Step-by-step instructions: (Printable version)
From the Libby App Website (preferred for new users)
- In a browser, visit the Libby App homepage: libbyapp.com
- Follow the prompts to find Jefferson County Public Library and sign in with your library card.
- Use the magnifying glass icon to search by title, author or keyword. Use the building icon to browse featured titles and categories.
- When you find an available title, click Borrow, then Borrow again.
- Select Open Book and then "Libby, this app" to begin reading in the browser.
- Use the menus at the top to change font size, use bookmarks, or search within the text.
- To close the book, click Back. Your place is automatically bookmarked.
- Borrowed titles appear on your Shelf (stack of books icon). Click on your Shelf, and then Loans.
- If the e-book you find is not available, click Place a Hold. Magazines will always be available.
From the Original OverDrive Website
- In a browser, visit our OverDrive collection: jefferson.overdrive.com
- Click Sign In (top right), and enter your library card number.
- Browse by Subject or Collections, or search by title, author or keyword by clicking on the magnifying glass icon.
- When you find an available title, click Borrow, then Borrow again.
- Click the Read Now in Browser button.
- Use the menus at the top to change font size, use bookmarks, or search within the text.
- To close the book, close the browser tab. Your place is automatically bookmarked.
- Borrowed titles appear in your account (three book spines icon), under Loans.
- If the e-book you find is not available, click Place a Hold, follow prompts to sign in, and enter your email address if needed. Magazines will always be available.
Early Returns and Renewing
- Your borrowed item will automatically return at the end of the 21-day loan period.
- If you wish to return an e-book early, click the Return button near the title (in classic OverDrive) or click Manage Loan next to the title (in Libby). Note, any e-books you selected in Kindle format can no longer be returned in Libby or classic OverDrive.
- If an e-book does not have holds, a Renew button will be available near the title (in classic OverDrive) or under Manage Loans (in Libby) three days before its expiration date.
Notes:
- You may check out up to 40 e-books at a time, and have 40 e-books on hold. Magazines are always available and have no checkout limits.
- When a hold is ready, you have 3 days to borrow it, delay it, or cancel it.
- To borrow it, click Borrow near the cover, and then Borrow again.
- To deliver the hold later, click Deliver Later and choose a new delivery date.
- To cancel the hold, select Manage Hold, then Cancel Hold.
- If you do nothing, your hold will be automatically scheduled for later delivery one time.
- Read in Browser may no longer be supported on older computers.
- Printing from magazines is not currently possible.
