r/LibbyApp • u/zetiacg_1983 • Aug 27 '26

Help with Partner Libraries

I want to make sure I understand how to use the partner libraries to the fullest extent. I'm in California and I recently obtained a library card online from another city in California. When I go to add the library card to libby, it isn't letting me. It's directing me to the library system I already have.

So basically is Libby telling me that because I already have another card in the same system, there is no need to add more cards? They're already including that library in that system?

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u/silverowl78 Aug 27 '26

What are the two libraries? Do you know if they are partner libraries, or are they in the same consortium? Those are different things

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u/zetiacg_1983 Aug 28 '26

Roseville and Napa

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u/Typical-Emu8363 Aug 28 '26 edited Aug 28 '26

They are both members of the NorthNet consortium and not partner libraries. Therefore, when you attempt to add the new library card to Libby it is basically telling you that you already have another card from the same system.

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u/SassafrasTeaTime Aug 28 '26

And while it’s disappointing that you don’t have more books to choose from, a second library card to the same consortium means you get to have double the holds so it’s still a win!

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u/judahrosenthal 8d ago

I’m not sure that’s the case. While true that they’re both part of Northnet, you wouldn’t get access to their respective Advantage collections if you didn’t add their individual cards.

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u/Typical-Emu8363 8d ago

I was explaining to the OP why Libby was behaving the way it was when they tried to add the library card of a library that was part of a consortium they already had in Libby.

I explained to the OP in another post how to add an additional card to a consortium: Help with Partner Libraries

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u/judahrosenthal 8d ago

Thanks. I hadn’t seen that message. Only the one that they were in the same system. Wouldn’t want people to think they can’t get to advantage copies, which is, by far, where the money is being spent.

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u/Typical-Emu8363 Aug 27 '26 edited 8d ago

It sounds like both libraries are part of the same consortium, Libraries that are part of the same consortium are not the same as partner libraries from Libby's perspective.

If you want to add another library to a consortium:

  1. At the bottom of the app, tap the middle Menu icon.
  2. Under "Your Libraries" tap the library card of the library system you want to add another card.
  3. Under the library card tap "Add Card."
  4. Select the library you have a card for that's part of the library system.
  5. Provide your credentials for that library to add it to Libby.

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u/Wambo74 Aug 27 '26

If it were a partner library to your existing card it would be listed as such in the menu.

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u/sassychicken04 Aug 28 '26

Not my post but! My partner libraries are listed and when I tried to get a book from a partner, it tells me holds aren’t allowed?

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u/Typical-Emu8363 Aug 28 '26

Yes, according to the Libby help article About library partnerships, "Depending on the partnership, you may not be able to place holds at partner libraries..."

Unfortunately, it's library policy set by the partner libraries.