Libby Logos & Suggested Website Copy
Get the word out about Libby!
When representing options for your digital resources on your library website, we advise leading with Libby. The Libby app offers the best experience and easiest access to your collection of ebooks & audiobooks from OverDrive. On this page, you’ll find some options for suggested copy and graphics to help you promote Libby to your patrons. You can download the logos and graphics and copy the text to add directly to your website, blog, or anywhere else you talk about how patrons can borrow your digital books. There are different versions available based on the format and layout of your library website. Edit or remove the italicized text based on the formats and features at your library.
Please note that Libby is always evolving with new features and improvements. The developers are working to add increased accessibility features, a multilingual interface, and more exciting enhancements soon.
Questions? Ask your OverDrive team or complete the contact form.
Try This: Help users discover Libby
Make sure your website is up to date. Add this Libby logo and suggested copy to ensure new users are getting the best reading experience.
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Libby, by OverDrive
Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines to read on your phone or tablet using the Libby app by OverDrive. You can even send and read your borrowed ebooks to your Kindle ereader (U.S. only)! It’s free and easy to get started for new users and a streamlined experience for current OverDrive app users. Learn more at overdrive.com/apps/libby/.
Need a different image size, file format, or customization for your library? Let us know! Talk to your OverDrive team or contact us.
Looking for more ways you could represent Libby & OverDrive on your website?
Libby (on your homepage)
One of the best ways to drive traffic to your digital collection is to give it prominence on your library homepage. Introduce users to Libby through a rotating banner ad or by adding one of our “Borrow ebooks & audiobooks” graphics near the top of the page, like in this example:
Tip: Link the graphic to https://www.overdrive.com/apps/libby/ so patrons can download the Libby app and add your library. Some libraries may prefer to link to an “eMedia” landing page to provide more information about Libby and other library apps.
Need a different image size, file format, or customization for your library website? Let us know! Talk to your OverDrive team or contact us.
Libby (brief introduction)
If your eMedia page has a list of vendors to choose from, you may want to share a brief introduction to Libby and provide quick links to download the app and get help. It may look something like this:
Libby (detailed introduction with FAQs)
If your library prefers to share detailed instructions and FAQs to introduce patrons to your services, you could try a layout like this, where “Learn more” links to a blog post with more information or points users to https://www.overdrive.com/apps/libby/.
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Libby, by OverDrive
Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines to read on your phone or tablet using the Libby app by OverDrive. You can even send and read your borrowed ebooks to your Kindle ereader (U.S. only)! It’s free and easy to get started for new users and a streamlined experience for current OverDrive app users. Learn more.
You may optionally want to include information here about library card requirements (is a PIN needed? If so, how can they set it?), how to contact you if they need help with their library card or PIN, how many books can be checked out at a time, or your lending period options for digital titles. Some libraries also like to add that all items are automatically returned at the end of the lending period.
If you are reading on an older device or a Fire tablet, want to view our selection of streaming videos, or require the use of a screen reader, you can enjoy our digital collection using the classic OverDrive app. If using a computer, you may also choose to discover titles using our library catalog (add a link to your OPAC) or our digital collection website (add a link to your OverDrive site: https://***.overdrive.com).
Getting Started & FAQs
Libby & OverDrive
If you want to present information about both the Libby and OverDrive apps, here are some suggested bullet points and how they might look on your library eMedia landing page:
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Libby, by OverDrive
- Libby is the new app to enjoy ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines from OverDrive.
- Easy to get started for first-time users and a streamlined experience for current OverDrive app users.
- Ebooks can be sent to your Kindle or Kindle reading app. Learn how.
- Available from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store for smartphones and tablets.
- Need help? Visit our full Libby Help site.
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OverDrive (link to digital collection URL)
- You can browse our OverDrive collection of ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, and videos on your computer or download the classic OverDrive app.
- The classic OverDrive app is recommended if using an older device or a Fire tablet, require the use of a screen reader, or want to view our selection of streaming videos.
- Ebooks can be sent to your Kindle or Kindle reading app. Learn how.
- Available on iOS, Android, Chromebooks, Kindle Fire, and laptop/desktop computers.
- Need help? Visit the OverDrive Help site.
Tips:
- • Provide an easy way to download the Libby app as the primary path for new users. Make sure to hyperlink the Libby logo or promotional graphics on your website to: overdrive.com/apps/libby.
- • Add a QR code for users with smart devices to scan and easily download the Libby app from your library website, emails, newsletters, hand-outs, or posters.
- • Review your library’s website and OPAC annually to make sure that the description, resources, screenshots, and logos shared about your OverDrive service and titles are updated and accurate.
- • If you work with multiple digital services vendors, a long list of providers to choose from can be confusing for first-time visitors; sorting your digital services by popularity at your library and promoting key features instead of listing alphabetically can improve discovery and make it less of a guessing game for patrons.
- • Because of improvements to the borrowing process, instructions for side-loading, Adobe Digital Editions, and burning audiobooks to CD should not be required for most first-time users.
- • If you have a “device cheat sheet” or any kind of instructional documents about OverDrive posted to your website from previous years, we recommend updating the links to the Libby FAQs or OverDrive Help, as those articles are refreshed regularly and checked for accuracy.
- • Libby users can get Help & Support directly from the app. If patrons have questions about their PINs, passwords, or library card numbers, it is also helpful to make sure they have an easy way to contact you to solve those issues.