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Digital Magazines

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Access more than 3,000 popular magazine titles on your computer, iPad, iPhone, or Android mobile device with the free Libby, by OverDrive app.

When you check out a magazine through OverDrive, there are no checkout limits or waiting lists! Features include:

  • Popular titles such as Us Weekly, National Geographic, Good Housekeeping, Vanity Fair, and Rolling Stone
  • Special interest titles such as PC World, Bon Appetit, Minecraft World, and Women's Fitness
  • Titles in a variety of languages including Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Italian, German, French, and more
  • Rolling 3 years of back issues, wherever available

Checkout Limits

There are no limits to the number of magazines you can check out. When you check out a magazine through the Libby app or OverDrive website, you'll be able to choose a loan period of 7, 14, or 21 days.

Get the App

Take your Wichita Public Library e-books and e-audiobooks on the go with the free Libby, by OverDrive app, available on Android and Apple devices.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • No, this service is free to you courtesy of the Wichita Public Library.

  • Yes, back issues are available for many magazines:

    • To access back issues in the Libby, by OverDrive mobile app, search for the magazine you are interested in, then tap the magazine's name or front cover to get a page with information about the magazine. Scroll down until you reach a list of previous issues, then select the one you want to read.
    • To access back issues in our OverDrive website, search for the magazine you are interested in, then select the magazine's name or front cover to get a page with information about the magazine. On this page, there is a "select another issue" dropdown menu. Select the issue you want to read.
  • No, the app is not required. Using your mobile device's web browser, you can access libbyapp.com and read magazines with a similar experience to the app as long as you have an internet connection. Or if you prefer the desktop reading experience, you can visit our OverDrive website.

  • Yes, both the both the website and mobile app support searching within a magazine.

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