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!
A fix for the issue where an audiobook would skip backward unexpectedly.
Bug fixes, performance optimizations, accessibility improvements, and preparation for our next round of features. Thanks for supporting your local libraries!
We've fixed several issues in Android Auto that were affecting playback and listening positions. We've also added support for the Māori language.
This release updates the minimum supported Android OS version to Android OS v7.1.
Bug fixes, performance optimizations, accessibility improvements, and preparation for our next round of features. Thanks for supporting your local libraries!
Fixed a downloading issue that caused audiobooks to skip, be missing content, or start playback in an expected place. If you have an affected audiobook, delete and re-download it after updating the app.
Bug fixes, performance optimizations, accessibility improvements, and preparation for our next round of features. Thanks for supporting your local libraries!
We've added support for Android 14, which is expected in the next few months. Plus, bug fixes and other improvements.
Bug fixes, performance optimizations, accessibility improvements, and preparation for our next round of features. Thanks for supporting your local libraries!
Bug fixes, performance optimizations, accessibility improvements, and preparation for our next round of features. Thanks for supporting your local libraries!
We're continuing to improve support for Android 13, including bug fixes for Android 13 and Android Auto.
We've added support for Android 13, which will be released later this fall. Plus, bug fixes and other improvements.
Bug fixes, performance optimizations, accessibility improvements, and preparation for our next round of features. Thanks for supporting your local libraries!
Bug fixes, performance optimizations, accessibility improvements, and preparation for our next round of features. Thanks for supporting your local libraries!
We've revamped the audiobook player to fix issues with higher playback speeds on some devices. If you experience issues in the audiobook player after updating, please contact us in the app under Menu > Get Some Help.
Bug fixes
Bug fixes
Bug fixes
Android 11 is now officially supported, plus bug fixes and improvements
Sharing and data export are coming to Libby! These are great ways to tell your friends what you're reading at your library.
This update also includes bug fixes for push notifications.
Bug fixes, including:
* Fixed an issue where audiobook samples could cause the app to become unresponsive.
* Fixed an issue that prevented some notifications from being sent.
Behind-the-scenes improvements to pave the way for language support and accessibility. Soon, you can use Libby in 10 languages!