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Overdrive eBooks & Audiobooks
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Use OverDrive and the Indiana Digital Library collection to browse and download a variety of adult and youth eBooks, audiobooks, music, and movies. Many titles are available for download to a variety of devices. View a tutorial to learn more.
Access OverDrive here: https://idl.overdrive.com/.
Accessing Your OverDrive Account and Checking Out Items
- Click here to access OverDrive on your computer or device.
- Click Account in the top menu.
- Select Vigo County Public Library from the dropdown menu.
- Enter your library card number and your PIN.
- Browse or search to find items that interest you.
- Items that are available will have a Borrow button; items which are already checked out will have a Place A Hold button instead.
- When placing a hold, you will be asked to enter and confirm your email address.
- When the item is available to download, you will receive an email.
- You will have 3 days to access the item. Once accessed, the item will be checked out to you for the regular loan period.
Reading OverDrive eBooks
In Your Browser:
- If your browser is not up to date, please update it to the latest version available. Additional add-ons, such as Adobe Flash Player or Java, may also need to be updated.
- Visit libbyapp.com.
- For your first use, follow the on-screen prompts to select Vigo County Public Library as your Library and enter your valid Library card number.
On Your Apple or Android Device:
- Check to see that your device is supported at OverDrive Help.
- Visit your device's App Store, seach for Libby, by Overdrive, and download.
- Sign up if this is your first time using the app.
- To download books onto your device:
- Tap add library.
- Search for Vigo County Public Library.
- Select Vigo County Public Library.
- Select Indiana Digital Library.
- Select Sign In With My Card, choose Vigo County Public Library, and click next.
- Enter your library card number and PIN.
- Browse or search for books.
- Select Borrow for any books you want to check out.
- Select the Shelf (bookstack) icon to view your checkouts.
On Your Kindle:
- Visit to idl.overdrive.com.
- Log into your account.
- Select Kindle Books from the Menu.
- Find the book you wish to check out.
- Click Borrow.
- Select Read Now with Kindle.
- Sign into your Amazon account.
- Check that the Deliver To dropdown is sending to the correct Kindle device.
- Select Get Library Book.
- Make sure your Kindle is connected to wifi to download the book. It should automatically download to your device.
Using OverDrive Audio Books and Music
On Your Apple or Android Device:
- Check to see that your device is supported at OverDrive Help.
- Visit your device's App Store, seach for Libby, by Overdrive, and download.
- Sign up if this is your first time using the app.
- To download items onto your device:
- Tap Add Library.
- Search for Vigo County Public Library.
- Select Vigo County Public Library.
- Select Indiana Digital Media.
- Select Sign In and choose Vigo County Public Library.
- Enter your Library card number and PIN.
- Browse or search for books.
- Select Borrow for any books you want to check out.
For additional help and more tutorials, see OverDrive Help.