Cancel your Audible subscription and download the Libby app to enjoy your favorite audiobooks and ebooks now available for free from the Ross Pendergraft Library:
Click Here to Acccess OverDrive
Access thousands of ebooks titles and nearly 100 audiobook titles from the Libby app. Download the Libby app via Google Play or at the Apple Store. You can also access the platform using the link above from our A-to-Z Databases page.
After you’ve downloaded the app, you’ll be asked to locate your library. Type the zip code (72801) or search for “Arkansas Tech University”. You will be asked to authenticate as a Tech user.
Once you’ve logged into your account, enjoy up to two books at a time. Selecting a book will download it for 14 days to your account. If 14 days is too soon, you can renew it once for another 14 days. If 14 days is too long, you can return the book early and check out another.
Is your must-read of Fall 2023 checked out? Just like our regular collection in Find It, you can also place Holds on titles that are currently checked out. Find the title you want, and click the option “PLACE HOLD.” Once the title is available, you will get a notification that your item is ready to borrow.
What if you already have a Libby account at another library, like the Pope County Library? No problem–just choose the option in your account settings: “Add Library”.
Do you prefer to consume your fiction and non-fiction with eyeballs instead of earlobes? Thousands of titles–including new, best-sellers–are available on Libby, too. You can either read via the app or push your ebooks to the Kindle app for tablet reading. While the Library has offered access to hundreds of thousands of ebooks, this is our first foray into more popular, Kindle-friendly collections.
The addition of OverDrive ebooks and audiobooks via Libby represents another request made by students on our annual library survey from Spring 2023. If you prefer the old-fashioned, analog experience, our current physical audiobook collection is still located on the first floor, next to the DVD collection. These audiobooks are searchable in Find It, but you can also browse a list of titles here.
However, with the decline of CD-players in car stereos, e-audiobooks are fast becoming the format of choice. The library already hosts another streaming audiobook collection called Naxos Spoken Word, available also through our A-Z Databases page. It features thousands of literary classics–perfect for those English class reading assignments you can listen to while on the treadmill.
But now that the Library is finally getting into the driver seat with OverDrive, newer and more popular titles can now be delivered via an easy-to-use app on any mobile device.
If you need help getting started, Ask Us via text, email, Instagram, or face-to-face during our expansive Fall 2023 hours. There’s also a handy webpage featuring step-by-step instructions and a video. Take it for a spin today!