Spanning thirty years from Cambridge to California, two childhood friends reunite in college to build groundbreaking video games and navigate creative partnership, ambition, and loss.
Chicago Public Library: Check Your Goodreads & StoryGraph TBR on Libby
Have a Chicago Public Library card? Scan your entire Goodreads Want-to-Read shelf or StoryGraph To-Read list against Chicago Public Library’s digital Libby collection to see which eBooks and Audiobooks are available to borrow right now with zero wait time.
Popular Books Checked by Chicago Public Library Readers
Frequently checked Want-to-Read titles across Chicago Public Library’s Libby digital catalog. Book cover art and descriptions provided via Open Library.
Set on the desert planet Arrakis, young Paul Atreides is thrust into an interstellar struggle over control of melange, the most valuable substance in the universe.
Reclusive Old Hollywood film icon Evelyn Hugo chooses an unknown magazine reporter to write her biography, recounting her career, secrets, and seven marriages.
A memoir about growing up Korean American, losing her mother to cancer, and reconnecting with family heritage through food and music.
Botanist and Citizen Potawatomi Nation member Robin Wall Kimmerer weaves Indigenous ecological knowledge with plant science to explore our reciprocal relationship with the natural world.
A modern reimagining of Charles Dickens’s David Copperfield set in the mountains of southern Appalachia, following a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer.
How to Get a Chicago Public Library Card for Libby
Free for Chicago residents; instant eCards can be created online with a Chicago residential address.
Chicago Public Library + Libby FAQ
How do I check my Goodreads or StoryGraph shelf against Chicago Public Library on Libby?
Click "Check My Shelf at Chicago Public Library" above to open Borrowable with Chicago Public Library (chipublib) pre-selected. Paste your public Goodreads profile URL (or sync your StoryGraph To-Read list) to see every eBook and Audiobook currently available to borrow with no waitlist.
How do I get a library card for Chicago Public Library?
Free for Chicago residents; instant eCards can be created online with a Chicago residential address. Once you have your card number and PIN, sign into the Libby app and select Chicago Public Library to borrow digital titles.
Can I combine my Chicago Public Library card with other library cards?
Yes! If you also hold reciprocal or state-wide cards at neighboring public libraries, click "+ Card" inside Borrowable’s library picker to check Chicago Public Library alongside up to 5 additional library systems simultaneously.





