Step 1:  Download the CloudLibrary App. Get the Android app here, the Apple app here.

Step 2:  Set Up Your Account

  • Select your language
  • Select US, Florida, and St. Lucie County Library and click Next
  • Accept the Terms and Policies
  • Enter your 14-digit card number
  • Check out the brief tutorial

Step 3:  Get Familiar with the App

  • Tap SEARCH to browse featured items, FAVORITES to see items you’ve saved, or ALL to browse all items. You can search by author or title using the search box at the top.
  • To the right of the search bar are 3 lines on Android, a funnel symbol on Apple. Tap it to narrow your results by format, etc. After tapping it, push the slider to the right for formats you want to see, then tap Apply at the top right (don’t forget to hit Apply).
  • At the bottom of the screen you’ll see Home, which takes you to the main page, My Books to see items you’ve checked out, Search to search or browse by category, and Account, where you can access notification settings and other useful information

Step 4:  Download a Book or Audiobook

  • Search for something specific, or browse collections on the search page
  • When you find something of interest, select Borrow or Place Hold. As soon as you borrow an item it will start to download to your device. It may take a minute or so to fully download, but you can start listening almost right away.
  • You can also click the Save for Later button to add to your list for future downloads
  • Books are returned automatically on their due date, but to return a book early, select My Books and click on Return.

Keep in mind that in CloudLibrary you have access to books owned by other libraries around the state, as long as they’re not checked out. When they’re checked out you won’t find them in a search, so some items will seem to disappear, but eventually most will become available again. Titles owned by us are always accessible to borrow or put on hold.

CloudLibrary is best for audiobooks and older e-books by all authors. CloudLibrary titles do not work with Amazon Kindle readers (though it does work with Kindle Fire tablets).

Overdrive (on the Libby app) is best for recent best-sellers in e-book format, including books for Kindle readers.