No matter if you’re brand new to digital reading or a super user, you can find tips and tricks to help customize how you read in Libby. Get quick and easy pointers to make the most of your digital reading experience.

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Annie Suhy is the editor of Libby Life. When she’s not working, practicing yoga, or petting cats, she’s doing paint-by-numbers and buying more plants. An avid poetry fan, her favorite collection is "The Splinter Factory" by Jeffrey McDaniel. She is an Aries.

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Get tips for navigating the Libby app for kids and challenge them to a fun and free Holiday Reading Adventure to stay busy during break.

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Beat winter break boredom with free activities for the Libby app

Go on the Holiday Reading Adventure!

Emma Dwyer is a Product Trainer at OverDrive, where she provides support to Public Library partners. She is also a former co-host of the Professional Book Nerds podcast. Prior to joining the Training team, Emma was a Digital Content Librarian. She enjoys reading, Love Island (UK), travel (to warmer climates like her home state of California), coffee, and hanging out with her family and dog.

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Check out our 5 expert tips to help you read more books during the busiest time of year.

How to sneak in more reading time this holiday season with the Libby app

Holiday hacks for book lovers. 🎄📚

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Learn how you can customize your settings in the Libby app for a reading experience that’s personalized just for you.

A 10-step checklist to personalize your Libby app

Tweak a few settings for a reading experience that fits your style.

Madison Stoneburner Simon is a Marketing & Communications Specialist for OverDrive. When she’s not working, you can find her reading or creating content for her Bookstagram, teaching Pilates, or spending time with her husband and their three perfect pups. She is a proud member of The Junior League of Cleveland and loves volunteering in her community. 

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For October’s Dyslexia Awareness Month, learn how to enable the OpenDyslexic font in the Libby app to make reading enjoyable and accessible.

Make reading easier: Enabling the OpenDyslexic font in the Libby app

For October's Dyslexia Awareness Month, learn more about font options in Libby.

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Fitness buffs can borrow these book recommendations on Kindle and read through the Libby app while they use the Peloton Bike, Bike+, Tread, or Tread+.

Kindle now on Peloton: Top books to borrow on Libby for your workout

Get ready to read and work up a sweat!

Marissa Perschke has a passion for travel and love of reading that led her to join OverDrive’s experiential marketing team in 2019. As the full-time traveler with the Library Vehicle on the Fiction and Film Tour, she helps library patrons across the U.S. and Canada learn how to use the Libby and Kanopy apps. On her long drives between cities, she’s usually listening to magical realism or adventure memoirs. 

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If you homeschool, learn about all the useful (and free!) resources to supplement your child’s education in the Libby app. 

5 easy tips to ace your homeschool year using the Libby app

Learn how you can make the most of the new school year.

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If you love the Libby app, check out Sora, the student reading app, from the school library with fun tools to empower young readers.

7 reasons to add the Sora app to your back-to-school checklist

Love Libby? Check out Sora, the student reading app!

Kyle Lewis is a writer for Libby Life and technical writer at OverDrive. Studying philosophy in college, Kyle developed a particular appreciation for short, clear writing. When not scribbling, he can most often be found reading weird fiction, playing cards, or wandering the metro parks.

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The newest version of the Libby app brings readers new features including more prominent tags, Notices, passkeys, a streamlined menu, and more.

Tags, passkeys & more: Highlights from the Libby app’s newest update

Here's everything you need to know about the newest version of Libby.

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Learn how to use tags in the Libby reading app to organize your digital library books, plus get instructions on how to import titles from your OverDrive wish list.

Become a tag team champion with the Libby reading app

Use these tag tips to track all of those great titles you want to read.

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