Your local library - there’s an app for that!

Libby is an app from OverDrive that allows you to search and borrow digital materials (ebooks and audiobooks) from your public library using your library card information. This is amazing! Users can check out materials and place holds according to library policies. I’m really enjoying using this service to gain access to more audiobooks and ebooks, for FREE! Unfortunately libraries have limited copies of digital resources available to borrow, just like physical resources. So this app might not be a suitable replacement for a paid subscription to a service like Audible, Libro.fm, Kindle Unlimited, etc. if you like to have immediate access to hot new releases, popular titles, or enjoy owning books to read/listen to anytime you wish without needing to check them out pending availability. Still, the app is user friendly and a fantastic resource for readers. If you don’t have a library card I would encourage you to get one (LA friends check out the Los Angeles Public Library, LA County Libraries, and any suburbs that you live near- most SoCal libraries will issue free library cards to California residents or county residents regardless of specific city.) The Libby app will also let you add multiple libraries, so if you have library cards at more than one library you can easily add all your library cards and toggle between institutions. This makes searching and borrowing from more than one library catalog a breeze, and is much easier than trying to navigate (often cumbersome) websites to check availability of materials. The Libby app can be downloaded for free from the App Store. Do it.

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