Pima County Public Library: Using The OverDrive App? Now's The Time To Switch To Libby!

Press release from the Pima County Public Library:

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October 25, 2021

OverDrive will remove the OverDrive app from the Apple App Store, Google Play, and Microsoft Store in February 2022.

After that time, Libby the primary way for you to enjoy your digital materials! The goal to have most OverDrive app users migrated to Libby by the end of 2022.

What does this mean for you?

• Current OverDrive app users can continue to use the app.
• New people looking for the OverDrive app will be directed to Libby.
• Anyone can continue to use, borrow, and open titles from your library’s OverDrive website via a browser.

Install the app and try it out now. Libby is available for phones and tablets. Want some help getting started? Visit the Libby help pages.

Here are some of the great benefits of Libby:

• Getting started the first time is easy!
• Libby give you a unified bookshelf for all loans and holds.
• In Libby, you can list multiple library cards and keep track of multiple accounts.
• There's help from OverDrive's experts built in to Libby.
• The eBook reader is excellent!
• You'll never miss a notification for ready holds, new magazine issues, and more.
• You can export notes and highlights you make while reading.
• You can use tags to track favorite reads, wish lists, and more.
• Libby is compatible with both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
• You can use all of our "Extras,” including streaming video from IndieFlix and Qello and educational courses from Universal Class only in Libby!

I have a Kindle Fire. What do I use?

For now, the OverDrive app will also continue to be available from the Amazon Appstore.

OverDrive has requested information and a timeline for approval from Amazon but has not yet received an update. In the meantime, Kindle Fire users can stream eBooks and audiobooks from libbyapp.com or the OverDrive website using the browser on your Kindle Fire.

You can also deliver Kindle Books to a Fire tablet from libbyapp.com. To do this, you would visit libbyapp.com, check out your item, then use the button that sends you to Amazon to deliver the title to your Fire.

During this transition, we at the Library are here to help. The best plan is to try Libby now to get ready for the day when the OverDrive app is no longer available.

Have a question? Please send it to us. We'll do our best to find the answer for you.

This press release was produced by the Pima County Public Library. The views expressed here are the author’s own.