Subscribing to magazines

Subscribing to magazines in Libby gives you easy access to new and current issues.

You'll find the Subscribe button:

  • When you close a magazine you're reading.
  • In search results, in library lists, and on a magazine's details screen.
  • When you're browsing the Newsstand and tap Title Status: Ready to Open next to a magazine's name.

When you subscribe to a magazine:

  • The latest issue of the magazine is added to the Magazine Rack on your Shelf Shelf.
  • You'll receive a notification when a new issue is released based on your notification settings.

Here's one of the ways you can subscribe to a magazine in Libby:

  1. Tap Shelf Shelf, in the navigation footer.
  2. Tap the blank cover image in the Magazine Rack.
  3. Tap Title Status: Ready to Open next to the name of a magazine you're interested in.
  4. Tap Subscribe.
  5. Select or create a "Notify Me" smart tag for your magazine subscriptions.
  6. (If prompted) Select how you'd like to get notifications in Libby:
    • Ignore, i.e., get no notification
    • Menu badge, i.e., get a message in the Libby menu Menu only
    • Push notification (available in the Android and iOS mobile apps only)
    • Email notice (available on desktop or when push notifications are disabled in the mobile app)