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libraries only) or start reading in Libby.

Tap Read With. to choose where you'd like to read the book (Kindle or Libby), then finish sending to Kindle (U.S.

On your Shelf, tap loans at the top of the screen. Step 4īorrowed titles appear on your Shelf ( ) and download to the app automatically when you're connected to Wi-Fi, so you can read them when you're offline. Next, sign in using your UMN email and password and "duo" authentication.īrowse our list of titles or search Libraries Search and borrow a title. Next, you will get a message - "At this library, you sign into your card via a secure website. Next, "add a library card for University of Minnesota so you can borrow titles and place holds." In Libby, follow the prompts to find your library - "University of Minnesota." Note: works best in up-to-date versions of Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge.

Direct download from OverDrive, the developers of Libby (for Amazon Fire tablets).

Free library services of the sort supported by Libby are unusual in a time period when almost all such services come from commercial vendors. Īccording to OverDrive CEO Steve Potash, as of 2023, Libby is used by approximately "90% of public libraries in North America". Popular Mechanics named Libby as one of the best apps of the 2010s. A reviewer for Time called Libby one of the best apps of 2018. Ī reviewer for Literary Review of Canada praised Libby's management of reading data, including books read and books in queue for reading. The intent is improved service and ease of accessing the library instead of using the library's own website. With the library card, Libby connects to the user's account at the library and provides support in checking out books. The Libby mobile app requests users's library card. announced it would sunset the legacy OverDrive mobile app on May 1, 2023, having already requested that library systems delete references to the app, and directing libraries and users to its Libby app. Libby is a mobile app which supports users in accessing library services.