MetroShare Libraries26.07.00

The MetroShare app allows you to explore your library on the go to find new books, movies, games, or your old favorites! Quickly search the entire catalog, including eContent, and place holds, check due dates and renew eligible titles.

MetroShare is a library consortium featuring Benbrook Public Library, Burleson Public Library, Decatur Public Library, Forest Hill Public Library, Haltom City Public Library, Haslet Public Library, Keller Public Library, Richland Hills Public Library, Roanoke Public Library, Saginaw Public Library, and Watauga Public Library.

MetroShare is funded in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services through a grant to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (Grant Number CAP-22081). (2022)

Version History Remove no longer used VDX functionality. ([DIS-2584](https://aspen-discovery.atlassian.net/browse/DIS-2584)) (MDN)
Migrate all native base components to Gluestack-UI. ([DIS-2525](https://aspen-discovery.atlassian.net/browse/DIS-2525)) (MDN)
Remove native-base package
Update colors to use gluestack theming rather than native-base
Fix require cycle issues
Fix some errors with hooks being out of order on some screens
Update screens to gluestack including:
Library Card Scanner
Barcode scanner for search
Account Drawer
Splash Screen
Update Available screen (currently unused)
Create Local ILL request
OverDrive settings (currently unused)
Select Linked Account
Select Pickup Location
Select Volume
Select Volume Hold
My Library (Additional Info, Contact Buttons, Map, Hours, Location info)
All Locations
Events
Contact Information (Identity, Main Address, Profile)
Saved Searches
Language Picker
Notification Options
Preferences
Support Screen
Select Hold Sub location
Select Pickup Location
Self Check Scanning
Search
Search (from List)
Made sure select lists are scrollable
Removed some fallback code for very old versions
changed call to deleteFromHistory in ReadingHistory.js to pass id instead of permanentId to match discovery changes from DIS-1612 ([DIS-2539](https://aspen-discovery.atlassian.net/browse/DIS-2539)) (IT)
Added missing GLOBALS import to helpers.js ([DIS-2539](https://aspen-discovery.atlassian.net/browse/DIS-2539)) (IT) 26.07.00 Aug 15 Critical bug fixes 26.06.01 Jul 7 critical bug fix 26.06.00 Jul 3 critical bug fix 26.05.01 Jun 25 bug fixes 26.05.00 Jun 23 bug fixes 26.04.00 May 15 Display home screen links
Self Checkout Updates
User List Updates
Bug Fixes 26.03.00 Apr 2 Quarterly bug fix release 25.12.00 Jan 28 Bug fixes 25.09.00 10/29/2025 Display fixes
Hold Button freeze fix
Self registration button fix 25.04.00 05/01/2025 Performance improvements
Duplicate hold notification
Add search box to the top of all search pages 25.03.00 03/26/2025 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. 25.02.00 02/26/2025 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 25.01.00 01/29/2025 - 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 24.12.00 12/19/2024 Add support for self-registration 24.11.00 11/20/2024 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. 24.06.00 06/26/2024 Bug Fixes & Improvements
- You can now preview applicable eContent from a Grouped Work
- You can now cancel applicable eContent holds
- You can again remove linked accounts
- Hiding/Showing Browse Categories will properly reload the Discover screen
- Checkouts and Holds can now again be sorted
- Renaming a list will now reload My Lists screen to reflect the changes
- General UI cleanup for dark mode
- General bug fixes and performance enhancements 24.05.00 05/15/2024 New Features
- Added a Device Permissions Dashboard screen to the More > Preferences screen
- Added support for checking if the library catalog is Offline

Bug Fixes & Improvements
- Facets are now correctly applied to searches again
- Cover images on the Holds screen will now load the correct images
- Select menus when placing a hold are now again able to be opened and scrollable
- Library links on the More screen will now all properly open
- General bug fixes and performance enhancements 24.04.00 04/17/2024 - Fixed a bug that could crash the app when searching the catalog 24.03.01 03/28/2024 - Fixed a bug where closing the notification onboard prompt too early would cause it to re-prompt.
- Fixed an issue where libraries were unable to renew checked out items.
- Events now load into Browse Categories on the Home screen.
- Users can now use Palace Project items if their library offers that service.
- General UI enhancements for tablet users throughout the app.
- General bug fixes and performance enhancements. 24.03.00 03/27/2024 New Features & Improvements
- If setup by the library, you can now search for Events and manage Saved Events
- If applicable, you can now view other branches other than the one you're logged into

Bug Fixes
- Updated Dark Mode styling in various places
- Creating a list from a record will now refresh your lists immediately
- Cover images for holds and checkouts are now specific to the source
- On the Notifications Screen, "Enable All" will now properly set the individual toggles
- Fixed a bug where the app would crash on some devices when opening a browser window
- General bug fixes and performance enhancements 24.02.00 02/14/2024 Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue with the Map on the Location screen causing crashes for certain devices. 24.01.01 01/18/2024 New Features & Improvements
- The Library Contact screen has a new look to make it more useful to users.
- The More screen has a new look and now supports custom menu links from Discovery.
- Added support for resetting passwords with Symphony libraries.
- We will now store whether we should re-prompt a user for Screen Brightness permissions when viewing the Library Card screen.
- When selecting a library at login, all apps will now consider the distance from the users location (if provided).
- In the Account Drawer, users will now see 'Fines' as an option, which will open up the Fines page in Aspen Discovery.
- General cleanup on the UI for dark mode, text truncating, and image caching.

Bug Fixes
- If a user has a preferred pickup location, it will now again be selected by default when placing a hold. If a preferred location has not been set, it will consider the user's home location instead.
- If there is only one pickup location available it will be automatically selected and disregard user preferences.
- When enabling Reading History, the 'cancel' button will now properly have a label.
- Fixed an issue where self-check custom barcode styles were not properly registering and preventing successful scanning.
- Fixed an issue that would sometimes cause the Notification onboarding prompt to re-prompt a user after they already interacted with it.
- The individual notification preferences will now update more reliably.
- In the background, we will periodically check if the Aspen Discovery session is still valid, and renew it if not.
- General bug fixes and performance enhancements 24.01.00 01/17/2024 - Loading the app should be a little bit quicker now
- You can now disable/enable account linking on the Linked Accounts screen
- The Linked Accounts screen UI will now reflect if you have disabled or do not have permissions to perform account linking
- Fixed a bug where the Self Check Scanner would sometimes crash the app
- Fixed a bug where sometimes tapping on a browse category would result in a white screen 23.12.00 12/20/2023 New Features
- When searching, you can now choose how you want to limit what library or location to limit your results to; this is labeled as "Search Within" in the Filters screen and toolbar

Fixes & Improvements
- Fixed an issue where sometimes the Place Hold modal would appear to not complete
- General bug fixes and performance enhancements 23.11.00 11/15/2023