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Download items from our digital collections using your library card number. No library card? Register for an eCard here.
Some platforms require your library PIN number. Full access library card PIN numbers are created by the library using the first three letters of your last name in all capitals and the last five digits of your library card number. Example: BOU12345. Online Borrower Card PIN number is the last four digits of your phone number. Student or Teacher eCard PIN number is your student or teacher ID number.
eBooks and eAudiobooks can be downloaded to many devices. (**Note for Kindle Fire users: The cloudLibrary app is not available on the Amazon app store. Download the app from the cloudLibrary website.)
eMagazines can be downloaded to many devices. Check out our selection of titles with no holds.
Streaming movies and TV can be downloaded to many devices from Kanopy, Hoopla, and The Shelf. Stream directly to your television by downloading the apps to your smart TV or device, like Roku or Fire TV. Live and pre-recorded concerts can be streamed on Medici.TV.
Streaming music can be downloaded to several devices, including your home computer, iPad, Kindle, and other tablet and mobile devices. Check out and download for offline listening from Freegal and Hoopla. Live and pre-recorded concerts can be streamed on Medici.TV.
Check out our guides for kids and teens on Libby.
| cloudLibrary | 20 checkouts at a time; 10 holds at a time |
| Libby | 20 checkouts at a time; 10 holds at a time |
| Hoopla | 10 checkouts per month; items available on demand - no holds needed |
| Freading | 12 checkouts per week |
| Freegal | 5 downloads per week; unlimited streaming |
| Kanopy | 5 checkouts per month; unlimited streaming on Kids titles |
| The Shelf | 5 checkouts per week |
| Medici.TV | unlimited streaming |
Yes! Every library cardholder may request up to two titles per month in cloudLibrary.
In the cloudLibrary app:
To request titles in cloudLibrary, use the Suggestions for Library setting. To apply the setting, follow these instructions.
| Tap the Search button at the bottom of the screen. |
Tap the filter icon in the top |
Tap Suggestions for Library and Save. |
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On the cloudLibrary website:
If you are logged in to your cloudLibrary account on the website, click the Filters button and choose Suggestions for library. This setting will show titles that APL owns as well as titles that can be suggested for purchase for the collection.
By adding cloudLibrary to our collection, we are able to be members of the Louisiana cloudLink group which gives you access to 150,000+ eBooks and eAudiobooks from 27 other Louisiana libraries. More titles means more choices for you!
Ask a question or search for help.
Switch from OverDrive to Libby.
General help, including FAQs and how-to videos.
OverDrive is sunsetting the OverDrive website on May 1, 2023 and focusing its efforts on the Libby website and app. The only way to access APL's OverDrive content after May 1 will be on Libby.
Access to the OverDrive website will end on May 1, 2023 as the company shifts focus to the Libby website. Because the request feature is only available on the OverDrive website, you will not be able to make requests for specific titles in Libby.
The Libby website and app have a feature called the Notify Me tag. If you apply a Notify Me tag to a title in Libby, you will get an in-app notification if the library buys the title. This feature does not, however, work the same as a "Suggest" or "Request" feature. So we are unable to see specific reader requests and purchase those titles.
You may make requests for specific eBook and eAudiobook titles in cloudLibrary. If you make requests in cloudLibrary, we will purchase titles that meet our selection policy guidelines.
The Kanopy Help page has information to help you get started, including how to watch on your TV.
