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Steps to access Libby

Libby is the one-tap reading app built by OverDrive that is used by public and academic libraries alike. You can add multiple library cards to one Libby account. You may have used Libby through a public library or its K-12 version, SORA, if you are coming from public schools.

Most loans on Libby are for one user at a time, meant for your own personal devices.

It’s a friendly guide to find libraries near you, remember your library card number, and browse or search your local library’s ebook, audiobook and magazine catalog. You can borrow books instantly, for free, using just the device in your hand anytime and anywhere.

Paul Smith's College is a part of a college consortium collaborating with other small academic libraries to purchase audiobook, ebook, and popular magazine collections for our community to check out, place holds on, and listen to on their own devices or within the app.

**If you already have the Libby app with another library card, you can use the same app and just add a new card from PSC, skip to step 2!

**If you already have the Libby app with another library card, you can use the same app and just add a new card from PSC, skip to step 2.

Getting started:

Find or download or open Libby on your device:

Once downloaded, open Libby and follow the prompts to find your library and sign in with a library card. 

  1. Confirm that you have a library card.
  2. Search for "Paul Smith's College".
  3. Select "New York Academic Libraries".

Last part! Follow the screen instructions to add your PSC library card to the app.

  1. Find the Paul Smith's tag on the drop down list.
  2. Authenticate with your Office365 college email credentials.

First check out:

The New York City Public Library free ecard for anyone with a New York State address/residence.

  1. Follow this link for the NYPL ecard.

  2. Go through the five-step instructions, use your college address if you are from out-of-state originally.

  3. You will receive a library card number in your email and at the end of the five-step process.

  4. Screenshot the library card for easy access for the future.

  5. Return to your Libby App and "Add new card".

  6. Add this library as a new public library account by inputting the numbers from your library card.

Next, check out your local library:

If you have access to a local public library, such as the Saranac Lake Free Library, just down the road from campus, check that library's website to see if they offer Libby. So many do! Add a new card using your library card number.