Skip the wait: Guaranteed available eBooks and eAudiobooks

Discover ready-to-read eBooks and eAudiobooks with instant access through Auckland Libraries. 

Browse popular titles across all genres in our guaranteed available Book Club collections on OverDrive or in the Libby app – with no waiting lists or holds.

These collections let you listen or read right away, free with your library card. All titles are guaranteed available until a new selection is released in early April 2027.

Book Club collections 

All of our guaranteed available eBooks and eAudiobooks are organised into Book Club collections on OverDrive and in the Libby app.

Each Book Club collection brings together ready-to-read titles by genre, audience or theme, making it easy to browse popular books across all categories in one place.

Explore Book Club collections:

• All collections

• eAudiobooks for adults 

• Book club favourites 

• Young adult book club favourites

• New Zealand fiction and nonfiction 

• Lonely Planet travel guides

• Auckland | Tāmaki Makaurau fiction and nonfiction

• Classic literature eAudiobooks

• Classic literature eBooks

• Duke University Press eBooks

• Magazines for culture vultures and bookish types

• Mystery novels

• Romance novels

Kids collections:

• eAudiobooks for kids 

• Kids book club favourites 

• The natural world for kids

• Children’s classics

Classic collections:

If you’re in the mood for something timeless, the classic collections bring together well-loved authors and genres that continue to stand the test of time.

• Jane Austen

• Oscar Wilde

• The Brontë sisters

• Charles Dickens

• Mark Twain

• Classic mystery novels

• Classic true crime

• Classic fantasy and science fiction

• Classic romance

Scroll down the Book Club Collections page to discover many more!

Other ways to search “available now”

If you want to explore beyond the Book Club collections, you can also search directly in OverDrive or the Libby app. It’s an easy way to discover even more ready-to-read and ready-to-listen books across all genres.

Simply search for a title, author, genre or topic, then use the filter options to refine your results. Select the filter “available now” to see titles you can borrow immediately. You can also filter titles by format, text difficulty, language and more. 

To help you get started, here are some popular topics you can explore right away:

• Romance novels

• General nonfiction 

• Fantasy 

• Historical fiction 

• Science fiction

• Mystery 

• Thriller 

• Self-help & wellbeing 

Listen to unlimited eAudiobooks

Many titles are also available to listen to as eAudiobooks! With hundreds of ‘guaranteed available’ free audiobooks to choose from, you can start listening right away. Narrow your search using the filter option on the left – browse fantasy, classic literature, nonfiction and more! 

• Find eAudiobook favourites for adults

• Find eAudiobook favourites for kids

Get started with eBooks and eAudiobooks

If you’re new to digital reading and listening, it’s easy to get started with Auckland Libraries.

You can borrow both eBooks and eAudiobooks through Libby or OverDrive using your library card, giving you access to thousands of titles you can read or listen to on your device.

Find out more about how to borrow and use each format:

• Learn more about eBooks

• Learn more about eAudiobooks