All, Katie Strong at OverDrive emailed a bit ago to report that Ambient RLA is now live for patrons in Libby/OverDrive or if not live at the time you are seeing this email/post, will be shortly. Please see the July 23 "Ambient RLA in Libby is coming soon" email below. Attached is a Word doc containing a link to the below referenced Ambient RLA recording, along with the password to use to view the recording. Here is the email from Katie: Happy Tuesday , all! And most importantly HAPPY AMBIENT RELEASE DAY! Ambient RLA Is currently being released across Libby with a gradual roll out. Your patrons should be seeing the update soon if they haven’t already. If you have any questions, please let me know—as requested I’m hoping to set up another office hours in a couple of weeks for libraries to ask any questions that may have come up since release. In addition, as some of you noted the blog post was taken down until launch and should be reposted soon – I’ll resend the link as soon as I have it. Let me know if you need anything else! 😊 Cheers, Katie Jim Flury Technical Services Manager The Library Network 41365 Vincenti Court Novi, MI 48375 248-536-3100, ext 133 Note New Fax Number: 248-716-5584 Note New Email Address:jflury@tln.org From: "Jim Flury" <jflury@tln.org> To: "econtent" <econtent@lists.tln.org>, "all-tln" <all-tln@lists.tln.org>, "econdirectors" <econdirectors@lists.tln.org> Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2026 12:45:55 PM Subject: Ambient RLA (Single Sign-On) Feature in Libby App Coming Soon All, For some time we have been looking forward to the rollout of the "RLA Single Sign On" feature in Libby. Originally scheduled to launch in Q1 of 2025, this brand new Libby feature named Ambient RLA is due for release sometime in the next several weeks. Katie Strong at OverDrive's below copied/pasted email provides an excellent overview as to what Ambient RLA is, how it works, and most importantly how it will prove to be of great benefit to your Libby patrons, particularly the below: * Borrowing from a partner library is seamless. Patrons no longer need to manually add their home library card at a partner library. Instead, access to the partner library is granted automatically when a patron borrows or places a hold at a partner collection. Representing Download Destination, Steve Bowers and I attended a recent demo of Ambient RLA with other OD group admins from across the state of MI. All of us are in agreement that Ambient RLA is a great feature that will be welcomed both by Libby patrons as well as library staff. We encourage you to become a beta tester for Ambient RLA. Please click the link below to sign up to be a Libby beta tester. As a reminder, Ambient RLA is at present only for library staff and is not currently available for patrons. * We need Beta testers! I invite you to explore and test these changes for your library in Libby Beta. Your testing will help us make sure the feature rollout is smooth for all your patrons, especially since you know your setup best. If you’re a first-time Libby Beta user, visit [ https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__libbybeta.com_interview_welcome&d=DwMGaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=HuG6VtCnvHbS_AgckWsXXPQqbaw5ADfzCpOZVxuJuDk&m=1W0q8dqatiiQXhUSpEBnYWA5yoHai-pcRGRRswQVsaS2YfRAcaItzT8lhYVeePHk&s=0LMFhC8c23uX04gjTLWYRqAXb9kcxvI_fuAYUp_nUAg&e= | https://libbybeta.com/interview/welcome ] , or [ https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.surveygizmo.com_s3_4876338_Libby-2DBeta-2DTesting-2DProgram&d=DwMGaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=HuG6VtCnvHbS_AgckWsXXPQqbaw5ADfzCpOZVxuJuDk&m=1W0q8dqatiiQXhUSpEBnYWA5yoHai-pcRGRRswQVsaS2YfRAcaItzT8lhYVeePHk&s=ZHm0JXuYo_g7Zq9iT4D5sseIxpVc1Fvr402og3L8tJU&e= | sign up for access to the Beta mobile app ] . If you already have Libby Beta, you’ll see the updates as soon as you launch the app. Katie will be holding "office hours" tomorrow, Friday, July 24 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. to answer all of your questions regarding Ambient RLA. The Zoom link for tomorrow's meeting is below. The meeting will be recorded and the link shared for those who are unable to attend Katie's live presentation tomorrow: [ https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__overdrive.zoom.us_j_98767314280-3Fpwd-3Db03lldZt9hMHcVnbyb6KQWzsHAr7hP.1&d=DwMGaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=HuG6VtCnvHbS_AgckWsXXPQqbaw5ADfzCpOZVxuJuDk&m=RAhg6qUaAlaZnGhTiJXr4hiQ9kp6m4_R0-oizfCtyy7xOQ7kN5WSTKNJA6inxHim&s=CToS1BriNv8FDit5ww0mh1KWu5g1NuBCgqBNn7gC8Cc&e= | https://overdrive.zoom.us/j/98767314280?pwd=b03lldZt9hMHcVnbyb6KQWzsHAr7hP.1 ] Once Ambient RLA is live, we will share a help article and how-to training video about these changes to and improvements in the Libby app. I'm excited to share some forthcoming Libby updates that enhance the user experience at libraries with lending partnerships like yours! * What are lending partnerships? “Lending partnerships” is Libby’s standard term for reciprocal lending agreements (RLA) and digital interlibrary loans. Libraries in a lending partnership network have one or more partner libraries, and their patrons can use their home card to borrow at any partner library. * What’s changing? In this release, many actions involving partner libraries—like finding them in Libby and getting access to borrow—now happen automatically. Lending partnerships are simpler to use, because there's less your patrons need to do to get the benefits. * We need Beta testers! I invite you to explore and test these changes for your library in Libby Beta. Your testing will help us make sure the feature rollout is smooth for all your patrons, especially since you know your setup best. If you’re a first-time Libby Beta user, visit [ https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__libbybeta.com_interview_welcome&d=DwMGaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=HuG6VtCnvHbS_AgckWsXXPQqbaw5ADfzCpOZVxuJuDk&m=1W0q8dqatiiQXhUSpEBnYWA5yoHai-pcRGRRswQVsaS2YfRAcaItzT8lhYVeePHk&s=0LMFhC8c23uX04gjTLWYRqAXb9kcxvI_fuAYUp_nUAg&e= | https://libbybeta.com/interview/welcome ] , or [ https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.surveygizmo.com_s3_4876338_Libby-2DBeta-2DTesting-2DProgram&d=DwMGaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=HuG6VtCnvHbS_AgckWsXXPQqbaw5ADfzCpOZVxuJuDk&m=1W0q8dqatiiQXhUSpEBnYWA5yoHai-pcRGRRswQVsaS2YfRAcaItzT8lhYVeePHk&s=ZHm0JXuYo_g7Zq9iT4D5sseIxpVc1Fvr402og3L8tJU&e= | sign up for access to the Beta mobile app ] . If you already have Libby Beta, you’ll see the updates as soon as you launch the app. Details and visuals * Patrons with a home card will see a “What’s New” billboard when they update the app * Borrowing from a partner library is seamless. Patrons no longer need to manually add their home library card at a partner library. Instead, access to the partner library is granted automatically when a patron borrows or places a hold at a partner collection. * When a patron runs a search, Libby automatically checks the availability for the results at all partner libraries in the lending partnership network, even if the user has never visited the partner libraries before. Users will be shown the best circulation option, prioritizing loans over holds, across all their saved and partner libraries. * There’s a new, dedicated “Partner Libraries” list in the Libby menu, so patrons can easily see which libraries they have access to with their home card. * In the Manage Loan panel, loans from a partner library have an attribution explaining that the loan was made possible by your lending partnership. Other aspects of your partnership setup aren’t changing. You can still disable holds for partner libraries, give your patrons priority on holds, and choose whether visiting patrons can borrow certain lending models or Lucky Day titles. We plan to release this update in the next few weeks , after we finish testing the changes. In the meantime, please test the changes for yourself in Libby Beta and let us know if you encounter issues for your library. With your help, we can make sure the rollout of this feature is seamless for everyone. As a reminder, this is only for library staff and is not currently available for patrons. Once the new release of the Libby app featuring Ambient RLA is live, we’ll have a help article and how-to training video about these changes. Please let me know if you have any questions. Warmly, Katie Katie Strong (she/her/hers) Account Manager I North America Public Libraries Jim Flury Technical Services Manager The Library Network 41365 Vincenti Court Novi, MI 48375 248-536-3100, ext 133 Note New Fax Number: 248-716-5584 Note New Email Address:jflury@tln.org
