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Libby for OverDrive


Read for Free on Your Device or Computer
Courtesy of Friends of BPL and Mid-Michigan Library League.

Popular eBooks, audiobooks and magazines available through the award-winning Libby app
Upgrade to Libby today!
Attention Digital Users, on May 1, 2023 the OverDrive app will be discontinued.
In Libby, you’ll find the same great titles from your library, in a beautiful, modern, easy-to-use app. Your loans, holds, and wish list items will be waiting for you in Libby. Details on our

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Libby by OverDrive
Libby, by OverDrive. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines to read on your phone or tablet using the Libby app by OverDrive.
You can even send and read your borrowed ebooks to your Kindle ereader (U.S. only)! It’s free and easy to get started for new users and a streamlined experience for current OverDrive app users. Details below.

Helpful Information About Libby
  • Libby help: How-to videos and step-by-step instructions on Libby Help explain how to use the app.
  • Overview page about the transition to Libby: This informational page for users includes an overview of the sunset, FAQs, and training opportunities.
  • Virtual training: Users can sign up for a virtual training session hosted by team OverDrive.
  • Options for Kindle Fire devices: Amazon has not yet accepted our submission of the Libby app to the Amazon Appstore so the OverDrive app will remain available for Kindle Fire users to download and access until further notice. Users with Kindle Fire devices can also sideload Libby manually following these steps.

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Activities and Events:

June 2023
  1 Friends of BPL meeting
  1 Summer Reading Registration Begins
  2 Story Time with Miss Anne
13 Plant Diagnostic Clinic
21 Trustee Meeting
22 Summer Reading Program
28 First Emperor of China
29 Summer Reading Program

July 2023
  4 CLOSED 4TH OF JULY
  6 Summer Reading Program
11 Plant Diagnostic Clinic
13 Summer Reading Program
19 Trustee Meeting
20 Summer Reading Program
27 Summer Reading Program

August 2023
  1 Friends of BPL meeting
 8 Plant Diagnostic Clinic
16 Trustee Meeting
23 Making Teas, Tinctures, and Oils

Calendar of Events

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​Donations-Books and puzzles.
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​Computers and Internet
Copies & Faxes
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Endowment Fund
Ice Skate Lending
Library of Things
Listening Clarity Devices
​MeL Interlibrary Loan
Mentor Program
​Mich eLibrary
Newspaper Archives
Remembering Benzie: An Oral History Project
​Talking Book Library​
Transparent Language
Up North Digital Collection-Overdrive
WiFi 24/7
YouTube Channel for BPL

Resources:

Benzonia Area Happenings
Books and Reading
Community Information
Genealogical Research
MeL Interlibrary Loan
Mich eLibrary Databases
Logging Audio Tapes
​OverDrive-Up North Digital

Contact Us:

231-882-4111
benzonialibraryconnect@gmail.com
891 Michigan Ave. (US-31)
P.O. Box 445
Benzonia, MI 49616-0445

HOURS: 
​Monday-Friday, 10 am-6 pm
Saturday, 10 am-2 pm
Sunday, Closed

WiFi available 24-7
 
Drop box is available for returns  EXCEPT STEM Kits, Library of Things Equipment, and Ice Skates. 


Donations: 
​​Friends of Benzonia Public Library
PO Box 445, Benzonia, MI 49616
501(c)(3) organization

Tax ID (EIN): 56-2542168
​Benzonia Public Library
PO Box 445, Benzonia, MI 49616
Section 170(c)(I) Governmental  Unit
Tax ID (EIN): 38-2493013
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