Getting Started with OverDrive and Libby

OverDrive, and it’s accompanying reading app Libby, provides access to thousands of eBooks and eAudiobooks. Explore our collection from anywhere using a computer or compatible device and borrow up to ten items at a time.

What you need

  • A valid MPL library card. Don’t have one? Get one today.
  • An internet connection to borrow and download content.
  • You can access Overdrive on a computer.  If you prefer to access through a smartphone or tablet you can download OverDrive’s reading app, Libby,  for iOS or Android.

Frequently asked questions

  • Checkout up to 10 items at once
  • Place holds on up to 15 items at once
  • Titles are automatically returned at the end of their loan period
  • If there are no holds items can be renewed 3 days before the due date
  • You will be notified by email or through the app when your holds are ready. You have 3 days to check out the item or decide to have it delivered later.
  • MPL has partnered with Burlington, Hamilton, Kingston, London, Mississauga, and Ottawa, Public Libraries to offer more titles through OverDrive and LIbby.

You can now use your MPL card and PIN to access the digital shelves at Burlington, Hamilton, Kingston, London, Mississauga and Ottawa Public Libraries

 

To access these collections from a computer:

  1. Go to MPL’s OverDrive page ( https://milton.overdrive.com/) and click the Partner Libraries button at the top right.
  2. Select a Partner Library form the list
  3. On the Sign In page choose Milton Public Library from the drop down menu and then sign in with your MPL card and PIN
  4. Find a book you want and click Borrow or Place a Hold.

Please note: You will not see the titles you have borrowed from partner libraries in your OverDrive account on the computer, you will need to look at your account in the partner libraries’ system.

 

To access these collections on the Libby app:

  1. Open the Libby app and click the menu icon at the bottom middle of the screen.
  2. Add each library by selecting Your Libraries and following the prompts.
  3. Sign in as a Milton Public Library user with your library card.

Please note: Libby shows all your checkouts and holds, regardless of the owning library. However, each library prioritizes its own users for holds, so try to place holds on Milton Public Library materials when possible. Some titles may not be available due to lending models.

Borrowing items:

  • Patrons can borrow up to 10 items at a time at MPL.
  • Every partner library has its own unique borrowing limits. You can borrow the maximum number from MPL, and then visit our partner libraries to borrow more if you’d like.

 

Placing holds:

  • Patrons can place up to 15 holds at a time with MPL.
  • Every partner library has its own unique hold limits. You can hold the maximum number from MPL, and then visit our partner libraries to place more holds if you’d like.
  • Please note that each library’s members will have their holds prioritized over visiting members. For example, if a MPL user places a hold on title held by London Public Library, all reservations by London users will be fulfilled before the MPL user can access the item – even if those holds were placed after. We recommend that you start with MPL’s collection then visit our partners if there is something you can’t find.  
  • eBooks and Audiobooks can be borrowed for 21 days

Yes, OverDrive works with many eReaders! Learn more here.

Please note that Amazon Kindle eReaders are not compatible with Canadian Library content.