Please bookmark this page as it provides an overview of the app sunset plan, FAQs, Libby promotional materials, recommended best practices, and more. Additional Libby updates on the horizon include support for title recommendations, increased library branding, enhanced curation tools, more ways for you to connect with your users, and other features we know are important to our library partners. This includes improved support for screen readers and other updates for users with diverse accessibility needs. The Libby team will continue to develop updates designed to deliver an enjoyable experience for all readers. We are committed to supporting a smooth transition for you and your users and will send you ongoing updates on the plans and timing for the eventual retirement of the OverDrive app. In future phases, we will be actively encouraging OverDrive app users to switch to Libby, with a goal of moving most over by the end of 2022. We recommend that all partners actively promote Libby and remove references to the OverDrive app from library websites and promotional materials.

All users can continue to use, borrow, and open titles from your library’s OverDrive website via a browser.

New users looking for the OverDrive app will be directed to Libby.Current OverDrive app users can continue to use the app.

How this initial change will impact users

This will enable you to focus on Libby as the primary app for users to enjoy and engage with your digital library.įor the first step, we will remove the OverDrive app from the Apple App Store, Google Play, and Microsoft Store in February 2022. At Digipalooza last week, we shared the plan and timeline for sunsetting the legacy OverDrive app.

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