Libby: Audiobooks, eBooks, and eMagazines
- Libby allows you to borrow ebooks, digital audiobooks, and digital magazines
- Meet Libby: A guide to getting started and basic troubleshooting
- Mobile app for phones and tablets
- eBook formats work on tablets, smart phones, and Kindle eReaders
- Download or stream audiobooks and ebooks
- Visit Libby Help
How do I sign into Libby?
- You will need your South Burlington library card number and catalog account password. This password is your PIN for Libby and the Palace Project.
- Your default catalog account password is userpass.
- Select Sign In on the Green Mountain Library Consortium website.
- Select South Burlington Public Library.
- Enter your Library Card Number (letters are case sensitive) and PIN (password).
How do I get a PIN or password for the catalog?
Follow the steps below or watch our video tutorial.
- Go to library catalog and choose Please login in the top right hand corner.
- Barcode: Enter in your South Burlington Library card number exactly as printed (case sensitive).
- Password: Your last name with the first letter capitalized
- You will then be prompted to create a new password. This password will be your PIN (password) for logging in to Libby and the Palace Project
Frequently Asked Questions
Libby
- You can check out up to 3 items at one time and place up to 10 holds.
- You can select to up to borrow books for 7 or 14 days. For help see, Changing your loan period.
- eMagazines are not "checked out", you may read as many as you'd like on Libby!
Yes, your eBooks will sync across multiple devices when you sign in with the same library card.
You can place up to 10 titles on hold at one time. You’ll receive a notification when a title becomes available. Once the notice is sent, you’ll have 4 days (96 hours) to borrow the title through your Libby app. If you don’t retrieve it in time, the title will be made available to the next user on the list. You will remain at the top of the holds list for one final attempt when the book becomes available again.
No, eBooks and digital audiobooks are self service for holds and check outs. If you're having trouble placing a hold, call the Library to arrange a one on one tech help appointment.
No, books and videos “expire” at the end of the checkout or access period, so it can never be turned in late.
The option to renew a title will appear on your bookshelf within 3 days of the title’s expiration date. If there are no existing holds on a title, the Renew icon will be green. In this case, you can use the renew feature to hold a copy of the title for you, so that you can borrow it again immediately once your first checkout expires.
If there are existing holds on a title, the Renew icon will be grayed out. In this case, you can still use the renew feature to reserve a spot on the title’s holds list so that you can borrow it again as soon as it’s available.
The Palace Project
Not satisfied with what Libby has to offer? Try out The Palace Project, an eBook & Audio Book tool offered by the Vermont State Department of Libraries.
- Palace includes the Libby collection and more
- Get started with the Palace Project Guide
- Mobile app for phones and tablets
- eBook formats work on smart phones and tablets
- Download or stream audiobooks and ebooks
