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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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 love reading comics and graphic novels, check out the Libby app from your library and use these tips for easy ways to find titles like Batman, Naruto and more to borrow for free. 

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ZOOM! The fastest ways to find comics & graphic novels in the Libby app

Start reading comics in a flash on the Libby app with these easy tips for finding the characters and series you love.

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Learn how the free Libby reading app can supplement your college coursework like foreign language study and required reading, and help you save money by utilizing the local public library.

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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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Learn about the accessibility features in the Libby app help make the digital reading app more accessible to more people. 

9 accessibility features in the Libby app to make your reading easier

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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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Keep motivation high to meet the reading goals you set at the beginning of the year with these tips and the Libby app, available 24/7 from your library.

Reading challenge check-in: 4 tips for meeting your yearly reading goals

Put the spark back into your reading habit for the last half of the year.

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From Kindle compatibility to skip-the-line, here are a few of readers’ most favorite features in the Libby reading app. 

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Readers’ choice: 19 of your favorite features in the Libby app

From Kindle compatibility to skip-the-line, these are a few of readers' favorite things.

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Find out about all the “extras” you can discover in the Libby app beyond your favorite books. 

Explore a little something “Extra” in the Libby app

There's more to discover beyond the books in Libby.

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Spread the book love and learn how you can send links to titles in the Libby app, export your Libby reading data or share your activity on Goodreads.

Share what you’re reading with friends directly from the Libby app

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Learn more about Libby, the reading app from your library, and how you can get started borrowing ebooks and audiobooks for free with just your library card.

New here? Learn why the Libby app will improve your reading life

Find out how Libby is helping readers do more of what they love.

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