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Getting started with Libby

With Libby, you can borrow free ebooks, digital audiobooks, and magazines from your library. All you need is a library card. You can watch a getting started video here.

In Libby, follow the prompts to find your library and sign in with your library card number and PIN. If you need help recovering your PIN, please give us a call at (845) 586-3791

Browse your library’s catalog and borrow a title.

Borrowed titles appear on your Shelf () and download to the app automatically when you’re connected to Wi-Fi, so you can read them when you’re offline.

On your Shelf, tap loans at the top of the screen. From there, you can:

  • Tap Read With… to choose where you’d like to read the book (Kindle or Libby), then finish sending to Kindle or start reading in Libby.
  • Tap Open In LibbyOpen Magazine, or Open Audiobook to start reading or listening in the app.
  • Tap Manage Loan to see options like Renew and Return.

Happy reading!

Libby’s ebook reader makes it easy to customize how you read. You can adjust an ebook’s font size, book layout, and lighting. As you read, you can also add bookmarks, create notes and highlights, and define words.

Read across devices

All your loans, notes, bookmarks, and reading progress sync across your devices.

Offline access

Download ebooks and audiobooks for offline reading, or stream them to save space.

Send to Kindle

If you prefer reading on your Kindle, Libby can send your library books to it.

Filter your choices

Wherever you see this button, tap it to discover useful filters that refine or sort your results. You can filter lists of titles, tag lists, subject lists, your timeline and more.

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Libby makes it simple to listen when, where, and how you want. Swipe on the book cover to skip backward or forward. Increase playback speed up to 3x. Set a sleep timer until the end of the chapter or for 5, 10, 30 minutes, or more.

Listen in your car

Enjoy audiobooks in your car through Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, or a Bluetooth connection.

Stream to your devices

You can stream audiobooks from Libby to your Google Home or Amazon Echo using Bluetooth. Pair your devices, connect and play your audiobook in Libby.

Filter your choices

Wherever you see this button, tap it to discover useful filters that refine or sort your results. You can filter lists of titles, tag lists, subject lists, your timeline and more.

Offline access

Download ebooks and audiobooks for offline reading, or stream them to save space.

For more information or to get started with Libby
From recipes and advice to the latest news and trends, there’s a magazine for every subject, hobby and interest. Readers love flipping through for inspiration or to learn something new, and they can take the experience digital by swiping to their heart’s content in the Libby app. With thousands to choose from, digital magazines are free in Libby and there’s never any holds or waiting on your favorite subscriptions. You can also opt to receive an in-app notification when the latest issue is released.

One Tap Magazines!

You can open complete issues of any magazine with just a tap. No need to borrow and manage the loan.

Magazine Rack

Subscribe to a magazine and the latest issue will appear on your shelf. You can keep other issues there too.

Newsstand

To find and collect more magazines, peruse your library’s newsstand.

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