Libby

“Love the library and love this app! I can access books at the drop of a dime. Don't know how I lived my life before.”

“Probably everybody knows this, but: countless free ebooks via your local library”

“Libby might just be the love of my life. Access to your library’s ebooks and audiobooks. Plus you can connect multiple library cards to the app.”

“Libby—the greatest app of all time. I use it CONSTANTLY, mostly for audiobooks, but also to download craft books and cookbooks to browse on my iPad. (I have a hard time retaining info I read digitally, so I still like to read on the page when I can.) A trick: get as many library cards as you can (I have 4); this is good for you (increased chances that one library will have the book you’re after available), but it’s also good for the library (more users equals more tax money for the library)!”

“I quit social media months ago and now use my phone time to scroll magazines that drop in real time, for free, on Libby. I get an alert when they arrive! House & Garden, Bon Appetit, the New Yorker, the New York review of books, vogue, vanity fair, AD, Cooks Illustrated, etc etc. My love for this app is unmatched.”

“Managing your Libby app and library holds like a hobby—checking, adding, researching, pining, (un)suspending holds, getting Lucky Day books, seeing that you’re 235th on the list for a book, requesting new purchases, monitoring….all to have five books become available at once.”

“Gotta remember to go to my follow-up room to thank people when their recs pan out for me!”

“The app I cannot live without.”

“If you don’t have a library card, and I say this with love, what are you doing! If you have a library card and don’t use the Libby App, what are you doing! You can check out books and magazines digitally using your library card. I’m most excited about the magazines right now. You don’t have to wait for them to be available and you can keep them forever. You can also subscribe so the new issues come to your “rack” immediately. I’m currently subscribed to AD, W, Dwell, etc. So dope!”

“The tiniest bit of my DNA is in this.”

“From my mom- connect to your local library using your LIBRARY CARD to borrow audio and e-books on kindle- This has been such a hack living abroad since I was able to link to the great NYPL.”

“If you find yourself having less time to read, and you really do not care about listening to music, might I suggest listening to audio books exclusively on your commute? I listen on 2x speed and get to "read" so many more books than just what I'm able to fit in physically or with my kobo. If you also enjoyed your lecture classes in high school and college, this is for you.”

“Preferably for e-books, sometimes for audiobooks. No better feeling than having your holds ready!”

“My neighbors like to do book recommendations while I'm on my dog walks. Under no circumstances will I remember what they say by the time I get home. I request the physical book or the audiobook on Libby. Then a few weeks later when it shows up, I don't remember why and it's a lovely present. Sometimes, I don't read it, though. Sometimes it's life changing.”

“In my top 5 apps. Free ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines through the public library system. All you need is a library card. Hot tip: borrow library cards from people in different cities to access various catalogues (with different books, curation, and wait times).”

“i assume i’m preaching to the choir but.. libraries. wow. society really ate with that one. it’s your right as a citizen to enjoy them. exercise it! Now for anyone who works with libby please do call because we GOTTA work on some shit but if you haven’t downloaded please do it, free books. and so many!”

“What’s more punk than the public library? Nothing.”

“it’s fun to just poke around and flip through a few pages of anything. could do it all day”

“This is so smart”

“Libby single-handedly made me a reader again. Audiobooks (!!!). E-books. Cookbooks. Magazines. FREE. Plus, you’re supporting your local library. Best app on my phone.”

“My most useful life hack is Libby + kindle. On Libby, put a few books you'd like to read on hold. Once they become start become available, suspend them until you have a couple books built up. Then unsuspend, add to kindle, open the books so they download, and turn your kindle on airplane mode and return the books. Read them all at your leisure! Start the process over! Win the lottery every time you load up the kindle!”

“Brilliant idea!”

“Everybody knows the Libby app is amazing, but might not know you can get like EVERY MAGAZINE.The New Yorker to Spanish Vogue to those super market mags devoted to like Bad Bunny or knitting miniature beanies for animals.”

