Libby, the Library App

OverDrive, Inc.

About this app

All over the world, local libraries offer millions of ebooks and audiobooks. You can borrow them — for free, instantly — with a library card and Libby: the award-winning, much-loved app for libraries.

• Browse your library’s digital catalog of books — from classics to NYT best-sellers
• Borrow and enjoy ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines
• Download titles for offline reading, or stream them to save space
• Send ebooks to your Kindle (U.S. libraries only)
• Listen to audiobooks via Android Auto
• Use tags to create your must-read list and any other book lists you want
• Keep your reading position automatically synced on all your devices

In our beautiful, intuitive ebook reader:
• Adjust text size, background color, and book design
• Zoom into magazines and comic books
• Define and search for words and phrases
• Read and listen to read-alongs with your kids
• Add bookmarks, notes, and highlights

In our ground-breaking audio player:
• Slow down or speed up the audio (0.6 to 3.0x)
• Set a sleep timer
• Simply swipe to skip forward and backward
• Add bookmarks, notes, and highlights

Libby is built by the team at OverDrive, in support of local libraries everywhere.

Happy reading!

Ratings and reviews

I love this app. it's so convenient to borrow books and audible content. i did come across a glitch though, I've been highlighting for nearly half my current book but I can't highlight anymore. a little research shows this has been an issue for at least a year now. otherwise a lovely application hopefully the highlighting issue will be resolved soon

I absolutely love Libby! usually have the books I want just for have to wait a little bit for them. I love that all I need is my library card and boom, I have access to books! I use it for audiobooks. there is a good selection. although, my library is small and can only have up to 4 holds lol. So I added another library card to it. It appears you can add as many cards as you want.

Great app but I don't like the recent update that makes it hard to download a book for offline reading. I liked the manual option to download. Occasionally, if I lose cell service and the book stops playing, the next time I open the app, the book begins from the beginning. I think this is because the app uses data to save your bookmark??? Other than those minor gripes, this app is great and Kris me awake on my commute!

What’s new

Bug fixes, performance optimizations, and preparation for our next round of features. Thanks for supporting your local libraries!