When your hold is available, you'll be notified by in-app notifications, push notifications, and/or email.You can also suspend all your holds at the same time.Ĭheck out or cancel an available hold, or have it delivered later.(You'll keep your place in line.) Then tap 'Update Hold.'

Use the slider to choose how long to suspend the hold-anywhere between one week to six months.Tap 'Manage Hold,' then tap 'Suspend Hold.'.Tap the shelf icon at the bottom of the screen, then look at the top of the screen for 'Holds' and tap.Verify by tapping the red 'Place Hold' button.Tap a book cover to read more about a book before placing a hold, or simply tap 'Place Hold.'.If all copies of that title are checked out, you can place a 'hold,' which puts you in line to check it out when it becomes available.Get more how-tos for reading eBooks or listening to eAudiobooks from Libby Help.Libby downloads automatically over Wi-Fi, but streams over a cellular connection.You'll find reading options at the top of the screen.Tap the shelf icon at the bottom of the screen (to the right of the Libby icon), to find your checkouts (loans) and holds.Pick an available book and tap on “Borrow” to check it out immediately, or tap on the book cover to see details before you borrow.Tap the library icon at the bottom of the screen to browse, or tap the magnifying glass to search, and find a title you're interested in.Check out or cancel an available hold, or have it delivered later.Follow the prompts to set up the app and add your library card and PIN to it.

Get the app for iOS or Android devices OR directly install the app onto a Kindle Fire.

If you want to read on a Kindle Fire tablet, please see ' How do I use the OverDrive app?' (Note: If you have a Windows or Mac computer, the only way to download an eBook for offline reading is by using the Kindle app for your device, or if the file is available as an ePub, download to Adobe Digital Editions.)

The 'classic' OverDrive app, which will be discontinued on May 1, 2023, except for Kindle Fire users.

Or use it online in a browser window via.

The Libby app, which was designed specifically for iOS and Android phones and tablets.