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What is a library OverDrive account?

What is a library OverDrive account?

On overdrive.com, you can browse and search the entire OverDrive catalog, find titles at your library and other nearby libraries, and get book recommendations from OverDrive. Authorize Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) When you authorize ADE with your OverDrive account, you can download ebooks to it.

How do I add a library to my OverDrive account?

How to add a library

  1. In the OverDrive app, tap the icon in the top-left corner to open the Home menu.
  2. Tap Add a library.
  3. Enter your library’s name, city, or postal code in the search box, then tap Search.
  4. Tap your library.

Is an OverDrive account free?

OverDrive is a free service offered by your library or school that lets you borrow digital content (like ebooks and audiobooks) anytime, anywhere. Every OverDrive collection is slightly different because each library or school picks the digital content they want for their users.

What happened to my OverDrive account?

The OverDrive App will be removed from all App Stores (Google, Microsoft and Apple) on February 1, 2022. From February 2022 to December 2022, the OverDrive App will continue to be functional but OverDrive will be encouraging users to transfer their content over to Libby.

What is my PIN for OverDrive?

You can also try to find your card number or PIN:

  1. For your card number, try checking the back of your library card or checking past emails from your library.
  2. For your PIN or password, try using the last four digits of your phone number or your birthday.

Can I get OverDrive without a library card?

Even if you create an OverDrive account, you’ll still need a library card to sign into your library and borrow digital titles.

Can you have two libraries on OverDrive?

Access to multiple OverDrive library accounts is limited to ebook loans. For browsing the OverDrive catalogue, only one library can be accessed. This work-around requires borrowing ebooks via the Libby app on a mobile device or from each library’s OverDrive catalogue website.

How do I access OverDrive without a library card?

Your library provides OverDrive with a list of zip codes to define your service area. Users put in their phone number and, if it matches the zip codes in your service area, they’re provided access to your OverDrive digital library.

How do I use OverDrive?

How do I start using OverDrive Listen? To get started, open your web browser and borrow an audiobook that’s available in the OverDrive Listen format from your library. Then, click or tap the Listen now in browser button to begin listening to it immediately using OverDrive Listen.

Can I have multiple library cards on OverDrive?

Searching each one’s Overdrive page for a book would be maddening, but fortunately overdrive.com allows for simultaneous searching across multiple libraries: Create an account at Overdrive.com. On the “Libraries” settings page, find and save each library you have a card for.

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