About the Media Center

The Media Center has books and online resources for assigned study and recreational reading. It is open for use during the entire school day.

Students are encouraged to use the media center for reference work and for selecting books to read. The media specialist is always available to assist those who need help. Students are responsible for replacement of lost or damaged library books and media materials. Failure to fulfill this responsibility will result in report cards not being released to students and parents.

• Students have access to bilingual books in Spanish and English. As well as books in Spanish.
• Students in Kindergarten and First grade can check out one book.
• Students in Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth grades can check out two books.
• Students can check out books for two weeks.
• If a book is lost or damaged, there is a fine to replace the book.  Hardback books have a $15.00 replacement cost.  Paperback books have a $5.00 replacement cost.  
• Coming Soon! Additional books will be available in Amharic, Burmese, Nephali, Arabic among other languages.

What is the Readers Rally?
Readers Rally is a reading quiz bowl style competition for students in 4th and 5th grade. Students read books from a predetermined list and answer questions about those books.

What is the purpose?
The purpose is to promote reading with students who desire to share their love of reading with others. Students will read books from the Readers Rally Book List and participate in discussion and activities pertaining to the books.
The club will culminate in a school competition which will determine the team of ten students who will go on to the county competition.

2024-2025 Reader Rally ES Book list

Click here to view the list

Book Mobile Website

GCPS TV Programming Schedule

Digital Citizenship Resources

Online Library Resources

On the student portal page, students can click  to access our online library catalog that includes ebooks and recently added library books, find out about the latest Beanstack reading challenge, and more.

The Online Research Library allows students to access additional databases and resources, including leveled readers and eBooks. Find directions to access both the media catalog and the online research library here.

You can also download the Libby.  This app connects to the Gwinnett County Public Library.  If students are signed up for the Branch Out program, they can download the Libby app and read eBooks or listen to audiobooks! Here is information about the Branchout Program in  English         Spanish

Click here to find out more about the Libby app.

Georgia Reading

Great news! Get Georgia Reading is now offering FREE access to myON Digital Library! Students and their families have access to more than 6,400 online books and age-appropriate news articles! Kids can search more than 50 different categories and genres, fiction and non-fiction, picture books, graphic novels, chapter books, titles for struggling and reluctant readers, and Spanish and bilingual titles. During our Digital Learning Days, we hope that every student gets to maximize his or her reading time! Signing up is easy.  

1.     Go to https://www.myon.com/login/index.html 

2.     School Name: Get Georgia Reading 

3.     Username: gwinnettcounty 

4.     Password: read 

Explore thousands of books and check out the tiles recommended by the Language Arts department!  

In addition, here are more online read-alouds:

Storyline Online

KidLit.tv

Storytime from Space

Epic! Books

Brightly Storytime

Harper Kids Storytime Read Aloud

 Our Media Specialist, Ms. Frances Bishop, joined Shiloh in 2022.  She is always looking to support students to become better readers.