Libby, the Library App

4.5
479K reviews
10M+
Downloads
Content rating
Parental guidance
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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
11 Nov 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

4.5
419K reviews
Krystal Bailey
1 January 2025
Best Book App ever! All of my library cards in one place and I can check the availability of a book at all of my libraries at once then check out or place a hold based on who has it available sooner! The audio speed adjuster is a sliding scale. Perfect for picking a speed that is juuust right for the book. Update- I do not like the new lockscreen display or the drop down display. They both do not show the rewind button (only pause) unless you press a tiny arrow to show more. Fix this please!
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S Taylor
17 January 2025
I am one who has no time to sit and read a book. Never considered myself an audio person until a friend suggested it. I was reluctant but so glad I gave it a chance. Loving Libby and the opportunities to "read" many books! Can't wait to get in the car to drive! Glad the recent glitch in audio going back to already read passages has been fixed. Only happened with one book but annoying. Glad it's fixed!
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Alan Jay Weiner
31 December 2024
I'm impressed! Got used to Libby after one book I couldn't get physically. On vacation, started paperback. Started, then downloaded on Libby - found it was *much* easier to read on my phone with Libby! Not what I expected at all! Configurable; I'm using sepia page color, large text, extra line spacing. Highlighting, bookmarks, keeps track where you're reading even if you bounce around earlier. Word definitions, too. Alas, can't add my own books, PDFs, etc. Regardless, highly Recommended.
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What's new

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