Password via email. Please note: you must have a current email address saved in your library account to use this feature.

    If you do not have a current email address or phone number saved to your library account, please visit your local branch to reset your PIN/Password. You may be asked to provide information confirming your identity. We recommend calling ahead to confirm acceptable forms of identification.

  • Aspen Discovery offers a more user-friendly, modern browsing experience that makes it even easier to find the materials you want. It also offers exciting personalization features and search tools designed to help you more easily discover all that CCPL has to offer.

  • Aspen Discovery is a new way of discovering books, eBooks, audiobooks, magazines, movies, music, toys and more. This powerful new search engine includes features like predictive search text, curated lists, personalized recommendations and greater control over your user account.

    Other exciting features include:

    • Filter search results by format, language, Accelerated Reader Level, Lexile measure and more
    • Search results display in groupings, making it easier to find your preferred format
    • Explore Featured Lists
    • Create your own lists and save your favorite searches
    • Keep track of your borrowing history
    • Get reading recommendations and find read-alikes
    • Easily find all of the books in a series
    • Explore ratings, reviews, author bios and more
  • If you enabled your Reading History in our previous catalog you will still be able to access it in Aspen Discovery by logging into your account and clicking on the My Borrowing History link.

    My Borrowing History is a feature that allows you to voluntarily track items you check out. You may start or stop using it, as well as delete any or all entries in your history at any time. If you choose to enable the My Borrowing History feature you agree to allow our automated system to store this data.

    Your privacy is important to us. To better protect your privacy we provide a notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used on our Privacy Policy page.

  • Follow these steps to start receiving text message reminders to renew or return your library materials BEFORE they are due. There is no fee to sign up for this service, but your cell phone plan’s regular text messaging rates still apply. Please contact your cell phone service provider for rate information.

    1. Log in to your library account.
    2. On the Messaging Settings page, check the SMS box next to the types of text message notices you’d like to receive.
    3. In the SMS number box, enter the phone number you’d like to use for text message notifications, then select your SMS provider from the drop-down menu.
    4. Click Update Settings to save your changes.

    Once you complete these steps you will automatically get texts about items that meet your Messaging Settings. A text will be sent only when activity on your account triggers a message.

    You can log into your library account to update your Messaging Settings at any time.

    How do I opt out of text message notifications?

    If you decide you’d no longer like to receive text message notifications, you can manage your notification preferences in the Messaging Settings area of your account.

  • Linked accounts allow you to easily maintain multiple accounts for the library so you can see all of your information in one place. Information from linked accounts will appear when you view your checkouts, holds, etc. in the main account.

    To add, remove or view your linked accounts, log into your library account and click Linked Accounts.

  • Cuyahoga County Public Library is a member of SearchOhio, a sharing consortium that lets CCPL customers borrow from the collections of other public libraries across the state. You can use SearchOhio to request items we don't own in our collection and have them delivered to the CCPL branch of your choice.

    You'll find more information about borrowing from SearchOhio on our Borrowing Policies page.

  • Cuyahoga County Public Library is a member of OhioLINK, a sharing consortium that lets CCPL customers borrow from the collections of college and unversity libraries across the state.

    You can use OhioLINK to request items we don't own in our collection and have them delivered to the CCPL branch of your choice.

    You'll find more information about borrowing from OhioLINK on our Borrowing Policies page.

CCPL cardholders may resume requesting items from SearchOhio member libraries across the state.

OhioLINK temporarily unavailable

In conjunction with our transition to Aspen Discovery, access to borrow materials from OhioLINK remains temporarily suspended. We recognize that OhioLINK provides our customers the ability to borrow items we do not own in our collection and apologize for the inconvenience this temporary outage may cause.

While OhioLINK is unavailable we will do everything we can to make sure our customers' needs are met. If you are looking for an item and you don't see it in our catalog, fill out our Materials Request form and we'll do our best to assist you.

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