

Note: If you have not yet finished setting up your user account on the Ramsey County Library website, you will be prompted to do so when trying to sign in to Libby. You only need your Ramsey County Library card and PIN to sign into the Libby app on your mobile device, or the website. No, you do not need to make an account with Libby. With OverDrive, Kindle users can join everyone else in borrowing books from RCL.ĭo I need to make a new account to use Libby?


All magazines are always available: you never need to wait in line or place a hold to read magazines in Libby. Instead, they are borrowed for 21, 14, or 7 day periods, and they can be renewed. This is a change from how they worked in RBdigital. Magazines do not stay checked out to your account permanently. Most magazines include three years of back issues. There are now over 3,000 magazines available in Libby. RBdigital e-magazines and e-audiobooks have moved to OverDrive and the Libby app. RBdigital e-Magazines & e-Audiobooks moved to Libby We apologize for the inconvenience however, you now have access to more digital content in one place than ever before. You also lost your holds and will need to reserve your items again in Libby. When cloudLibrary service ended on February 23, you lost access to your current checked-out items in the cloudLibrary app. Unfortunately, your checked-out items and holds did not transfer from cloudLibrary to OverDrive. They are available through the OverDrive website and through Libby, a one-tap reading app from OverDrive. On February 23, cloudLibrary e-books and e-audiobooks moved to OverDrive. Also, getting it on kindle doesn't stop you from reading it through libby if you want (although you can read it on the kindle app, which is more convenient since it syncs with your kindle).Ramsey County Library has moved its e-books, e-audiobooks, and e-magazines to OverDrive and the Libby app.Īccess to cloudLibrary ended on February 23, 2021 While there are a few more clicks in this system than I like, it's convenient enough. When you want to return it (if you want to do it before it returns automatically).
