E-books
Download e-books for your mobile device.
OverDrive / Libby
Libby, from OverDrive
E-books from OverDrive
Ebooks from the Twin Cities Metro eLibrary. Download the Libby app to browse, borrow, and read.
Frequently Asked Questions
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To check out e-books or e-audiobooks in the Libby app or on the OverDrive website, you need:
- a Saint Paul Public Library card, or
- a library card from the Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, or Washington County Library that has been registered with Saint Paul Public Library.
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E-books for Kindles are available from OverDrive. Please note that note that not all titles are available in the Kindle format.
The basics of borrowing an e-book from OverDrive for your Kindle are:
- Log in to OverDrive using your library card number
- Find a book and check it out.
- Use the “send to Kindle” option to open up your Amazon account in a new window.
- Choose your Kindle device and click the button to send it over wirelessly.
More information from OverDrive about borrowing e-books for Kindles.
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You can have up to 15 holds on e-books and e-audiobooks in OverDrive or on the Libby app.
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E-books and e-audiobooks can be checked out for up to 21 days.
Electronic items are automatically returned at the end of their borrowing period.
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You can have up to 15 e-books and audiobooks checked out.
Magazines do not count against the 15-item limit.
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