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Libby The Library Reading App

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Today’s libraries go far beyond being just a place to find books on shelves. We offer a growing collection of eBooks and eAudiobooks through the Libby App.

We also have great digital items from Scholastic, ideal for preschool- and school-age readers. More scholarly digital books are available through several of our Online Resources through Power Library. All are available anywhere you have Internet access!

Read with Libby

The Libby App allows York County Libraries members to access thousands of eBooks and eAudiobooks using the Libby app or website. Enjoy everything from classics to new bestsellers using your smartphone, tablet, or computer!

YCL members can:

  • Borrow up to 5 items at a time
  • Place up to 10 items on hold at a time
  • Borrow eBooks and eAudios for 14-day periods.

Tip: If it’s your first time using your York County Libraries card with the Libby app, choose “Find by ZIP code” when searching for the library. Enter your home ZIP code to be sure you find the York County Libraries in Pennsylvania, and not the one in Washington State, South Carolina, or elsewhere. 

Explore Libby!
Apple devices: Download the app! (Requires iOS 10.0+)
Android Devices: Download the app! (Requires Android 7.1+)
Kindle Fire Tablets: Download the app! (2018 or newer)

FAQs about Libby

Click any question below for more information about using Libby.

Download the app, then register using your York County Libraries card.

Learn more here

The Libby Help Site does! Visit the site at the link below to access tutorials, step-by-step instructions, and helpful how-to videos.

You can also find the Help Site from within the Libby app! From the main menu page (three lines icon), tap on “Get Some Help.”

Visit the Libby Help Site

We have printable guides to walk you through installing Libby on your personal device. Click below to read the guide for your smartphone/tablet/Kindle Fire running Android 7.1.1 or later. If you have an iPhone or Apple device, it should be running iOS 10.0 or later.

Download the Smartphone/Tablet/Kindle Fire Guide

Compatible Amazon Kindle devices include the Paperwhite, Oasis, and Scribe and run Android 7.1.1 or later

Download the Amazon Kindle e-Reader Guide

non-Kindle brand eReaders can also work with Libby.

Download the e-Reader Guide (Non-Kindle)

Visit Libby in a Web Browser

Libby can be accessed from any internet browser. Click the link below to visit the Libby website on your PC, MAC, or other web browser.

Go to the YCL collection on Libby

  • Make sure you are trying to access the York County Libraries based in Pennsylvania—there are a few other York Counties out there! The easiest way to find us is to search by your home ZIP code.
  • Be sure you are entering your York County Libraries card number and not another library’s card. Don’t include any spaces when entering it.
  • Your library card may have expired, which happens every 3 years. Visit or call a library or email us for assistance.
  • If you’ve had your card replaced in the past, the old number won’t work any longer.
  • If you have overdue or lost items on your account, your card may be temporarily unable to access services. Visit or call a library or email us for assistance.
Send us a message

No! Libby only requires an internet connection to browse the collection and borrow items. After the item is borrowed, you can download the book to your device and read/listen on the go!

Browse our collection on Libby

Click to watch a short video to get you started using Libby by OverDrive!

This 90-second video will walk you through the basics of using the LIbby App

More Libby Help

Educational eBooks for Young Readers

Pennsylvania Libraries are proud to offer eBook content that’s just right for beginning readers and early readers! Children’s book publisher Scholastic has created two interactive eBook options that work right in the web browser of your computer or tablet. The renowned Cricket Media group also offers up full-text work to inspire a love of reading in kids grades K-8.

Click the link below to explore more educational online resources for kids.

More Online Resources

BookFLIX

BookFLIX (geared for ages 4-10) pairs a fiction title with a related nonfiction book to help children connect the stories they enjoy with the facts behind them, building a love for reading and learning. Children can read aloud with the large print, listen along to an audiobook narrator, or watch the book as an animation. They can test their understanding with fun interactive games and questions.

Inspired children can use the built-in kid-safe links to learn more about the subject or authors. Parents and educators will love that each pair of books comes with a pre-made lesson plan to explore the topic, as well as an easy link to find more educational resources and tools.

