How to Use Libby by OverDrive to Access Digital Books and Audiobooks on your Phone or Tablet!

When you can't borrow materials from your library, you can still access thousands of digital books and audiobooks online on your computer, phone, or tablet! This video will show you exactly how to download the Libby app, sign in with your Library card number, and how to use the app to borrow and reserve books and audiobooks online on your mobile device using Libby by OverDrive. Download the Libby app and login with your Library card to start reading or listening right now!
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MUSIC:
"Cartoon Bank Heist Sting" by Doug Maxwell/ Media Right Productions - from KZbin Audio Library
"Fish Room" by Verified Picasso - from KZbin Audio Library

[@missjazzage300]

My grandma had questions about how to use Libby and this video does a fantastic job. Thank you!

[@glowil7883]

Thank you so much for this informative video! For the life of me I couldn't figure out how to return a book early LOL!

[@DrMoorehen]

Greetings from the UK! It works great here too!

[@AnhTuPhucDerrickHoangCanada]

This is me: picking through libby for magazines, movies and books to bring home. Most to return tomorrow. On a gorgeous Saturday spring!!!!

[@johnterdik4707]

I missed it!!!! How in the heck do you download the audiobook to your PC. I've discovered that by default it will download to Libraries\Documents\My Media\MP3 Audiobooks but I cannot determine how to download the darn book. I want to play the book in my MP3 player. At the 7:15 mark in the video is the start of a discussion on how you can know that the audiobook has been downloaded to your PC. Later at 7:13 is a discussion on changing the download rules, after checking the download checkmark. I never see the darn checkmark.

[@fox36975]

Hating Libby! Overdrive is going away so sad!

[@janetsingleton9141]

After I download and listen to an audiobook, how do I delete it from my iphone? Even though I return it to the library, that doesn't delete it from my data.

[@Mel-gv4vo]

Nothing about Libby is easy to use. I wanted to download an Audio book, in the end I gave up. I hate Libby, much prefer Overdrive.

[@BikerDad2005]

It does not explain how to access digital books I already have on my tablet ... the books still go to Overdrive not Libby

[@simplysharing5388]

How do I find the synopsis of an audiobook I borrowed?

[@firstlast1357]

Hello. Love your videos. Do you know how to use voiceover with Libby for reading e-books ? Please let me know

[@tomnoyb8301]

App constantly pings home to confirm library card. Utterly useless when out of range of a cell-tower. Hiking trails, for example. Just when one needs a book the most, Libby cuts off access to the book. It also burns-up battery pinging for a cell-tower. And when it doesn't find a cell-tower, the phone cranks-up the power and looks more fervently, thus burning-up battery. Came to loathe this app and its insane need to ping cell-towers.

[@Madfutof]

Hey do you know how to add audio to an ebook becuase when I'm reading i want to listen to the audio too. When it says read with, it doesn't say audio on android so pls help me

[@karinlarsen2608]

I love Libby. I did not experience the problems I've read in these comments. My trouble is I can't move around in the chapters of the audiobook. I don't find the little lines you've mentioned. It takes forever to swipe left or right to navigate my way to the front or back of the book

[@manny1013]

What if your library isn't on libby

[@marianneodell7637]

Yeah,mine isnt either ☹️

[@rbgz246]

How do you search by subject for audiobooks? Was so much easier on overdrive

[@summerjones4185]

Does it save the history of books you’ve borrowed?

[@meaow8741]

What did you read summer🤔😁😆

[@walls300]

No luck using this on my pc

[@alsadekalkhayer7007]

I am using android and I live in Malaysia, can I still use it?

[@swordofdios]

I wish I could use it but my card number won’t work

[@marianneodell7637]

My little library in Washington,Maine isn’t listed. ☹️

[@feedmysleaze1]

Great app!!!

[@gabrielakec739]

How to make it read to you

[@laurak6432]

but how to read and go throught chapters

[@dianaziesemer9779]

How to switch to a different book after starting another book

[@kathrynannw.kozlinski8476]

I have Libby, can it be used on my PC? If so how?

[@lindap361]

I still cannot download app. Says I need to in Google play. Still cannot

[@itzlivyy3602]

What if you dont have a library card

[@felicianoavila2385]

Why do I have to wait to listen to an audiobook

[@charlesmcquillan9498]

I am asked for a pin number

[@sugarcookiecube]

I hate this app!!! Bring back the original Overdrive Media!!!

[@lucielou7745]

Yeah I’ve been using since it came out and it could be better that’s for sure

[@andrewstrong3552]

I agree

[@renamcfarland2834]

I totally agree ! Love overdrive ! I do not like the Libby app hopefully I’ll learn how to use it .

[@Mel-gv4vo]

Absolutely agree. Overdrive was so easy to use, don’t know why they changed it. I hate Libby, not user-friendly at all.

[@LindaWClark]

I hate Libby, why should I have to watch a tutorial when I could navigate overdrive by myself.

[@judygureckis9718]

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