E-Books & Audio
Try the Libby app today!
Libby is simple to use and allows you to check out e-books, audiobooks, magazines, and more on your phone, tablet, or computer.
There are a few requirements to use Libby. First, you must have a library card; physical or digital. Click here to learn about getting a card. Second, use of our card for Libby is limited to those patrons who live within the Manchester city limits or rural Delaware County. We are required to restrict usage based on residency.
If you can’t use Libby through our library, it may still be available to you through another library. Since e-books are shared with many Iowa libraries, a very similar collection would be offered by other libraries. Please contact other libraries close to where you live to ask about this availability. We can even help you get this information, so please contact us if you need assistance.
Click here to visit the Libby help section. It offers many answers to common questions about using the app.
Hoopla Digital
Eligibility
Hoopla is a digital media service available to anyone with a MPL library card and is not based on residency. Hoopla offers ebooks, audiobooks, comics, music, tv, and movies.
Availability
Hoopla is a no-holds, instant checkout platform, unlike Libby which uses waitlists. You may sometimes receive a notification that your checkout limit or the library’s limit has been reached for the day. In this case, you’d have to wait until the next day to use it. If you’ve reached your personal checkout limit, (currently 6 checkouts) it will reset at the beginning of the next month.
Click here for some tutorials to learn more about Hoopla.
Have other questions? Click here to visit the Hoopla help section. It offers many answers to common questions about using the app.
If you would like to have us walk you through either of these apps over the phone, give us a call. We have high hopes that you’ll be able to use our digital services in no time, even if you’re not tech-savvy at all!