Libby: The library's hidden gem

Your Robbo Reading List just got a lot longer...

Phoebe Clark
20th March 2025
Source: Becca Tapert, Unsplash
Newcastle University's Library has so much more to offer than its book collection; enter Libby, a pleasure reading tool that you can download as an app. Freely available to all Newcastle students, all you need is your student number to sign in and it gives you access to magazines, audiobooks, and e-books that you can download and read on the go! 

I downloaded Libby about a month ago and I have already read ‘Asa: The Girl Who Turned Into a Pair of Chopsticks’, a collection of short stories by Natsuko Imamura. The short story in portable form is perfect for reading on the metro to uni or when you’re waiting to meet a friend for a coffee. By replacing time spent scrolling mindlessly on Instagram with reading, I reduce my time on social media and get some reading time in as well. The loan times are shorter on Libby than on usual library books, but that just means you have an incentive to get the book finished faster! The app also offers audiobooks for those who enjoy listening to a book on a run, it is a great choice that is free and accessible. 

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