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.
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.
Want access to e-books but don’t have a Library card? No problem: You can now sign up instantly to receive access to e-books and e-audiobooks through OverDrive.
To sign up for this service, you have to be 13 years of age or older, live in Seattle, and have access to a mobile phone number in order to verify your account.
If you have previously completed our online Library card application but haven’t yet received it due to our systemwide closure, you can also sign up for OverDrive’s instant access to e-book titles.
Please note: At this time, this instant Digital Library card provides access to our OverDrive e-collections. We are currently exploring options for offering more of our digital resources to digital Library cardholders, and we will update this page as those resources become available.
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 or OverDrive 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 or OverDrive app.
Not ready to read an e-book about to become available?
Note: You can also suspend holds through the Libby or OverDrive 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.