To download titles from the digital library, all you need is your library card number and PIN.
Did you know that your library card gives you free access to thousands of e-books, magazines, digital audiobooks and graphic novels?
Browse through our digital catalogues to find your next item to read or listen to from your computer, tablet or other mobile device.
OverDrive provides e-book and digital audiobook downloads.
To use e-books and digital audiobooks that you have downloaded, you will need to install some free software. To read e-books, you'll need Adobe Digital Editions and for audiobooks you will need OverDrive Media Console.
OverDrive’s Libby app lets you borrow e-books and audiobooks instantly, for free, using just the device in your hand.
You can download books and audiobooks for offline reading, or stream them to save space. This service is compatible with tablets and smartphones that run in iOS 9.0 or later, Android 4.4 or later or Windows 10.
With BorrowBox, you can browse, borrow and download titles by your favourite authors from the comfort of your own home or when you're out and about.
As a member of the library, you can borrow bestselling eAudiobooks on any Apple iOS and Google Android device for limited periods through digital loans.
Get the app now from the App Store and Google Play and start borrowing, downloading and enjoying eAudiobooks today.
If you need help in using the service there’s plenty of help available on the site.
Audiobooks are moving from RBDigital to OverDrive
RBDigital, the company that provides digital audiobook platforms, has been purchased by OverDrive, another library content provider. On 9 November audiobooks on RBDigital will be moving to OverDrive, and the RBDigital platform will no longer have audiobook content.
With the Libby app from OverDrive, you will still be able to browse, borrow and enjoy all the same audiobooks. As Overdrive is our ebook provider, you will be able to see and borrow those titles too. If you have already been enjoying OverDrive on the Libby app or via the Overdrive website, there will be no change other than even more great titles available to borrow!
Audiobook services from Borrowbox and Ulverscroft are not affected.
What happens to any books that I am currently reading?
If you have audiobooks out from RBDigital and you have downloaded them to read you will still have access to those books until the loan period is over. If you are reading an audiobook online, then this will no longer be available when we change supplier.
What happens to any holds I have placed on books?
These will be lost when we move suppliers. You will need to find the books again on Overdrive/Libby.
What about digital Magazines and Comics I read on RBDigital?
They will still be available on the RBDigital platform for now but it is likely they will move in the future. We will provide further information when we have it.
RBdigital comics offers free access to comics and graphic novels that you can read using a mobile device or online through your browser. Choose from top comics including Marvel®, IDW, Disney, Dark Horse and other major brands. You can choose how to view the comics, and they can be downloaded as a volume or viewed individually.
If you have questions on how to use RBdigital, there's plenty of help available within the site and you can also download the app.
RBdigital magazines offers digital magazines you can read anytime on your computer or mobile devices.
Our collection of popular digital magazines includes both new and previous issues you can checkout and keep in your account for as long as you want.
If you have questions on how to use RBdigital, there's plenty of help available within the site and you can also download the app.
Ulverscroft provides digital audiobook download.
Login by entering your library card number and PIN. Then browse the catalogue of bestselling tiles and click on 'borrow' to start enjoying your book.
You can either listen at your computer or transfer to your MP3 device, smartphone, iPod or iPad.
If you need help in using the service, video tutorials are available.
Ziptales features interactive stories with voiceovers, animations, games, quizzes and more to help make reading fun for children.
PressReader provides instant online access to today's newspapers and magazines from over 120 countries in full-colour, full-page format and in over 60 languages.
This video explains how to access PressReader using your library card number:
If you can’t find the book you are looking for on our catalogue, Project Gutenberg offers over 57,000 free eBooks. You will find the world's great literature here, with focus on older works for which copyright has expired.
Joining the library
To enjoy these digital library services you need to join the library. Loan of e-books is only available to customers who live, work or study in North Yorkshire.