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

Very happy with this app. Tried a number of reading apps, this has been best, Comfortable, easy to use and adjust, with a good range of options for adjusting size, print type, colour etc. Being able to search for books, borrow or put them on hold, is great. Using it on a phone, and honestly didn't think I'd get into reading on it. I have, to point where I haven't been to library in person since I started. Being able to line up series and read in order is fantastic. Recommended.

I enjoy this app. Able to link more than 1 library card - providing more options. It shows books that exist in the inventory but not your library's catalogue and can mark it to be notified if/when it comes into the catalogue. Presumably, the library is notified of the numbers interested in a book to help with adding into the catalogue. I wish you could mark language preferences when searching so you don't have to sift through the same title in multiple languages.

A valuable resource to access my council's libraries and their vast collection thru my phone or tablet. Tracking my loans, holds, and borrowing history has never been easier. It's easy to navigate and the interface allows me to change lettering sizes and fonts, as well as audio book speed. It's an app I open every day for my daily dose of books, audiobooks, and magazines, especially since I don't visit the library often. With it, I'm able to bring my library with me anytime, anywhere.

What's new

This release introduces the Welsh translation of Libby's interface and includes significant improvements to the audio player.