AWA - our shared digital collection in OverDrive and Libby
We've partnered with Selwyn Libraries to create a shared digital collection - AWA. Named after the network of rivers and streams that flow through the Canterbury landscape, our AWA collection offers customers of both libraries a greater choice of eBooks, eAudiobooks and eMagazines; including fiction, non-fiction and magazines for adults, young adults and children.
On a mobile device? Download the Libby App to access AWA on the go.
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AWA in the Libby app
OverDrive FAQs
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Not ready when your hold becomes available? No worries—Libby lets you suspend your hold, opens a new window. This means you keep your place in line, but the book goes to the next person. This is perfect if you’re overwhelmed with current reads or just not in the mood for that genre right now.
🌟 Pro-tip: If you do nothing when your hold becomes available, your hold will be suspended automatically for you once as a courtesy. Holds will lapse if they're suspended for 365 days in a row.
Suspended holds no longer unsuspend automatically, so you’ll need to manually unsuspend them when you’re ready to read.
How do I unsuspend a hold when I’m ready to read?
To do that, go to your Shelf, tap Holds at the top of the screen, tap Unsuspend, then Unsuspend Hold. If you forget to unsuspend a hold for a whole year (365 days), Libby will cancel it for you.
After unsuspending your hold, it will be delivered when you reach the top of the wait list.
Do you still have questions? Here's a guide to Everything you need to know about holds in OverDrive / Libby
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AWA is our new shared digital collection with Selwyn Libraries. Christchurch City Customers who are already signed into the Libby App or our classic OverDrive site are all set. They will see the collection has changed its name to AWA and will enjoy greater choice and access in this shared collection.
If you are signing into the Libby App for the first time follow the prompts to find your library.
A search for Christchurch City Libraries will guide you to our AWA collection.
Select Christchurch City Libraries from the AWA dropdown and sign in with your Library card and PIN or password
If you are new to our classic OverDrive site click sign in and select the Christchurch City Libraries option from the AWA dropdown to sign in with your Library card and PIN or password
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Libby's Skip the Line collection are special copies of popular titles that we've set aside from the holds list so you can borrow them straight away. They work like our Bestseller Collection in our libraries, except they are in digital format and free! Titles in our Skip the Line collection are available on a first-come, first-served basis. If you find a Skip the Line title, you can borrow it immediately but it does come with a few unique rules.
Skip the Line copies of titles:
- Have a two-week loan
- Can't be renewed
- Have a limit of one at a time.
In Libby, Skip the line copies are marked with a shamrock icon. You will see the Skip the Line list on our Libby homepage, in search results, or when browsing. There's also a Skip the line filter on the Search page.
On our OverDrive homepage you'll see our full Skip the Line collection.
If you want a longer lending period and don't mind waiting, you can still place a hold on a Skip the Line title.
Here's more information about how to place a hold on a Skip the Line title in Libby.
