Daily Tips That May or May Not Help You
Jul 7, 2026 · 2 min · 3 segments
Free audiobooks and ebooks get a lot easier when a local library card unlocks Libby. The conversation breaks down how Libby works for audiobooks, books, and even some articles, plus what “waitlists”…
Arielle NissenblattHost
Ned DonovanHostReader, viewer, listener, do you not love reading books, but you like to consume the content therein? Me too.
There are a few different apps for libraries all over the U.S. and the cool thing about Libby is that if you like to listen to audiobooks or if you want to listen to articles you can search for those articles for those books on Libby and you can listen to those audiobooks for free you don't have to go to Amazon you don't have to have a membership at Spotify you don't have to buy audiobooks if you are a member of your local library you can listen to audiobooks for free sometimes you do have to wait for them but it's not the worst thing in the world and the everything is available to you.
And more to the point, they are hugely important, both in terms of a societal location for people to be and to have access to things, but they are also crucial for authors and writers everywhere.
Like, a library ecosystem is fundamental to the furthering of the written word, and you should support your local library, and Libby is an extension of that.
And a lot of people say, like, well, if you're not buying the book, the author's not getting money.
You are more likely to buy the next book of an author if you find it at a library, and libraries are more likely to buy large quantities of books if you are checking them out.
This is a great way to support authors and you should absolutely be taking advantage.
Reader, viewer, listener, do you not love reading books, but you like to consume the content therein? Me too.
There are a few different apps for libraries all over the U.S. and the cool thing about Libby is that if you like to listen to audiobooks or if you want to listen to articles you can search for those articles for those books on Libby and you can listen to those audiobooks for free you don't have to go to Amazon you don't have to have a membership at Spotify you don't have to buy audiobooks if you are a member of your local library you can listen to audiobooks for free sometimes you do have to wait for them but it's not the worst thing in the world and the everything is available to you.
And more to the point, they are hugely important, both in terms of a societal location for people to be and to have access to things, but they are also crucial for authors and writers everywhere.
Like, a library ecosystem is fundamental to the furthering of the written word, and you should support your local library, and Libby is an extension of that.
And a lot of people say, like, well, if you're not buying the book, the author's not getting money.
You are more likely to buy the next book of an author if you find it at a library, and libraries are more likely to buy large quantities of books if you are checking them out.
This is a great way to support authors and you should absolutely be taking advantage.
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