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Search for a Specific Item

Last updated: April 3, 2023

If you want to search for a specific type of book, we recommend starting with the “Search” tab. Under the “Explore With Filters” heading, you can select to “View All Books of a Specific Format” or “View All Books Available” to borrow right away.

These lists will be very long. You will probably want to narrow down what you’re looking for. You do this by double-tapping the “Refine” button. From here, you choose which criteria to filter by, for example, “Subject” or “Availability.” You then select an option for that criterion, such as “Fantasy.”

Once you select a filter, you will be returned to the results. If you want to select another filter, double-tap the “Refine” button again and repeat.


Demonstration. Searching for thriller audiobooks available immediately and browsing the results.

Try it out: Using “Explore With Filters,” search for audiobooks with the “Thriller” subject available to borrow right now.

Note: Your search results may differ from those in the demonstration based on your library.

Related Libby VoiceOver Tutorials:

  1. Using Libby on iOS with VoiceOver Tutorials
  2. Searching Libby
  3. Browsing Search Results
  4. Explore Libby Using Search or Library Tabs
  5. Learn More about a Book