We'd love to sign you up for a library card! Cobb County residents, property owners, educators, and employees are eligible for a free library card. Learn how to sign up here!

To retrieve your library card number, please visit any of our 15 libraries with your current ID. Staff will verify your name and address and provide you with your library card number.

To retrieve your PIN, please visit any of our 15 libraries with your library card. Staff may ask you to verify your information with your current ID. You may also call any of our 15 libraries or our Customer Service Department at (770) 528-2326. Staff will ask for your library card number. Names and addresses will not be accepted over the phone in lieu of a library card number.

Nearly all of our online resources are available to use outside of our libraries. The notable exceptions are Ancestry and FamilySearch. You must be in the library to use these two resources.

When using many of our resources and databases remotely (anywhere outside of our libraries), you may be asked to enter a password or to log in with your library card number and PIN. This allows the resource or database to authenticate you as a Cobb County library cardholder.

To log in to GALILEO when not in the library, you will be asked for a password. The password changes quarterly. Here's how to find the most current password:

1. Log in here.

OR

1. Log in to your library account.
2. Click "My Account".
3. Click on the "Personal Information" tab.
4. The password will be listed at the top of the tab.

OverDrive has created special Getting Started pages for each supported device including video playlists that will walk you through setting up and using your device with the OverDrive collection.

OverDrive has prepared a detailed list of common error messages organized by device.

OverDrive has prepared a Help Page to assist with returning your items early.

Library cards must be current and in good standing in order to access the downloadable collections.  If you receive one of these messages, you may need to renew your library card at one of our 15 locations or you may have library fines on your account in excess of $10.00 that are preventing your card from accessing the collection.  Please feel free to contact your local library for assistance and for more information regarding your library account.

When an OverDrive hold becomes available but the automatic checkout option is not selected for the item, you may see this error if you attempt to retrieve your item through the main library catalog.  

In order to successfully download your available hold, simply open your OverDrive app on your mobile device, select the Cobb County Library from your menu, log in to your OverDrive account, and click on the “Holds” tab. You should see your item on your “Holds” page with the option “Borrow” next to it.  Click “Borrow,” and you should be able to proceed with your download right away.  

If you are using a PC, you can always access your OverDrive account by logging in.  Click the “Holds” tab and select the “Borrow” option on the available hold.