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Libraries & Lending on Google Play Books
Public library apps, loan periods, holds, and what you can legally keep.
A library loan is a timed license, not a file you keep.
Play Books is not OverDrive. Library loans stay in Libby or a library Adobe/LCP app.
The rest of this section is holds, due dates, and what you are allowed to export before the copy disappears.
Borrowing library books with Google Play BooksCards, apps, and how a library loan shows up in Google Play Books.Holds and loan periods for Google Play BooksHow long you wait, how long you keep the title, and what Google Play Books does when the loan ends.What you cannot keep from library loans in Google Play BooksLoans are licenses. Here is what expires, what you may export, and what Google Play Books will not let you archive.