SYNC is a free summer audiobook program designed for teens 13+.  
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Returning April 28, 2022, SYNC gives participants two thematically paired audiobooks each week.  Titles are all available worldwide and change every Thursday at midnight. One of the goals of the SYNC program is to introduce a variety of audiobook experiences to teens to demonstrate that listening is reading.

Access Details:
  • Titles are accessible in Sora, the student reading app from OverDrive.
  • Each SYNC audiobook will be featured in Sora a window of 7 days.
  • Titles are yours indefinitely once you “borrow” them during their 7-day availability window in Sora.

Access Instructions: 
  1. Register to access SYNC titles in the SORA App at https://www.audiobooksync.com/
  2. Download the free Sora app on your mobile or tablet from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.
  3. Open SORA and login by searching for Cobb County Schools. Sign in using your email address and computer password.
  4. Tap I have a setup code (at the bottom of the screen).
  5. Enter this setup code: audiobooksync.
  6. Enter the email address you used to sign up for SYNC.
  7. Tap: Explore (at the bottom of the screen) to see the week’s featured titles.
Visit the Cobb Digital Library (CDL) for access to e-books, e-audiobooks to read all summer long. Look for Tumblebooks for read-alouds, Sora for e-books, and more.
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Your login is your Office 365 user ID, typically firstname.lastname, and school computer password.

Digital Reads

Get inspired with these suggestions:
Elementary books
Middle and high school books

Book Suggestions

Free books are available for the whole family at Cobb Library Bookmobile stops. Look for the colorful bookmobile at the following times and locations this summer: 

Friday, 6/18, 11:00am - Noon
Greenhouse Apartments, Kennesaw

Monday, 6/21,11:00am - Noon
Arbor Mill Mobile Home Park, 5252 Ernest W Barrett Parkway, Kennesaw

Cobb library Bookmobile

To get started with myON ebooks: ​
  • Log in at myON.com/login/index.html and enter log-in information:
  • School name: Get Georgia Reading (Type the first few letters and select your school from the drop-down menu.)
  • User name: cobbcounty
  • Password: read
  • Click on the Sign In button, select a book, and start reading!

​Check out some additional tips, including recommended system requirements and guidelines on searching for books. Watch the how-to video on accessing and reading books.

​Access to MyON is provided in partnership with Get Georgia Reading. 
Additional ebook access is available from the following providers:
SR Parent Letter 2020
What do I do if my student forgot his/her username or password?
Call the Cobb County School District Customer Care Center at 770-514-2500. Hours are Monday - Thursday, 7 am - 5:30 pm, from May 28th through July 31st.
Capstone Interactive ebooks:
PebbleGo:
​Access to Capstone Interactive and PebbleGo is provided in partnership with Get Georgia Reading. 
For teen and young adult titles, visit https://audiobooksync.com/ for 2 free audiobooks each week.

Summer reading kickoff Parties!

The Cobb County Public Library is ready to start your summer right - with a kickoff party on May 25, 2019! Visit your local branch all summer long for reading recommendations, help logging minutes, and fun programming.
City of Smyrna residents may also visit the Smyrna Public Library and attend a kickoff event on May 24th.
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Log your books and reading minutes in Biblionasium as you work toward the Summer Reading Challenge of 1,500 minutes! ​

​Your login is your student number and your school computer password. 
How-to guide: Putting books on your bookshelf
How-to guide: Logging your minutes
How-to videos for logging in and logging minutes

​Need login help? Call the CCSD  Customer Care Center at 770-514-2500, M-Th 7am-5:30pm, May 28th through July 31st. 
Scholastic Summer Reading Road Trip
Join Scholastic on the ultimate reading road trip, as they tour the country with our favorite authors, illustrators, and characters! They will be visiting Switzer Library on July 21, 2018. 

This July Scholastic is partnering with bookstores and libraries in communities nationwide, hosting reading festivals for families with kids ages 0-12. Bring your reader to this fun (and FREE!) family event, to meet authors, take photos with beloved costume characters, win prizes, and more.
Ready to write? Enter the Pig Tales Writing Competition! Write a short story or essay and you could win a bicycle and other great prizes. The contest is open to Cobb students in grades K-8. Information for 2018 will be updated soon. 
End of Summer Party
On July 21st, both Switzer Library and Smyrna Public Library will host an End-of-Summer Party to celebrate reading all summer long. The Scholastic Summer Reading Road Trip will visit with author signings, character visits, games, crafts, and more! ​
Capstone has partnered with Get Georgia Reading to provide summer access to PebbleGo Next, an interactive website geared toward 3rd-5th graders. Students can learn about science, the United States, and American Indians.  Username: summer17   Password: reads
Kell HS
South Cobb HS
Walton HS

School Summer Reading Lists

  • ​Print this letter to send home to parents. If you need a Word version to edit, click here. 
  • Print the latest FAQ to send home as well. 
  • Spanish versions of the FAQ and parent letters are here. If you need editable versions, here's the FAQ and the parent letter in Spanish. 
  • If you print student user name and password information on barcode labels, you could stick the label on the parent letter. 
  • Be sure to visit the Teaching Resources area when you log into Scholastic for additional printables, certificates, posters, etc. ​
  • Here's a blurb to use on your school and media center website: 
  • Join in the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge and log your reading minutes! Summer reading helps maintain academic gains and can start next year off right. For more information and reading resources, visit http://www.cobbsummerreading.com/.
  • If you'd like to use the infographic on the Why Read? page, click here to download it as a pdf. 
  • Here's a link to the Scholastic Summer Reading logo. 
  • User names and passwords are generated by Scholastic in order to comply with privacy laws and enable us to participate in a nation-wide contest. 
  • It is recommended to have students change their password to “read2017” before school gets out. 
  • ​Scholastic sent out excel spreadsheets that included user names and passwords in late April and early May. 
  • Your Scholastic summer account is different from your regular Scholastic account. You should have received that log in on the email that included your spreadsheets. That login typically follows S[email protected] with a password of summer1.
  • You may use mail merge to help disseminate login information to your students.
  • If you are unfamiliar with mail merge, Cindy Coker made two screencasts. Thanks Cindy!
  • Screencast 1: Mail merge with barcode labels
  • Screencast 2: Mail merge with customized labels
  • New students: If you want to add new students, log into Scholastic using the "summer" log in sent to you via email. From there, go to the Educator Dashboard and click on Classes. 
What do I do if my student forgot his/her Scholastic user name or password?
  • Call the Scholastic Customer Service number at 1 (800) SCHOLASTIC 1(800) 246-2986 Monday – Friday 8 AM to 7 PM EST.
  • Email [email protected].
  • Visit any Cobb County Public Library branch or the Smyrna Public Library and they will retrieve your user name and password. Please have the student ID number ready.
  • To maintain accurate records, it is recommended that students retrieve their original user name and password rather than create a new account. 
A special congratulations to Dodgen Middle School, whose students logged over 1 million minutes, making them the #1 ranked school in the state of Georgia for summer 2016!  
In the summer of 2016, CCSD students logged over 6.5 MILLION minutes of reading! 

another Summer of reading is in the books! 

Cobb students logged over 4 million Summer Reading Minutes in 2017!

congrats to our top schools! 

Dodgen MS: 713,425 minutes
Dickerson MS: 596,878 minutes
Cheatham Hill ES: 325,226 minutes
Blackwell ES: 206,221 minutes
Milford ES: 184,622 minutes
Timber Ridge ES: 139,477 minutes
Tritt ES: 139,279 minutes
Eastside ES: 130,496 minutes
Lewis ES: 93,850 minutes
Kennesaw ES: 74,307 minutes

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