This service is compatible with all major computers and devices, including phones and tablets.

More detailed instructions are also available in our online guide. To get started, download Libby or visit Penn’s OverDrive site and follow the prompts to log in using your PennKey. Library patrons can also find these titles - along with many additional ebooks, audiobooks, and print books - in the Franklin catalog. This represents a major expansion of audiobooks, in response to popular demand from patrons, and also marks the first time web comics are available through the Penn Libraries. Nearly 9,000 ebooks and audiobooks, including bestsellers and new releases, are available to the Penn community through this new service. “We’re excited not only because we get to increase access to popular audiobook titles, but also because OverDrive and Libby deliver an intuitive reader experience that closely aligns with the ways literary and graphic works are read and enjoyed-something that not all e-reader platforms can replicate.” OverDrive represents a natural next step in these efforts,” says Mayelin Perez, Librarian for Literatures in English, Theatre Arts, & Comparative Literature. “While the Penn Libraries remains committed to acquiring books in print, we’re also actively collecting a wider range of formats and expanding how our materials reach the Penn community. Penn students, faculty, and staff can now browse, borrow, and read or listen to a large and growing collection of books using the Penn OverDrive homepage or by downloading the free Libby app to access OverDrive on their phones or tablets. The Penn Libraries is expanding its ebook and audiobook collections while making them more accessible than ever before.

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