e-Books, e-Audiobooks & e-Magazines FAQs

  • General Questions

    Yes! You can download e-books, e-audiobooks and e-magazines using Libby, by OverDrive. Learn which devices work with Libby, by OverDrive and how to download items.

    Borrowing and Renewal Policies:

    • Metro area public library cardholders registered with Ramsey County Library may borrow e-books, e-audiobooks and e-magazines through Libby, by OverDrive.
    • A maximum of 15 e-books or e-audiobooks may be borrowed at a time.
    • An unlimited number of e-magazines may be borrowed at a time.
    • e-books, e-audiobooks and e-magazines may be borrowed for 7, 14, or 21 days.
    • e-books, e-audiobooks and e-magazines are renewable. A Renew option will appear on your Loans page three days before the item expires as long as there are no requests on that title.
    • If a title has been borrowed by another user, a hold for the title may be placed. Hold limit is 15 items. Note: e-magazines are always available to be borrowed at all times and require no holds.
    • e-Books and e-audiobooks cannot be downloaded to the Library's publicly used computers.

  • OverDrive / Libby (e-Books, e-Audiobooks, e-Magazines)

    OverDrive is a collection of downloadable e-books, e-audiobooks and e-magazines. Libby is a free, one tap reading app from OverDrive where you can borrow and enjoy digital content from Ramsey County Library.

    Yes. There are two ways to discover titles that are not yet in our Libby collection:

    1. Search for a title, author, or series. If Libby returns no results, it will automatically expand into a "deep search" to display relevant titles that are not yet in our collection.
    2. If you run a search that returns fewer than 100 results, you can tap a filter button to manually enable "deep search."

    From the expanded search, you will see relevant results with a Notify Me option. Tap Notify Me to tag titles and be notified if they are added to the library's collection in the future. Learn more on Libby Help.

  • Ebooks Minnesota

    Ebooks Minnesota is an online ebook collection for all Minnesotans. The collection covers a wide variety of subjects for readers of all ages, and features content from our state's independent publishers, including some of our best literature and nonfiction.