{"id":47164,"date":"2023-04-10T06:00:04","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T11:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=47164"},"modified":"2023-03-15T12:47:30","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T17:47:30","slug":"do-you-need-to-update-to-overdrives-libby-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/do-you-need-to-update-to-overdrives-libby-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Need To Update To OverDrive&#8217;s Libby App?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/libby-icon.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-47169\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/libby-icon.jpg?resize=213%2C213&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/libby-icon.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/libby-icon.jpg?resize=632%2C632&amp;ssl=1 632w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/libby-icon.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/libby-icon.jpg?resize=144%2C144&amp;ssl=1 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/a>Still using the old OverDrive app?\u00a0 The time is upon you to switch to the newer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.overdrive.com\/apps\/libby?utm_origin=lightning&amp;utm_page_genre=tout&amp;utm_list=meet_libby&amp;utm_content=libby_tout_learnmore_06019018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Libby<\/a> app.<\/p>\n<p>The old OverDrive app will become inactive at the end of April.\u00a0 Downloading the Libby app takes just a few minutes.\u00a0 There is no impact to your account.\u00a0 The items that you have checked out and on hold will be there in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.overdrive.com\/apps\/libby?utm_origin=lightning&amp;utm_page_genre=tout&amp;utm_list=meet_libby&amp;utm_content=libby_tout_learnmore_06019018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Libby<\/a> app.<\/p>\n<p>To use on a mobile device, you may need to update your Smartphone software.\u00a0 Ensure your device is running at least:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Android 4.4+ (you&#8217;ll also need Chrome, not the stock Android web browser)<\/li>\n<li>iOS 10+<\/li>\n<li>Fire OS 4.5.4+<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To download <a href=\"https:\/\/www.overdrive.com\/apps\/libby?utm_origin=lightning&amp;utm_page_genre=tout&amp;utm_list=meet_libby&amp;utm_content=libby_tout_learnmore_06019018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Libby<\/a> to a Smartphone:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to your App Store.<\/li>\n<li>Search for the words \u201cLibby\u201d and \u201cOverDrive.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Download the app.<\/li>\n<li>Enter your App Store password to install the app on your device.<\/li>\n<li>The app will ask you to associate your account with a library. Search for \u201cDavenport\u201d or \u201cRiverShare.\u201d\u00a0 (Be careful.\u00a0 Be certain to select Davenport, IOWA.)<\/li>\n<li>Enter your library card number into the app.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After that, you should be good-to-go!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you use a laptop or desktop to access OverDrive, you may still use OverDrive Read in your favorite browser.\u00a0 OverDrive Read is compatible with:\u00a0 Microsoft Edge, Firefox, Google Chrome, and Safari.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The end of April is fast approaching.\u00a0 Spend the time today to ensure you\u2019ll be able to checkout in May!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Still using the old OverDrive app?\u00a0 The time is upon you to switch to the newer Libby app. The old OverDrive app will become inactive at the end of April.\u00a0 Downloading the Libby app takes just a few minutes.\u00a0 There is no impact to your account.\u00a0 The items that you<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/do-you-need-to-update-to-overdrives-libby-app\/\">[Read more]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5249,14],"tags":[5274,6805,1476,1475,5243,3445],"class_list":["post-47164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-digital-content","category-library-news","tag-apps","tag-eaudio","tag-eaudiobooks","tag-ebooks","tag-libby","tag-overdrive"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pd0CXx-cgI","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47164"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47164\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47225,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47164\/revisions\/47225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}