To Design: A Libby Brochure

 

 

In a quest to design a brochure that outlines what the Libby application is, and how to use it, I decided to utilize my tried and true Canva. I love Canva! It is so easy to use, and they have such cute features, graphics, and other items for you to add. Moreover, I really appreciate the measurement tools that it supplies, where it helps you align everything and find the center of pages for example. Because of these reasons, I made my Libby brochure on Canva! 

Now, I decided to do Libby because I think it is an amazing tool that I, myself use all the time--primarily for audiobooks. I find it to be incredibly user-friendly, clean, and convenient. If I were to push any online resource from a library, it would be Libby. 

Libby has many features, and you can access it both via phone app, or online. Because this is a major part of how to use Libby, I dedicated two folds of the brochure to it. In these areas, I specified how to access the application in both forms, as well as how to login to begin your Libby journey. The image at the bottom of the second fold outlines the login process (using Wisconsin as an example) and all of the major selections you must make. 

From personal experience, some patrons have a hard time actually borrowing books on Libby, and therefore it always helps to explain that they much first click on the material itself, and then a big "Borrow" button will appear. Or, a "Hold" button may appear, in which they will have to wait for the item. Moreover, I explain how the items will be automatically returned at the end of the loan, but they may extend the period if the item is available. Finally, a lot of folks do not know that there are borrowing limits on these applications. Therefore, I left a note at the bottom that instructs them how to check their borrowing limit. The image at the very bottom outlines the main pages of the Libby application--the search page, your "shelf" page, and what it looks like when you click on an item. 

Finally, a big plus of Libby is that you can connect it to your ereader, most commonly, Kindle. Because this is such a large draw to Libby, I included a full page on how to connect your library to your Kindle account. It offers step-by-step instructions to help facilitate the connection. 

 And, at the very bottom, there is contact information to the (made up) Technology Librarian! 

This brochure would be of huge help to the Adult Reference desk, as the majority of questions we get stem from how to use our various online tools--Libby and Hoopla being the most requested. After giving them a demonstration, patrons can take a brochure home to help them at later dates if they forget, or get logged out! Moreover, I purposefully created a simple, color contrasted brochure for ease of reading and navigating. Each page has a large header that tells the reader where they are and what they are about to read, and the directions are bulleted, and bolded at important words/parts. For aesthetics, I sprinkled the Libby logo throughout, and used the same colors form the logo for the rest of the brochure. Overall, I am quite happy with the outcome!