Author: Scott Wright

OverDrive Reciprocal Lending Agreement – Updated 12/4/2025

Scott Wright

Did you know that Dexter District Library is now part of an agreement with many other Michigan cooperatives sharing access to our Libby collections?

Partner Libraries are currently:

  • Bay County Library System (added 12/4/2025)
  • Genesee District Library (added 10/3/2024)
  • Great Lakes Digital Libraries
  • Lakeland Library Cooperative
  • Metro Net Library Consortium
  • Mideastern Michigan Library Cooperative
  • Midwest Collaborative for Library Services
  • Saint Clair County Library System (added 10/3/2024)
  • Southwest Michigan Digital Library (added 7/29/2025)
  • Suburban Library Cooperative
  • Traverse Area District Library (added 4/9/2024)
  • Up North Library Cooperative
  • White Pine Library Cooperative
  • Woodlands Library Cooperative

This means that including our 78,000+ titles, you have access to over 387,000 additional titles!

To access the Partner Library collections on your computer, simply click the “Partner libraries” button in the upper right corner of Download Destination.

On the Libby app, follow these steps to add our Partner Libraries to your account:

  1. Open the menu (found in the bottom center) inside Libby
  2. Select “Add Library“
  3. Search for a Partner Library – their names are listed in red above
  4. Select “Sign In With My Card“
  5. Under Partner Libraries select Dexter District Library
  6. Enter your library card and pin.
    Tip:  You can long hold on the library card number after typing it, then select copy.  When you arrive at this step again, long hold and press paste to save time.
  7. You are now shopping on that Partner Library’s Libby collection
  8. Repeat the process to add the rest of the Partner Libraries
  9. You may toggle between Library collections using the menu in the bottom center inside Libby

Please note that hold priority is given to patrons borrowing from their home library collection.

Virtual Library Card

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To access your virtual library card:

  1. Sign into our catalog web page using your card number and pin: https://catalog.tln.lib.mi.us/?section=myaccount&config=dext
  2. Press the Triple Horizontal Line in the upper left corner of your screen
  3. Press “Library Card”

Virtual Library Card Tips:
All Dexter District Library cards are assigned a pin.  If you have never changed your pin, the default will either be the last 4 digits of the phone number you supplied to us or 1234.  If you forgot your custom pin, Library staff can reset it for you.

Want a Library Catalog button on your phone?  Here’s how:

For Android Devices via Chrome:

For Apple Devices via Safari:

  • Navigate to this website: catalog.tln.lib.mi.us/?config=dext
  • Tap the Share button at the bottom of the page. It looks like a square with an arrow pointing up.
  • Scroll down and tap “Add to Home Screen.”
  • Choose a name for the page and tap “Add” in the upper right corner.