With Libby, you can enjoy free ebooks, digital audiobooks, and magazines from your library. All you need is a library card.

Step 1

Download or open Libby on your device:

iOS devices: Apple App Store

Android devices: Google Play

Amazon Fire tablets: Amazon Appstore

Windows, Mac, and Chromebooks: libbyapp.com

Step 2

In Libby, follow the prompts to find your library and sign in with a library card.

Step 3

Browse your library's catalog, then borrow a book or audiobook or open a magazine.

Your selection will vary based on your library, since each library chooses what titles and formats to offer in Libby.

Step 4

Borrowed titles appear on your Shelf Shelf, in the navigation footer. You'll also find your magazine subscriptions and kept magazine issues on the Magazine Rack on your Shelf.

Book and audiobook loans are downloaded to the app automatically when you're connected to Wi-Fi, so you can read them when you're offline. To save space on your device, magazines don't automatically download, but you can manually download individual issues.

On your Shelf , you can:

Tap loans (at the top of the screen) to only see your book and audiobook loans.

Tap Read With... to choose where you'd like to read a book (Kindle or Libby), then finish sending to Kindle (U.S. libraries only) or start reading in Libby.

Tap Open In Libby or Open Audiobook to start reading or listening in the app.

Tap Manage Loan to see options like Renew Loan and Return Early.

Scroll down to the Magazine Rack to see your magazines:

Tap a magazine's cover to start reading.

Happy reading!

Borrowing, renewing, and returning:

While browsing or searching your library's catalog, tap any title's cover image to see details about the title.

If a book or an audiobook is available, tap Borrow. On the confirmation screen, tap the loan period next to "Borrowing for..." if you want to change it. Then, tap Borrow again to check out the title.

You can find all of your loans on your Shelf, in the navigation footer. In the mobile app, books and audiobooks download automatically when you're connected to Wi-Fi, so you can read them even when you're offline.

You can renew a title a few days before it's due, and titles are automatically returned on their due date.

Browse the articles below to learn more about borrowing, renewing, and returning titles.

Borrowing limits

Changing your loan period

Renewing titles

Returning titles

Where are my loans and magazines?

Sorting and filtering your loans

When is my loan due?

Why can't I renew a title?

Loan periods:

You will be able to enjoy your borrowed content as often as you want during the loan period.

Movies and TV shows: 3 days

Music: 7 days

eAudiobooks, eBooks, comics: 21 days

Offline access: you may download content for offline viewing (iOS and Android mobile apps only).

Wishlists: You can “favourite" items, using the heart icon, to add them to your wishlist

Renewals: you m ay select to auto-renew an item, but the renewal will count towards your monthly checkout limit.

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