Worthless update
The update to 2.0 has made this app entirely useless. Well-curated shelves of want-to-read books and books read history built over years have disappeared entirely. There is seemingly no way to browse for books available at a given library, by genre, etc. while nothing of significant value has been added.
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“To read” list was wiped out
I had a very curated list on the previous app. It was the “for later” bookshelf with over 300 books and movies to read and watch. And the library for some insane reason chose not to port over those lists. The usability of this app is totally inferior to the old one.
New app
The 2.0 app is terrible. The lists are missing, the main page is a mess, it’s slow and clunky. One of my biggest problems is that I can’t search through my list. I created a new one with a handful of books and I have to click on each book to find out its availability. The old app allowed you to sort by library to see what books from your list were available. Please bring the old app back!!
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Update is terrible
I don’t understand the update — it’s much harder to use, and what happened to the lists?? I seem to have lost all the lists — For Later, Completed, etc. Heeeelllllppppp
Horrible update
I don’t usually write updates, but I felt compelled to. After using the SDPL library for years and creating book collections to remember for later along with a history of all the books I’ve completed and read, I downloaded the (mandatory) update today to find all of my collections and lists completely missing. As an avid reader this was devastating. No news this was happening, no notice, and all my collections completely gone. The UX / UI is also a massive step backwards. It is more confusing, bloated with sections like “featured events” and others I will never use, and books recommended to me in categories I have never checked out from the library or read. Maybe because my entire catalogue of previously read books is now missing. In the wake of so many budget cuts it seriously saddens me to think of how much the SDPL spent on this terrible downgrade to what is called “2.0”.
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Try again
SDPL to Go 1.0 wasn’t exactly a great experience but 2.0 somehow manages to be worse.
Awful update
The new app is clunky to use, does not have book summaries, and no user reviews. Plus when I updated, my entire list of “For Later” books that I had built over several years was wiped out and is no longer available on the website either. If you have the previous version and it still works, recommend you do not upgrade.
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Worst update ever
I like SDPL to go old version.
2.0 update is terrible
The new update is terrible. The user interface is clunky and the borrower’s account is difficult to access. All of my previous lists and saved for later books, in addition to my check out /
read history are gone. The book search feature is horrible. This update is a disaster.
read history are gone. The book search feature is horrible. This update is a disaster.
What a bunch of uses AI bloat!
Whoever decided to implement the latest ai enhanced version should be fired. Search is dumber, ux/ui makes less sense, and it looks like the design was generated in sweat shop. Why does everything have to be worse now?
Garbage
They updated a perfect app and broke it . Logged us out and does not work
Lost all my For Later shelf in the update
Bruh
San Diego 2026: spending money on things just to make them worse
Version 2.0 of app might be the worst thing the library has ever done. The landing screen is a jumble of random things that apparently wants to push events and social media. It takes too many steps to get to my holds, and where did my lists go? I see where they’re supposed to be, but there’s nothing there. If I change the layout of the landing screen to simply it, there are two links to My Account. Why? Did anyone get any user feedback before launching this update?
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Latest update only
New NoveList doesn't link the books in the series properly. Titles seem to be correct but link to book/availability doesn't work properly. Liked old version better
Good but switching cards doesn’t work
If you have two cards (one family member each), switching between the cards fails as follows:
1) member name is wrong, it doesn’t change and doesn’t fix when you switch
2) borrowing history also doesn’t change
1) member name is wrong, it doesn’t change and doesn’t fix when you switch
2) borrowing history also doesn’t change
Mostly good, some ideas
It would be great if users could add due dates for checked out items to their calendars with one click.
Okay app
It worked fine for me in the beginning until it started logging me out continually. I ordered 16 books and went to get them to find only 4 left. Whenever I try to log in it says error even though everything is correct and it won’t let me change my password. Be prepared to take a while to set this up if you get this app.
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Fix the rotation
On an iPad the app must be used in portrait orientation, vertical. That is fine for an iPhone, but clumsy on a iPad that you are holding in your lap. You need to fix it so that the app rotates with the device, then I would give it 5 stars. Otherwise I very much like the app on both my iPad and iPhon. With my iPhone I use it to check out books at Library
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Update to a previous review
I definitely have to credit this new app, it deserves the 5 stars! Easy to navigate and of course , its easy to just pull the digital library. Thank you!!!
Great for searching and placing holds!
Would love to see a feature that can send a notification when a title is ready for pickup or becomes overdue
