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 I started using Libby for audiobooks! It's another great reason to have a library card. My only complaint is that I have notifications turned on for when a hold is ready, but they don't seem to work. I had a hold lapse and had to wait another couple weeks for the book because of this. Other notifications (like loan expiring) are working properly.

Love this app! Highly recommend for accessing library's digital content. The most convenient of any audiobook app I use. ♥ Great variety, easy to use, organized for convenience, and seems to always add copies when hold #s high. Still adds new features (eg, filters for first-in-series and standalone just added) and works to fix bugs. Super appreciate that notifications aren't excessive, don't try to sell anything, and include things I actually care about. E-books can be read in-app or elsewhere.

You link your library card which will vary by jurisdiction, but the app itself basically does everything you'd want. you can link it to an e-reader or just read in the app. It also has audio book functionality which can run in the background. I don't know how it works with accessibility apps because I have not needed to use those.

What’s new

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