Libby, the Library App

4.8
451K reviews
10M+
Downloads
Editors' Choice
Content rating
Teen
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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!
Updated on
Nov 11, 2024

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
Learn more about how developers declare sharing
This app may collect these data types
Personal info, App activity, and App info and performance
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.8
394K reviews
John L. Edwards
November 17, 2024
Spartan, fully sufficient, easy to use. Fully works. I wish all apps were like this. Update 11/24 -- Most recent update is significantly slower than my prior version. Here's hoping tue next update with rectify this. 11/24 -- New software update appears to have corrected the slowness after a few minutes of testing. Here's hoping this is the case, and that the Libby engineers don't succumb to the clarion call of bloatware.
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Leah Lor
November 9, 2024
I love how diverse the collection is, along with the features that make it easier to use, but I've had a recent problem where I can't get any audio book or ebook to load. It says that my internet isn't working, it is working. To fix this, I've tried to uninstall and reinstall the app, removing my library card and adding it back, etc, none of which worked. The inability to load the books defeats the purpose of the app, so I would like for this bug to be fixed as soon as possible. Thank you!
15 people found this review helpful
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Charlie Hautman
November 1, 2024
I recently had some frustration with this app. It wouldn't load and just gave me a "retry" button with the only other option to submit a help request. My expectations for tech support on any app are almost zero. Imagine my surprise when I quickly got a response with a very lengthy and detailed list of options to try and a real person to contact if that didn't work. Unheard of!!! I would give them 5 stars for that alone. But the app is fabulous. I'd give 6 stars if I could.
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What's new

A fix for the issue where an audiobook would skip backward unexpectedly.