To enjoy eMagazines on Libby, you need to be an Auckland Libraries member. Join now. It's free and there are no late fees for eMagazines.

To borrow eMagazines on Libby, you will need your library barcode number.

1. To search for a magazine, you can use the search bar and type in a magazine title. You will see available issues of the magazine. You can also use the Explore menu and narrow your search by filtering by subject. 
2. Tap the title/cover. You will see a description and other details. Scroll down to see all the available issues. Up to three years of back issues are available for most eMagazines. Tap an issue to select and borrow it. 
3. The default lending period is 21 days but you can choose to change this to 7 days or 14 days. Confirm by tapping Borrow. 
   
4. Click Open to automatically download the issue for offline reading. 
5. eMagazines are automatically returned and removed from your device. However, you can return them early. Go to your Shelf, tap Manage the loan next to the eMagazine title, then Return early. Confirm by tapping Return.

• The default lending period is 21 days, but you can change this to 7 or 14 days. 

• No checkout limit so you can borrow as many eMagazines as you want. 

• You must manually borrow new issues of an eMagazine. New issues are not automatically borrowed for you. 
  

• Add a ‘Notify Me’ tag to your favourite eMagazines in the Libby app to get app notifications when the next issue of your favourite eMagazine becomes available. Simply borrow an issue of your favourite eMagazine and follow the instructions to add a ‘Notify Me’ tag when prompted on the checkout confirmation screen.
  

• You can renew an eMagazine within 3 days of the end of the lending period. 
  

• You can borrow an issue again anytime as eMagazines can be read simultaneously. An unlimited number of users can read an issue at the same time. 
  

• As of 2 March 2021, RBdigital magazines have moved to OverDrive. If you previously read eMagazines on RBdigital, your reading history has not been moved to OverDrive or the Libby app. However, you can mark titles you've already read using tags in Libby. 
  

• To run the Libby app on your mobile device you will require iOS 9+ or Android 5.0+. 
  
• If you do not use an iOS or Android device, we recommend using Libby in your web browser on Windows, Mac or Chromebook computers by going to libbyapp.com  . This website offers the same features as the Libby app, except the ability to download books for offline use.  Please use the latest version of your web browser. 
• If your card has been made inactive by a librarian – for example, if you reported your card lost – it will no longer work on the eMagazine websites. Contact us if you have any problems logging in. 
• If you are having trouble locating or checking out an eMagazine in the library catalogue, check the OverDrive site or Libby, by Overdrive app directly instead of searching the Auckland Libraries catalogue. This should allow you to find and check out the item successfully. 
• From 2 March 2021, most eMagazines that you previously accessed on RBDigital are available on OverDrive. This means you can check them out on the OverDrive website or the Libby, by OverDrive app. 
  
• Can't find the magazine you like? Ask us to buy it.