We have thousands of e-books and audiobooks you can borrow for three weeks and download to most devices for free with your Library card. You can access our e-books and audiobooks from anywhere using your web browser or the Libby App.
E-books and E-audiobooks
Download OverDrive's Libby app for iOS or Android to check out e-books and e-audiobooks and sync your reading across multiple devices. With Libby, you can also download e-books for offline access, play e-audiobooks from your device in your car, and send books to your Kindle.
Seattle Public Schools students can use the Sora app to check out e-books and audiobooks from the Library's digital collection and the Seattle Public Schools' library using a student login. With Sora, students can read e-books, stream audiobooks, create and export notes and highlights, and track their reading progress.
E-books are returned automatically after 21 days. If you are done with an e-book or audiobook, you may return it earlier.
Note: You can also manage returns through the Libby app.
E-books are returned automatically after 21 days. If you need more time to finish an e-book or audiobook, you may renew your checkout if no one else is waiting.
Note: These options will appear within three days of the item’s current expiration date. You can also renew items through the Libby app.
Not ready to read an e-book about to become available?
Note: You can also suspend holds through the Libby app.
Yes. Click the three dots next to the title to open a detail page and browse a sample.
We offer a selection of always-available titles that can be accessed by unlimited users at the same time. You can also browse OverDrive’s lists of titles available now:
If you have a question or need help, get help from OverDrive, Ask Us or call 206-386-4636.