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No Wi-Fi on your flight or along your off-the-grid road trip? No problem! Before you leave for vacation, open the Libby app and make sure your borrowed books are downloaded to your device.

If you see a cloud symbol, tap it to start your download. A checkmark means you can enjoy your book even when your device is in airplane mode or isn't connected to the internet.

Sometimes on vacation, you don't want to commit time and brain power to a full book. Magazines to the rescue! Your Librarians recommends reading with Libby on a tablet because its size and the way you swipe to turn pages are a lot like reading a regular magazine.

Prefer to read on your Kindle? On your phone or tablet, open Libby and go to Settings, then Read Books With, and select Kindle. When you first borrow a Kindle-compatible eBook, Libby will take you to Amazon's website to sign in, where you can then select Get Library Book. The book will then appear in all the Kindle apps and devices associated with your Amazon account.

To search for Kindle-compatible titles in Libby, select the "kindle" Catalog Filter.

As you borrow an item in Libby, choose your "Borrowing for" setting before you finish checking out.

• Maybe a 7-day loan period is plenty because you plan to plow through multiple eBooks on an overseas plane ride.
• Or perhaps you need 14 or 21 days to finish a single eAudiobook because your travel agenda is so full.

You can always return your Libby loans early, which is wonderful if someone is waiting in line for the book you borrowed. Go to the book in your Loans, select Manage Loan, then Return Early.

Are the items you placed on hold in Libby coming in all at once while you're traveling? You can pause or suspend a hold, and keep moving up in the wait list or maintain your #1 position. Tap your Shelf (the stack of books icon), then Holds, then Suspend. When you're ready, you can go back in and unsuspend your hold.