Library Extension
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Status
- ★Featured
- Live on Store
Description from extension meta
See books, music and more at your local library as you browse the internet
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Description from store
See instant availability information for books, music, and audiobooks from catalogs offered by your local libraries as you browse various sites.
We currently support over 5000 libraries around the world. Find our complete list of supported libraries at https://www.libraryextension.com/supported-libraries
If you do not find your library supported, please visit our feedback page at https://www.libraryextension.com/contact-us - we're always happy to add new libraries!
Latest reviews
- Joel Degenstein
- I love this extension, makes looking for books so much easier. the support is great is I see any glitches with a library not responding to the book availibility query. I'm and audiobook reader and my partner is a kindle reader, works great for both. I like being interested in an author and finding reasonable time borrows from my libraries.
- Oriana Wesolowsky
- Love this extension, it's the best!! I've cut down on Amazon book costs by knowing what's available at my library, such a game changer!!
- Larry Roberts
- Extremely handy! Automates the next step in my process to see if a book is available from my library before going to Amazon. And showing all three availabilities- hard cover, ebook, audio book is even better! As well as the link to borrow or add to my library's wish list for my account!
- Sandrea Lewis
- I could just hug the woman from tiktok who's video told me about the extension and to the creators of this extension, YOU ARE AMAZING!!!!
- Wesley Glassgow
- Fantastic -- and they fixed the software recently with lightening speed! I did not know how much I missed them.
- Roxanne Pipkin Tamayo
- BEST EXTENSION EVER!
- Dave Rudisill
- What a great app. I have cards at five public libraries, and this instantly searches all of them for availability. I appreciate the ability to restrict the search to ebooks so I don't need to manually screen out audiobook, magazines, etc.
- Dhwani Shah
- Incredible
- Branton Lachman
- This is an amazing site and has allowed me to easily find and access ebooks, audiobooks, etc. from my public library that I might not otherwise so readily find without it. It's not too much to say that my quality of life has been enhanced because of it. The developer is very responsive to any questions, etc. Highly recommended.
- Will L.
- Stop supporting Amazon and instead support your local library. Goodwill is also a private for-profit enterprise, so don't think buying used from them is doing good.
- Brenda H
- I love this extension! It helps me see if a book I am interested in is available on Hoopla or at one of my local libraries (as a physical book, an ebook, and/or an audiobook). The extension works on the pages I visit often (Goodreads, Amazon, etc.). I have also used it to help friends locate books. The customer support is quick to respond/make updates if there are issues such as when a library changes their catalog location. The only thing that I don't like is that it isn't available on mobile devices so I can only utilize it at home on my laptop. But I'm just glad it exists and I can use it.
- Olivia Cain
- I can link directly from my TBR in storygraph to my different libraries? A miracle!
- Angela Ambroz
- Phenomenal. I've been using it for years. I bet it's saved me SO much money - and I've supported public libraries, which feels amazing.
- LINDA CALLEJA
- When searching online for specific book titles, I find this extension convenient and helpful. Since the information displayed includes the formats available at the libraries where I borrow materials, it saves me both money and time.
- Gin P
- I installed this to use with Goodreads with Firefox. I just realized I can use it with Opera, and it works with Amazon and other bookseller websites. It saves me loads of time and money since I don't have to go manually hunt for books at my library website. It also groups them so I know what format the library owns the book, nice because our card catalog sometimes splits them up and sometimes Hoopla books don't show up in our catalog.
- Isaiah Sosa
- One of my most useful extensions. Crucial to my browser.
- Amy Flynn
- Best extension I've ever installed! Saves me tons of time and fortunes of money! I set it up with several libraries I have access to, and instantly know when what I want is available, digitally. You can set it up however you like - to show you physical, digital, and/or audio books! Then one click takes you right to the checkout page at your library to borrow the book! Or, of course, to place a hold when necessary. The extension shows you how many copies the library has, how many are available, and approximately how long the wait will be. There have been occasional glitches, but they are usually easily resolved by resetting my library info. I don't know how I managed without it!
- Kilidonia DeAcero
- Priceless app, you just install it and it asks you to choose your preferred library so it can show you if the item you're seeking is there first. The extension works well except once in a blue moon it malfunctions, in my case always due to an adblocker or filter. I disabled those factors when it stopped working for me and then simply reinstalled it and it worked fine again. Great idea, great app.
- Annie W
- Saves so much time when trying to figure out if I can get a book via library (either physical or digital) and prevents me having to pick up my phone to do so!
