You will need your patron ID and PIN number from the Rolla Public Library. As a default, your patron ID will be your library card number and the PIN is the last 4 digits of that ID.
Accounts must remain in good standing to be able to access ebooks.
The lending period may vary from title to title, but most items will check out according to your account settings. EBooks an Audiobooks can be set to 7, 14, or 21 days and Video downloads can be set to 3, 5, or 7 days. To change your lending period:
- Sign in to your account.
- Click the ‘Settings’ link.
- Select your preferred lending period for each format, then click ‘Done.’
You may have up to 5 items checked out at one time.
You will need your patron ID and PIN number from the Rolla Public Library. As a default, your patron ID will be your library card number and the PIN is the last 4 digits of that ID.
Accounts must remain in good standing to be able to access ebooks.
You can place up to 5 titles on hold at one time. You’ll receive an email notification when a title becomes available. Once the notice is sent, you’ll have 4 days (96 hours) to borrow the title. If you don’t retrieve it in time, the title will be made available to the next user on the list.
No, eBooks are self-service for holds and check outs.
No, the book “expires” at the end of your checkout period you selected, so it can never be turned in late.
The option to renew a title will appear on your bookshelf within 3 days of the title’s expiration date. If there are no existing holds on a title, the Renew icon will be green. In this case, you can use the renew feature to hold a copy of the title for you, so that you can borrow it again immediately once your first checkout expires.
If there are existing holds on a title, the Renew icon will be grayed out. In this case, you can still use the renew feature to reserve a spot on the title’s holds list so that you can borrow it again as soon as it’s available.
Delete the ebook. If you would like to continue reading it, you will have to check it out again.
Find instructions for your device listed below.
Most mobile devices (Apple, Android and other Smartphones) have an Libby app available that can be used to search and checkout eBooks.
For other devices, you must download and install Adobe Digital Editions to download media and then transfer it to your device. See below for more information.
No. Unfortunately Libby (our eBook provider) requires the book to be delivered to a computer with Adobe Digital Edition installed this does not include Amazon Fires or Kindles. See instructions below for more information.
The ADE software is designed to be a single user software. It is required to be registered to a single person, and the attached eReader must also be registered through ADE. This scenario will not work with our public computers.
Switching to Libby from Overdrive
Getting Started:
What devices can I use with Libby?
You can download the Libby app on your mobile device or use Libby in your computer’s web browser.
You can download Libby on:
- iOS 10+ (get it from the Apple App Store)
- Android 5.0+ (get it on Google Play)
- Fire OS 5+ (get it directly from OverDrive, the developers of Libby)
If you have a Windows computer, Mac computer, or a Chromebook, you can use Libby in your web browser at libbyapp.com. We suggest using the latest version of Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or Edge.
How do I navigate the app?
Using the icons in the footer, you can:
- Search for titles by clicking Search.
- Open the library collection you were most recently by clicking Library.
- See your loans, holds, and tags for all your libraries by clicking Shelf.
- See your check out history by clicking timeline.
If you’d like, you can turn on labels for the footer icons:
Note: This setting is only available if you use Libby in English.
- Go to
> Settings. - Tap Customize Navigation.
- Turn on Labeled Icons.
Learn more about navigating the app.
Video Walk through:
Checking Out on Android or Apple Devices
You can use the Library’s eBooks on your iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch or Android device. Libby may not be available on all Amazon (Kindle) Fires or Nook Tablets. No computer syncing is required; eBooks can be delivered directly to your device through the free Libby app.
Checking Out on Amazon Fire
You can download Libby on your Amazon Fire tablet directly from OverDrive, the developers of Libby here.
Note: We have no further information on when or if Libby will become available in the Amazon Appstore. Despite repeated requests, Amazon has not provided OverDrive information on the timetable for approval.
Libby for Fire tablets, while not available from the Amazon Appstore, has the same features as the Android and iOS versions of the app. The main difference is that you’ll need to update the app (when updates are available) by visiting the same webpage you used to download the app, instead of the app store.
A note about reading: When you borrow a book on your Fire tablet, you’ll have the option to read it in Libby itself, or, if you belong to a U.S. library, to send it to the Kindle reading app on your Fire tablet. Follow our “Reading with Kindle” instructions for more help.
Checking Out on Kindles and the Kindle App
Rolla Public Library offers Kindle versions of many of its eBooks. These eBooks work on the Amazon Kindle and on any mobile device or computer with a Kindle app such as the Kindle Cloud Reader.
Instructions:
- Visit our eBooks collection either through your Libby app or by going to libbyapp.com.
- Browse or search for an eBook.
- Once you’ve found a book, click “Borrow” and then “Go to Loans.”
- Next click “Download” then select “Kindle Book.”
- This opens the Amazon.com website. You may be required to sign in with your Amazon.com account if you are not already logged on.
- Select a Kindle device or Kindle reading app. Click the “Get library book” button and sync your device or app to download the book, or choose to send it directly to your Kindle via USB.
- You can also deliver eBooks wirelessly to a Wi-Fi enabled Kindle.
- To return a Kindle eBook early, log in to your Amazon account, go to the “Manage My Kindle” page, and choose “Return this book.”
Follow our “Reading with Kindle” instructions for more help.
Checking Out on Non-Amazon eReaders
In order to read the Library’s eBooks on a Nook, Kobo, or other eReader, you must download and install the third party software program Adobe Digital Editions on the computer you will be using with your eReader.
Instructions: If you have a NOOK or similar ereader that’s compatible with Adobe Digital Editions (ADE), you can download Libby books on a computer, then use ADE to transfer them to your device:
- On a computer, go to libbyapp.com. And log in with your library card number and pin. (The pin number is the last 4 numbers of your library card number.)
- Select
. - Select loans at the top of the screen.
- If you’ve set a reading preference, select Manage Loan, then Read With…. Otherwise, select Read With…
- Click Other Options.
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Select EPUB or PDF. (Format options vary by title.)
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Open the file in ADE and transfer the book to your ereader. (Learn how using this article from OverDrive Help.)
Checking Out on Your Computer
You can read eBooks on your computer without any extra software through libbyapp.com.
- Visit our eBooks collection at libbyapp.com.
- Browse or search for an eBook.
- Once you’ve found a book, click “Borrow,” and then “Go to Loans”
- Click “Read (in your browser)” instead of “Download.”