“the libby app single handedly got me back into reading. it's an extension of public libraries everywhere (which we LOVE and SUPPORT), all you need is a free public library card and you have access to all of their e-books. i was initially very skeptical on reading on a device, but it is unfortunately very convenient. you can connect multiple libraries to your libby (i have LA, brooklyn, and NYC) and check out books from any of your destinations. i connected my libby to my kindle and borrow books on the regular, especially recent releases. idc idc i am a sl*t for libby and now i just open my libby app and read a book instead of doomscrolling. if i'm going to keep up my screentime, i might as well get through my reading list <3 did i mention it's FREE”

“Highly recommend this app-I use it to listen to audiobooks!”

“the absolutely goated way to use a kindle is with libby.”

“Changed my whole dang life!”

“Who needs Kindle Unlimited?!”

“Libby is the BEST. You can join multiple libraries and download and read books for FREE!”

“An app that connects you digitally to your local library so you can borrow and read books on your phone or Kindle for free. There are sometimes weeklong wait times for the most popular books, but my favorite hack is adding multiple titles to my hold list and reading them in the order they become available. It’s like my present self is stacking book recs for my future self!”

“libby is my constant. my best friend, my nightly companion, my life partner. i'm too introverted (slightly agoraphobic) to frequent my local library in person -- libby is where it's at if you have similar issues as me but are an avid book girly on a budget and looking for your next fix.”

“Free! Supports your local library! Makes it easy to always have your book(s) with you!”

“Genius”

“I tell everyone I know about Libby- link your library card/s/ to get access to audiobooks, ebooks, and magazines. Read on your phone, computer, or ereader. In general, take this as your sign to go give your library some love!!”

“Y’all know Libby. You love Libby. Read infinite books on your dad’s old kindle! Listen to audiobooks while you do laundry. Load books for your kid constantly. All while taking advantage of your amazing library from home.”

“FREE audiobooks (and e-books, but I use it exclusively for audiobooks) right in my pocket! Just connect your local library card (any library card) to get started.”

“Get as many library cards as you can load in here! If you're anywhere in NYC can you get a BKPL, NYPL, and a QPL card and put holds based on the shortest wait.”

“Support your local library. Access ebooks, magazines, and audiobooks for free. No leaving the house. Pants optional.”

“Brooklyn Public Library, you have my heart. Great for the trial and error of children’s books. Free programming! Child friendly third space!”

“Samin sent me down this rabbit hole! I hadn’t used Libby before, but the idea of borrowing books—especially cookbooks—to explore before deciding whether they deserve a permanent spot on my shelf really caught my attention.”

“Library in your pocket.”

“if you don’t have a library card what are you doing??”

“Free library audiobooks! Sometimes read by the author or movie stars!”

“The Libby app allows you to download library books onto your e-reader, all you need is a library card from your local library. If you really want to open up your book selection, open up a library card at the local library when you are on trip! We have been doing this for the past few years. Even as a visitor, most libraries will let you have a library card for a year for a nominal fee (I’ve paid about $20 at most, sometimes it’s free). On the Libby app, you can enter more than one library card and choose which card’s library you want to search. If your book isn’t available at your library, use your other card to check their inventory!”

“I live and die by the Libby app. If you are a kindle-lover like me, download and sign up at your local library ASAP. Trust me, it will change your life.”

“I read so many magazines on Libby! Love.”

“E-books and audiobooks from the library on your phone. Support your local library from wherever you are.”

“Game changer for hitting reading goals. At all times I have a e-book, audio book and physical book going and Libby lets you have 30 items on hold per library card.”

“Hopefully everyone has this downloaded for free audio books and magazines.”

“Books and audiobooks galore for free.99! PBS told me a library card was the most valuable thing in my wallet and oh shucks is it ever. Joy meter: ♾️/10”

“Plus NYPL card… indispensable!”

“Yay libraries! Kindle and audiobooks!”

“I love my kindle but refuse to pay Amazon for books. I get all my kindle books from Libby!”

“Kids’ audiobooks on airplane mode”

“The library!”

“Not just books, but magazines!”

“Limitless amounts of free books and I don’t have to leave my house to get them? It doesn’t get better.”

“The best!”

“I ❤️ Libby!”