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How To Get Library Ebooks On IPad Using Libby?

New to borrowing ebooks for my iPad and heard Libby's the way to go. Need step-by-step help for a first-time user using Overdrive's app to get library loans.
2026-07-27 03:40:58
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Anita Canady
Anita Canady
To use my library eBooks and eAudio books, I download the free Libby app from the App Store. Using my library card, I sign in to my library account using the app. If I don’t already have a digital library card, I can get one using the app through my local library. eBooks and eAudio books are then available for me to browse, to download and play to listen to within the app on my device. All of my loans are synced between my devices. I recently borrowed ‘Eden High Series’ in the YA section. It’s set in a private academy where the mystery of a student’s disappearance some years previously is slowly revealed and ties together the main characters in a gripping way.
2026-08-01
Dwight Wayne
Dwight Wayne
For the visually inclined: This is your iPad. This is an app icon for the blue ‘L’ for Libby. Tap that. Select “add a library.” Type in the name of your library. Input library card number and PIN (often your birth year). Press “sign in.” A list of available books appears. Select one of interest. Press “borrow” to download the book. Press “read” to start. (You can change font size by pressing “Aa” while reading.) That’s it. This app was designed to be user-friendly. A built-in guide is provided the first time the app is opened. The only thing that you need to have prior to beginning to use this app is an active library card. If you don’t have a library card, you can get a digital library card on the library’s website in most cases instantly.
2026-07-28
Abigail
Abigail
After some trial and error I finally figured out how to use Libby to read library ebooks on my iPad. To download library ebooks to your iPad using Libby, first download the free Libby app from the App Store. Open the app and use your library card to sign in with your library card number and PIN. The method of signing up for a library card and finding your library on your library’s website is explained on that page. Then you can search for and browse through the library’s ebook collection just as you would on the shelves in a physical library. To borrow a particular ebook, tap ‘Borrow’ and the ebook will immediately appear in your shelf. If the ebook you want is currently checked out by someone else you can put yourself on the wait list for the book by tapping ‘Place Hold’ on the book’s details page. To read an ebook that you have borrowed you tap ‘Read With’ and then choose to read it in Kindle or within the Libby app. The app syncs up your ebook reading across all your devices, including your iPad and your phone, so you can switch back and forth between reading on the two in order to finish reading on the device that is most convenient for you at any given time. Using Libby is incredibly intuitive. It makes me feel as though I have the library at my fingertips.
2026-07-29
Gallera Hna IbOl
Gallera Hna IbOl
A question we’ve encountered in our book club: How do I get Libby? First, download the app. Then, sign up with your library card number and PIN. Search for your local library or search by consortium (e.g. “Los Angeles Public Library” or “Midwest Collaborative”). From there, books are delivered to your digital “shelf” where you can read them. We’ve even been able to access titles from different libraries for which we hold cards — just switch to the appropriate library from the library icon in the top left of the screen. For me, reading an ebook on my iPad is a clean and customizable reading experience. Yes, some titles may not be available due to licensing but there are a huge number of titles available through Libby, and it provides an easy way to read more without adding to your collection of physical books.
2026-08-01
Evelyn
Evelyn
I use the Libby app to download ebooks for my iPad. You have to download the app and put in your library card number. Some libraries require you to create an account online before you can use their online catalog to search for ebooks, but once you’re online the process of searching and checking out is pretty smooth. You can download books to read within the app or send them to your Kindle. I like the reader within the app because it’s really simple, but then again Kindle has all of the normal features for reading books (highlighting, dictionary, etc).

A pro tip from me: Many libraries are now part of larger networks of libraries, so even if your local library doesn’t hold the title you want to read, you may find it at another library within the network. Also, be sure to turn on notifications within the app for holds that are ready to be borrowed. This will remind you to come back to the app to borrow them when they are ready. And, finally, all borrowed ebooks can be renewed if no one else has placed a hold on them. So, the best way to get lots of reading time in while supporting your local library: borrow ebooks!
2026-08-01

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