Instructions for using Overdrive

Using the Libby App

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🔍 Search For A Book... Clicking on this section will allow you to search the catalog for a title, author or series. + Preferences The preferences you chose will be applied to your searches and what you see in the app. This can be changed at any time. Example: if you set your format preference to audiobooks you will only see e-audiobooks in the app. Explore > Use Explore to bring up a list of pre-selected searches on various subjects.  Example: the What’s Available? search will show a list of items that are currently available to check out with no wait. The center of the app page is the main page for the library. Scrolling down will show the items that are currently being featured. Library The main page for the library that you see to the left. If you ever want to get back to this page, just press the Library link at the bottom of the app.  Shelf Selecting this will show your loans, holds and tags, and allow you to make any changes to them.

Checking Out & Placing Holds in the Libby App

Once you locate a book there will be an option beside it to Borrow (if the book is available) or Place Hold (if the book is currently checked out). 

When you select the Borrow button you will be given the choice of how long to borrow it (7 or 14 days), a display showing how many electronic items you have checked out on your account, and then another Borrow button which will finalize borrowing the book. The book with then be check out and placed on your Shelf.

Please note that electronic resources are checked back in automatically at the end of their checkout period and do not accrue fines.

If the book is unavailable you may reserve it by selecting Place Hold. On the following screen you will need to finalize your hold.

Once you place your hold you will be notified via the Libby app when the hold is available for you. If you are prompted to enter an email address, you will be notified via that email.

Reading or Listening to your Books on the Libby App

Tap the book you would like to read or listen to on your Shelf. This will open the book. 

Controls for reading an e-book:

• Tapping or swiping on the right side of the screen will advance the book forward a page.
• Tapping or swiping on the left side of the screen will take the book back a page.
• Tapping the center of the screen will bring up the reading menu.
  
  
• On the top of the reading menu (from left to right) there is a Back button to take you back to your Shelf, a 🔍 Search option to search the text, a Bookmark for marking your progress, and a ☰ Menu to open up more reading options.
• In this Menu there are Reading Settings which will allow you to change the text size, background lighting or even the font of the text.
• At the bottom of the reading menu there is an option to return to the Library main page or to your Shelf. There is also a bar showing your reading progress. Tapping along the progress bar will take you to where you selected in the book.

Controls for listening to an e-audiobook:

• On the top of the listening menu (from left to right) there is a Back button to take you back to your Shelf, a Dial that will allow you to change the book’s narration speed, a 🌙 Sleep option that will turn off the audiobook after 30 minutes, a Bookmark for marking your progress, and a ☰ Menu to open up more options.
• In this Menu there is a Chapter List to allow skipping directly to other chapters in the book.
  
• At the bottom of the listening menu there is an option to return to the Library main page or to your Shelf, and a Play/Pause button in the center. There is also a bar showing your listening progress. Tapping along the progress bar will take you to where you selected in the book.
  
  
• To start listening to your book, tap the⏵︎Play icon. When playing this button will become a ⏸︎ Pause icon, allowing you to pause the audiobook.
  
  
• Tapping the center of the screen will hide everything except the buttons you see below. On the left side of the play/pause icon is a button to rewind the book 15 seconds, and on the right a button to fast forward the book 15 seconds. 

Returning & Renewing Books in the Libby App

To return or renew your book, go to your Shelf. Next to your book will be an option to Manage Loan. Selecting this will open a box to allow you to Return Early or Renew Loan. 

• When you finish your book, please Return Early so it will be available to other library members.
• The Renew Loan option is not available until 3 days before your loan is due. It will also not be available if your book is on hold for other readers.

Note: All e-books and e-audiobooks return themselves automatically and do not accrue fines.