Getting Started with Libby
Use the Libby app to search for and download e-books, e-audiobooks, and digital magazines.
Available for iOS and Android devices and Kindle Fire e-readers.
Download the App
Download the free Libby app:
, opens a new window 
, opens a new window 
You can also use Libby in a web browser at libbyapp.com, opens a new window.
Signing In
Get Your Library Card
The first time you open the Libby app, you will be asked if you have a library card or not.
Tap Yes, I Have a Library Card to continue signing in.
Tap Not Yet and Libby will help you find a nearby library and lead you to information about getting a library card.
More information about Saint Paul Public Library cards.
To check out items in the Libby app, 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.
Find Your Library
The app can help find a library based on your location. If you want to give this a try, tap Guess Your Library.
To look up your library by name or location tap Search For A Library.
If you already use Libby on another device, you can keep your data in sync by tapping Recover You Data.
Select "MELSA: Twin Cities Metro eLibrary"
The library you want to add is called MELSA: Twin Cities Metro eLibrary.
Searching for the word "melsa" should find this library for you.
Searching by a Twin Cities metro area ZIP code or using the "Guess Your Library" option will usually work.
Once found, tap "MELSA: Twin Cities Metro eLibrary" to continue.
Use Your Library Card to Sign In
The next step will be to sign in through the library where you use your card.
Tap Sign In With My Card to proceed.
Choose "Saint Paul Public Library"
Metro area library systems will be listed.
Tap More to show all library systems.
Tap the line for Saint Paul Public Library.
If you choose a different library system from this list, you will sign in through that library system. Your card must be registered in the other library system if you want to use that system in Libby.
Enter Your Library Card Number and Password
Enter your library card number and then tap Next.
Enter your password and then tap Sign In.
If you don't remember your password, you can request a password reset link, opens a new window. If the library has your email address on file a reset link will be sent to you.
If you have problems signing in, please contact the library for assistance.
Read & Listen
Once you are signed in, search and browse in the app for items to read and listen to.
Adding Additional Cards
To add another card to your Libby app, tap the Libby menu located at the bottom of the screen.
Under "Your Libraries", tap Manage Cards under the "MELSA: Twin Cities Metro eLibrary," listing.
(Use the "Add Library" option If you are adding a card from a library system outside of the Twin Cities Metro area.)
Tap the Add Card button.
Sign in with the additional card:
Choose the additional card's library system.
Enter the barcode for the additional card.
Enter the password for the added card.
Tap Sign In.
The new card will be automatically made the "active" card.
"Active" means that loans and hold will made under the selected card.
One card is "active" at a time.
Tap on a card to make it the currently active card.
Tap Personalize to rename an active card to make it easier to tell one card from another.
