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Corona City Library reports growth in e‑collection; plans Aspen Discovery catalog rollout in April

2769577 · March 26, 2025
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Library staff reported a large e‑collection, rapid growth in digital usage, a $116,000 e‑media budget and an April rollout of Aspen Discovery to integrate the catalog and electronic resources.

Librarian II Jennifer Marlatt told the Corona City Library Board of Trustees that the library’s total collection now includes roughly 2.4 million titles — about 82,000 physical items (3%) and roughly 2.3 million electronic titles (97%) — and that digital circulation has grown sharply in the past year.

Marlatt said the library distributes e‑media across four major platforms: Canopy (about 34,000 titles; pay‑per‑use model), Palace Project (about 82,000 titles; consortium model and single‑use lending), Cloud…

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