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Libby

Libby is a free app where you can borrow ebooks, digital audiobooks, and magazines from PPLD. You can stream items with a wireless Internet connection (Wi-Fi) or mobile data, or download them for offline use and read anytime, anywhere. All you need to get started is a PPLD library card.

What do I need to use Libby?

  • A Pikes Peak Library District resident library card number (resident card numbers start with a 4) and PIN.
  • A compatible mobile device with wireless Internet access to use the app.
  • A personal computer or laptop with Internet access to use the website. 

Setting up Libby

  • Visit your device's app store and search for "Libby"
  • Tap Install or Get and then open the Libby app
  • Follow the prompts to find your library - Select Pikes Peak Library District
  • Register with your PPLD card number and 4-digit pin
  • Start browsing the collection

NOTES FOR KINDLE FIRE USERS:

  • Overdrive provides instructions to install Libby on Kindle Fire at: https://www.overdrive.com/apps/libby/kindlefire
  • Users with a Kindle Fire can also access Libby in the Fire browser by going to libbyapp.com.
  • OverDrive does not have any updates on Libby app availability in the Kindle Fire app store.

Content Controls

Libby offers content controls in order to filter results to desired age groups. These are similar to parental controls, but instead of just restricting content towards kids, it also allows for adults to not have results for children's (12c and under) and young adult (13 - 18) material in their searches or browsing.

For restricting content you can choose to prohibit it in search results, allow reading samples, and allow borrowing. Settings can be locked with a password.

Profiles

  • Libby for Kids - limited to juvenile works with an option to also include young adults
  • Libby for Everyone - unrestricted with options to filter out explicit material (non-mature material targeting adults would still be allowed)
  • Libby for Grown-Ups - filters out juvenile content with an option to also filter out young adult content

Libby's content control profiles and the age groups covered displayed as a grid. Libby for Kids shows Juvenile is covered with YA optional; Libby for Everyone shows that Juvenile, YA, and All Ages are covered with Mature being optional; Libby for Grown-ups shows All Ages and Mature covered with YA being optional.

Important

  • What constitutes mature as well as what age group material is designed for is determined by Overdrive and individual publishers. PPLD has no control over these determinations.

  • By default, all content is allowed. If you want to enable controls, you must opt in after installing the app.

 

undefined Libby can be used as an app with multiple devices and from the Libby website. 

Device and link to app store
Android 
iOS - Apple iPad/iPhone
Windows
Chromebooks
Web browsers

 

What do I need to use Libby?

  • A Pikes Peak Library District resident library card number (resident card numbers start with a 4) and PIN.
  • A personal computer or laptop with Internet access to use the website. 

Get started with Libby in your web browser. Learn to browse and check out titles.

Get Started with Libby Guide

How to Use the Libby website

  • Visit the Libby website
  • Answer library card prompt
  • Locate your library or link a device
  • Choose library
  • Enter your library card number and 4-digit pin
  • Start browsing the collection

 

Libby is available in multiple languages. Libby will automatically use the language your device (mobile phone, tablet, ereader, or computer) is set to.

  • Chinese (Simplified and Traditional)
  • English
  • Danish
  • French (Canada)
  • German
  • Icelandic
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Malay
  • Russian
  • Spanish (Latin America)
  • Swedish
  • Tamil

You can also set language preferences for books in Libby. Learn more here.

 

 

Most titles in PPLD's Libby collection are available in Kindle format. These items can be borrowed, transferred, and then read in the Kindle app on your device or on a Kindle ereader.

Using Libby & Kindle  Learn how to use Libby and Kindle. Help topics cover changing reading preferences, returning books, and reading with a Kindle.  Note: The Kindle format is only available for eBooks. Audiobooks must be downloaded through a different method and are not available on non-Fire Kindles. 

 

Libby for Amazon Fire tablets

Libby is now available to download from the Amazon Appstore. Going forward, users with Amazon Fire tablets should download Libby directly from the Amazon Appstore instead of manually sideloading the app.

Sharing titles: Users can now share titles on social media or directly with friends, using the Share button found on a title’s Reading Journey and details screen. A shared title page shows the book’s summary, basic details, and nearby libraries that offer the title through Libby. This new option encourages users to socialize their favorite reads with family, friends, and followers while spreading awareness of the library’s digital collection.
Exporting reading data: Users can also export their reading data, including:
  • Titles in a specific tag
  • Their activity timeline
  • A title’s Reading Journey, which includes bookmarks, notes, and highlights
 
Sharing titles and export reading data features.

Users can select how to export their data and use it how they’d like, whether that’s posting a favorite tag to Twitter, graphing their reading stats, or revisiting notes & highlights for a book club.

Note: Users have the option to disable activity recording from their activity timeline.

Visit Libby Help for more information about these new features as well as other FAQs
Subjects: Computers