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LIVE WEBINAR
Getting Started with Kanopy
ON-DEMAND WEBINAR
Getting Started with Libby
ON-DEMAND WEBINAR
Beyond the Basics: Unlocking the Magic
ON-DEMAND WEBINAR
Ebookin' on a Budget
This kit includes 1 Getting Started Guide in Full and 1 Getting Started Guide Half-Sheet (PDF) in the following languages: Chinese (Simplified and Traditional, English, Danish, French (Canada), German, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Russian, Spanish (Latin America), Swedish and Tamil.
INSTRUCTIONAL HANDOUT
Getting Started with Libby Guide
Posters
Winter Seasonal Flyer
This kit contains 1 11×17 Poster.
POSTER
Libby Poster
1 Set of 2×6 Bookmarks
Bookmarks
How-To Bookmark
MICROLEARNING
Libby Discovery Guide
MICROLEARNING
Marketplace Discovery Guide
MICROLEARNING
Kanopy Discovery Guide
How-to videos
Suspend holds in Libby
This kit includes 1 Editable Word document & 1 How-to document.
POSTERS & FLYERS
Editable 8.5×11 Libby Flyer – Full size
This kit includes 1 Editable PDF document & 1 How-to document.
SOCIAL MEDIA GRAPHICS
Editable Book Club Web Graphic
This kit includes 2 editable PDFs.
SHELF TALKERS
Editable Title Cards
SOCIAL GRAPHICS & HANDOUTS
Customize Libby templates in Canva
CONNECT WITH YOUR PATRONS
Libby Logos & Suggested Website Copy
CONNECT WITH YOUR PATRONS
Kanopy Marketing Assets
CONNECT WITH YOUR PATRONS
Check Out Your Library
CONNECT WITH YOUR PATRONS
Press Release Templates{}
FEATURES
Magazines
FEATURES
Comics & Graphic Novels
FEATURES
All Access Collections
FEATURES
Libby Extras
Library Blog Posts
The Winners of the 2026 Libby Book Awards are here!
Authors, librarians, publishers, and book lovers came together at The Brooklyn Center for History to recognize the year’s most outstanding ebooks and audiobooks at the third annual Libby Book Awards.
Using Low Stimulation TV to Create Healthier Screen Time
In a world where children’s television is often fast-paced, loud, and bursting with flashing colors, many parents and caregivers are beginning to ask: Is all this stimulation healthy? Enter low stimulation TV: a growing genre of children’s programming designed to soothe and engage rather than excite and overwhelm while incorporating an educational component.
A New Chapter for Our Global Book Club: Libby Reads
For more than a decade, libraries around the world have brought their communities together through shared reading experiences like Big Library Read and Together We Read. These programs have celebrated storytelling, sparked conversations, and connected millions of readers with books — all made possible by your library.
