OverDrive is our largest eCollection platform with more than 226,000 eBooks and over 64,000 eAudiobooks, plus an extensive range of eMagazine titles.
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To log in and access our eCollections, use your library barcode number and PIN/password.
If you don't have a library barcode number,
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Download the app
Access eBooks and eAudiobooks via the Libby, by OverDrive app. Download the app and start reading or listening! Or read/listen on your browser.
How to get OverDrive on your device
Want to read/listen on your computer browser?
You can access eBooks and eAudiobooks directly on your internet browser such as Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge or Firefox.
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Go to the OverDrive website and sign in with your library barcode number.
- Click
Borrow on available books. (If a book is unavailable, it will have a Place hold button instead.)
- Click
Read now (or
Listen now).
Need help?
If you have any problems with OverDrive, fill in the tech support form.
See below for helpful topics on how to use OverDrive.
- To download eBooks and eAudiobooks, you need to be an Auckland Libraries member.
Join now. It's free and there are no late fees.
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When you become a member, you will need your library barcode number and PIN/password to borrow eBooks and eAudiobooks.
- Accessibility: compatible with screen readers, and there is a dyslexic font option.
- Your choice of 7, 14, 21 or 28 day loan period.
- Check out up to 35 eBooks and eAudiobooks.
- Place up to 20 holds on popular books.
- Freeze your hold and retain your place in the queue.
- Renewals available three days before the title loan period ends.
- Titles can be renewed multiple times if no one else has placed a hold.
- View borrowed titles and holds and renew titles from OverDrive in
your main library account.
- Return items early: ePUB eBooks (all devices), Open EPUB eBooks (all devices), PDF eBooks (Windows and Mac). Open PDF eBooks cannot be returned early.
- Titles on hold must either be picked up in four days, or you can choose to have them automatically checked out.
- Also accessible from outside New Zealand.
- Reading history available on Android and iOS if you opt in to the service.
- Show your interest in eBooks and eAudiobooks that aren’t in our collections using the ‘Notify Me’ tag in Libby, and receive a notification if they’re added. Go to Libby Help
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Go to the OverDrive eMagazines guide for information on how to manage eMagazines in your account.
- 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 eBook websites. Forgot your PIN?
Reset your PIN.
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Contact us if you have any problems logging in.
- Kindle eReaders, except for Amazon Fire tablets, aren't compatible with our eBook websites. They don't use the industry standard formats for eBooks (EPUB or PDF).
- OverDrive recommends keeping automatic checkout turned on to make syncing the Kobo easier.
- If new items don't appear in the catalogue search, check the OverDrive site (new items appear there first).
- Some customers may experience challenges checking out OverDrive items when they use the library catalogue. If you experience this problem, use the Libby by OverDrive app to check out the item.
- For more information and troubleshooting tips, check out
Libby Help .
- As of 1 May 2023, the OverDrive app is no longer available to download or use. We recommend changing over to the Libby app. All loans, holds and wish list items will be available in the Libby app when you switch over. Read more about the change
- As of 7 December 2020, OverDrive has discontinued support for the Libby app for Windows devices. Windows users can still use Libby by going to
libbyapp.com , which offers the same features as the Libby app, except the ability to download books for offline use.
- As of 20 November 2020, OverDrive no longer supports the Chrome Web Store version of the OverDrive app. This version was previously available to ChromeOS (e.g. Chromebook) users. New users on ChromeOS devices can now access the Google Play Store directly to download OverDrive apps, including Libby.
From 30 October 2020, OverDrive's security upgrades may result in some older devices losing access to the OverDrive website and Libby app. If you see a message about losing access to OverDrive, your device is affected by this change.
- If you receive a message about losing digital library access on a Windows 7 computer, you may need to install Windows updates and/or update your browser to the latest version.
- Using the Libby app on your mobile device requires iOS 10+, Android 5.0+ or Fire OS 5+. (Updated May 2023) Go to Libby Help
- You can use Libby in your web browser on Windows, Mac or Chromebook at libbyapp.com . We recommend updating your web browser to the latest version.
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If you have any further questions or concerns, please contact us via Library Connect on 09 377 0209.