The Valley Digital Library has over 8,000 eBooks and 6,000 audiobook titles to choose from.
You can check out up to 10 titles at a time.
You can place up to 10 holds at a time.
Checkouts are up to 14 days, but you can also return titles early.
If you're checking out a Kindle format, make sure you have access to your Amazon account (username and password).
If you don't have room for all of the holds you want to place, the tag feature is a great way to track those extra titles.
If you don't see a title listed in the Valley Digital Library, or if there are a lot of holds, check Hoopla instead!
Big Library Read
Big Library Read is the world's biggest digital book club, sponsored by OverDrive.
Big Library Read presents an exciting new title several times a year that users can check out from the Valley Digital Library with no wait times and discuss with fellow book lovers.
Click here to discover the next Big Library Read pick!
Valley Digital Library? Libby? OverDrive?
What's the Difference Between OverDrive, the Valley Digital Library, and Libby?
OverDrive is the company that built the platform that the Huntsville-Madison County Public Library and many other libraries worldwide use to lend eBooks and audiobooks. OverDrive also distributes and sells the content (eBooks and audiobooks) to libraries to check out.
The Valley Digital Library is the name that HMCPL gave to the OverDrive platform that we make available to HMCPL patrons. HMCPL is in a consortium group with the Florence-Lauderdale, Guntersville, and Oneonta Public Libraries. This is why you need to select your library when signing in.
Libby is the name of the app from OverDrive. You can use Libby on your phone or other device to access the Valley Digital Library, checkout titles, and read or listen to your checkouts.
For this guide, we will use "Valley Digital Library" when referring to this resource.
Quick Browser and App Intros
Click on the video for an introduction to using the Libby app. Whether you are in OverDrive or Libby, both will connect to the Valley Digital Library collection.