- Steve Duffey
- Used to work great, now it no longer works. It just spins and spins.
- Linda Maggi
- Has been so helpful to read books that I have heard about from friends. I do not have to go searching or buy them.
- Kayla Robertson
- I love using this extension. I have so many cards through Libby and this helps me know which books are available where! Definitely recommend.
- C. C. Draper
- Very useful app which I use personally and for my middle school classroom. It is so helpful to be able to find ebook versions of books my students need for their research.
- Christy Baker
- A helpful application that makes looking up book availability at local libraries easy when browsing on goodreads or review sites. I use this fairly often and it mostly works as it is supposed to. Occasionally there's a glitch, but overall I have been able to add a number of different local libraries to search at once as well as online libraries.
- Angel Smith
- I use this extension every single day and I love it! For those asking you can add multiple libraries - once you add one you can just keep adding others the same way. I have four set up in mine and it's saved me hundreds of dollars this year alone by finding where I can borrow books instead of buying them.
- waltbach
- A great app for finding which of my libraries has the book I am after.
- Robert “Bob” Barrows
- I am satisfied with this extention. Like a lot of others I praise it as it saves money. What I wonder is, I have 2 libraries on Hoopla, this app just checks one. Is there a way to set it up to check both? Thanks.
- Richard Stone
- I'm extremely pleased with the Library Extension. It lets me know when it's available at the public library and therefore don't have to purchase it. Thks for helping me with money.
- Lorane Abari
- Simply the best for any kind of library borrower. So useful!
- Bonnie D
- Solved my painful problem of checking to see if my to-read is available at my library
- Jennifer Healy
- The best extension. I love checking to see if I can support my local library/libraries.
- Cherie A
- Fabulous app. Works perfectly and very prompt response from developers when I had a problem. I have access to multiple libraries, and I'm able to see the collections for all (print, e-books, audio) on the app. I highly recommend it.
- Jacqueline Belliveau
- Love this extension!
- Pat Brown
- Great extension!
- Troy Hudson
- One of my favorite extensions. It's saved me so much time and money and prompted me to make more trips to the library!
- Anna Kuipers
- My absolute favorite extension, always so pleased for it to pop up and show me what’s at my library!
- Barry Flora
- Highly reccomend. It saves so much time to find out if the book is available at my library.
- Bill Lombard
- There are many "Best Books . . ." lists, but knowing which of them is available free locally at our library is a real gift. Excellent addition to my browsing protocol.
- Jonathan Brockerville
- Super helpful!
- STEPHANIE BROWN
- Highly recommend!
- Amber Boaz
- So helpful! And I've saved lots of money!
- Tara Nelson
- One of the extensions I use most often. Library Extension has saved me so much time and effort, trying to figure out what books are available where so I don't spend money on books I could access through the library on via Kobo Plus. Love it!
- Gregory Wolfe
- Won't use; Terrible permission settings. This extension requires permission "Read and change all your data on all websites". That's a hard pass for me!! They have a help page (troubleshooting-permissions-issues) that attempts to justify having this broad permission. Their reasons are not at all compelling to me. Library Extension: Please switch instead to having an allow list of which websites you ask permissions for! If you can't or won't then justify this better and proactively recommend that your users to use a dedicated chrome profile for this extension! Other potential users: Don't accept giving broad permissions so easily! Either don't use this extension until it has better permissions OR (a step I'm unwilling to go for) only enable this extension for a dedicated chrome profile that you use for browsing books to buy or borrow and never use that chrome profile for sensitive activities like banking.
- Stefany Thode
- Very helpful extension! I love being able to see when audiobooks are available without having to search for them.
- Jo Katz
- Great app. I go to Amazon to check out any book that sounds good and immediately find out where and when to get it from Libby. Plus, it is vital to support our libraries in today's dangerous times. Using this app is one more way to do that.
- Susan Barb
- love this. I ge so many book recs and look them up on Amazon. I can tell right away if I can get them through my library and can request them right then and there
- Clare Raychaudhuri
- Great :)
- Keith Tipton (kctipton)
- Very helpful and convenient. If you want to check if your libraries have a book you're interested in, this is the fastest way to do it.
- Mark Wasiel
- Libraries are an important part of democracy. And they are free!
- Sandra Hojo
- I noticed that the extension for my local library wasn't working. I emailed support and the link was fixed within the day. I love reading digital books from the library on my iPad, especially when traveling. I have recommended this Library Extension to family and friends. They love it as well!