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In Libby, you have many options to find content you want to borrow: 

• Tap at the top of your library's home screen or from lists and search results to choose from a variety of sort and filter options. You can even pin your favorite sort and filter options.
• Browse the library’s lists and guides to view titles by audience, subject, or format.
• Hide lists of titles you’re not interested in.
• Refine searches and lists. 

Learn more about browsing and searching on Libby Help.

Yes, you can update your lending period when you borrow a book in Libby. To do so, tap Borrow, then tap the loan period on the confirmation page.

Libby will remember the lending period you select for future loans in that format. 

Note: Your library chooses which lending period options are available. These options are the same in the OverDrive app, on the OverDrive library website, and in Libby. 

When you’re browsing search results or a list, select to see if it’s available at any of your libraries. 

We're exploring ways for you to express interest in any title in the vast OverDrive catalog, so that you receive a push notification if it's purchased by one of your libraries. How libraries choose to spend their digital budgets is always their decision, but some libraries would use anonymized interest in titles as purchasing suggestions. We plan to release a feature around these ideas soon.

No, all titles you enjoy through the Libby app must be borrowed from your library.

On mobile devices, Libby automatically downloads loans for offline reading when you’re on Wi-Fi (to reduce data usage) by default. Download settings can be adjusted in the app to better suit your needs.

Note: Offline reading is not available when you access Libby in your web browser at libbyapp.com. 

Learn how to change your download settings on Libby Help. 

Libby supports major screen readers (like VoiceOver and TalkBack), offers built-in accessibility settings, and automatically uses many device-wide accessibility settings (like resized text). 

Visit the “Accessibility” category on Libby Help to learn more. 

Instead of downloading audiobooks in parts, you can update your download settings in Libby to manage which loans get downloaded to your device automatically. Libby is very efficient at streaming portions of the audiobook as they are played. A network connection is required for streaming.

Learn how to change your download settings on Libby Help.

No, reading progress for your current loans won't sync to Libby when you switch. You may want to finish your current loans before switching or make a note of your progress and manually pick up where you left off in Libby.

Yes! When you set up Libby, you’ll be prompted to import your OverDrive wish lists via an in-app notification. Your wish list items will become a tag that’s available on your Shelf . 

You can also create other tags in Libby to organize books however you want. 

Learn more about importing your wish list and using tags on Libby Help.

Yes, you you can set up and manage push notifications (for the Libby mobile app) or email notifications (for libbyapp.com). You can get notifications for available holds, expiring loans, new magazine issues released, and more. 

Learn more about setting up notifications for Libby.

Yes, in the Libby reader, select the Appearance setting , then choose Dark mode. 

And, if you use dark mode on your device, Libby will automatically use that lighting mode when you’re browsing your library. 

To see your reading history in Libby: 

• Visit your “Borrowed” tag on your Shelf . This tag is automatically applied to all titles you borrow in the app.
• Visit your Timeline to see all your activity (loans, holds, returns, etc.) in the app.

Note: You can choose to disable your reading history on your Timeline, if desired.

Your reading history from the OverDrive app will not transfer to Libby. We recommend exporting your history from your library collection or your list of downloads in the OverDrive app for your own records.

If you have a Kindle Fire tablet, you can sideload the app by following our instructions.

If you have a Kindle reader, you can send books to your Kindle (U.S. only) from Libby on a supported device, like an iPhone, Android tablet, or computer.

Learn more about your Kindle options on Libby Help.

Yes, you can continue to browse for, borrow, and read library ebooks directly on your Kobo ereader.

Yes, you can use libbyapp.com to download ebooks and transfer them (via Adobe Digital Editions) to an ereader. 

Learn more about transferring ebooks to ereaders on Libby Help.