Many books are offered in Spanish as well as English, and the search tool allows you to sort by topic, length of book, and more.

Access BookFLIX

TrueFLIX

TrueFLIX (geared for ages 8-12) offers young scholars the opportunity to explore topics in depth. A short video introduces a topic, which is paired with a book that goes deeper into the subject. Students are offered activities and experiments to try, discussion questions, and fun games to test their knowledge. Some books offer an audio option, but the focus is on building learning and reading skills. Kid-safe links allow the child to explore a topic on the Internet and select short scholarly articles. Topics are linked together to keep a child interested and learning.

Subjects include People, Places, History, Science, and Nature. As with BooxFLIX, educators and parents will love the customized lesson plans that accompany each topic, as well as being able to search by subject, Lexile level, and ATOS readability score.

Access TrueFLIX

Cricket Media Collection

The Cricket Media collection—from the people behind the award-winning Cricket, Ladybug and Appleseeds magazines—offers young readers a treasure trove of hundreds of English-language works from short to long, fiction to nonfiction. eBooks open right in a Web browser or are available for temporary download for offline reading on a tablet or computer. Books include their original full-color illustrations.

Access Cricket Media

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I’m Looking For…

York County Libraries has many other online eBook resources to support learning and research at any age, and you’ll find them in the “Online Resources” part of our website!

Unite for Literacy—Over 400 picture books, fiction and nonfiction, for young readers to explore. 100 are in Spanish!

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  • Gale eBooks—Gale eBooks offers dozens of full-text, full-color nonfiction eBooks. They range from biographies to social science; history; understanding legal issues; and different career paths.
  • Britannica School Pre-K–5— The encyclopedia isn’t dead… it’s just online! Britannica School allows your child to explore the facts about a topic in an age- and developmentally appropriate way. Children can read the articles or get help by listening and reading with the “Read Aloud” option. Check the reading level at a glance at the top. Related articles are a click away to keep exploring a topic.
More educational resources

You’ll can find these on our Online Resources page!

  • Digital Public Library of America—online resource offering high quality digital scans of documents, photographs, online exhibits, and more, all relating to United States history.
  • Heritage Hub—Access genealogical records dating back to 1704, with a large focus on United States obituaries.
  • MyHeritage Library Edition—This multilingual family history research database includes billions of historical documents from 48 countries. Includes historical photos, public records, indexes, and more that span the past five centuries.
  • PA Digital— Showcases historical collections and resources from PA’s libraries, historical societies, museums, and cultural heritage institutions.
  • PA Photos and Documents—Explore thousands of digitized documents and photographs from unique collections in libraries across Pennsylvania.
  • Black Freedom Struggle—from ProQuest. Primary sources related to essential people and events in African-American history.
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We have several options to support life-long learning!

  • Scholarly eBooks on EBSCOhost—Find eBooks and articles on thousands of topics from subject experts! Great for writing papers or self-directed learning.
  • ProQuest eBook Central—Authoritative, scholarly eBook collection which provides references for issues such as gender bias, identity, minority-related topics, and more.
  • Explora—A great collection of science-focused encyclopedia articles, journal articles, and eBooks, searchable by keyword, topic, and publication.
  • High School Gale OneFile—Access magazines, journals, newspapers, reference books, and multimedia covering a wide range of subjects.
Explore Research Databases

These great resources can help you learn another language!

  • Transparent Language Online— Learn another language, FREE with your library card. Over 120 languages, including some dialect varieties, endangered languages, and “KidSpeak” courses for children. A variety of English as a Second Language (ESL) Courses available also (depending on your native language).
  • The Fable Cottage—Classic tales and fables, told in up to 5 different languages! A wonderful exploration for language learners young and old.
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  • Gale (News)—A database of the plain text content of thousands of newspaper articles from news publications around the word, searchable by keyword, date, publication, and more. Does not include York Dispatch or York Daily Record.
  • Access World News—Searchable database offering plain text of thousands of contemporary and historical newspapers worldwide.
  • Patriot-News Collection—Explore Harrisburg history. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online.
  • Philadelphia Inquirer Collection— Explore Philadelphia history. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online
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