Libby

Have you ever been listening to an eAudiobook in Libby, and the narrator refers to a .pdf that accompanies the book? Have you also felt your frustration sink into despair when you are unable to find this promised .pdf anywhere in Libby? I’ve certainly been there.  

While it is true that neither the Libby nor the Hoopla apps support the supplementary content that would accompany the eAudio title had you purchased it on the consumer market, I am here today to show you a trick that can get you that sweet extra content that audiobook narrators dangle so tantalizingly into your ear drums. 

The trick? Why, it’s none other than acla.overdrive.com. You read that correctly. As long as the library’s by-now classic OverDrive catalog lives on, you can find, download, and savor those .pdfs!  

Remember this? It’s OverDrive’s pre-Libby online catalog.  

One more time, that’s acla.overdrive.com. Once you’ve found a title you’re interested in, you’ll see that its record states that it “includes supplementary content.” 

Not every eAudiobok will have this, but if the item does have it, it will be listed in the catalog record. After you check the item out, you will see a little paperclip in the right top corner of the Success! pop up box and also on your Loans page. That is your key to those elusive files! Clicking on it prompts you to “Read now in browser,” which will pop open a new tab with the goods.  

In this case, the extra content is a fantastic list of further reading! There are several pages you can peruse either by using the arrow keys or clicking and dragging to the next page.  

Again, not every eAudiobook contains extra content. If it does, though, it will say so at the bottom of the book’s description in Libby, and narrators often refer to it. So, it’s good to know that as long as acla.overdrive.com survives, there is a way to retrieve it! 

-Mary Phillips – Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh