Library / Education Center
About us:
The MacDill AFB Library, co-located with the Education Center, is open to all military personnel (active, reserve, and retired) and dependents with a military ID card. Civilians taking classes or working on the base may also use the library. Anyone outside the MacDill community who desires access to the library should contact us via phone at 813-828-3607, e-mail: 6SVS.Library@macdill.af.mil, or fax: 813-828-4416.
Jan:
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
by Mark T. Sullivan
Feb: Call Sign Chaos by Jim Mattis and Bing West
Mar: Girl Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis
* Talk to a staff member if you're interested in participating in a future reading circle activity (adult or teen)
Click above link to search for books available
at the MacDill Library
NOTE: Username is your library card number.
Password is the 4-digit# assigned by the MacDill library, which should be handwritten on your card.
(Note: If you'd like to change your password, stop by the Library's Front Desk. If you've forgotten your password, just give us a call at 828-3607 or stop by the front desk)
If there is an available copy at MacDill, you may either visit the base library to check it out in person, or you may reserve a copy of the book by placing it on hold through the above AMC library catalog website. When the book is ready, the library will contact you by phone or email, then you will have 3 business days to stop by the library and pick it up.
Weekly Library Events
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TUESDAYS:
10 am: Children's Story Time (ages 1-6), Children's Room
6 pm: Family Bingo (all ages), Lib Game Room
WEDNESDAYS:
2 pm: Tabletop Games (all ages), Lib Game Room
THURSDAYS:
4-6 pm: Teen Game Activities, Lib Game Room
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Upcoming Special Events
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Month of Jan: Resolution Wall – Share your resolutions for the New Year on post-its!
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Wed, 29 Jan @ 4 pm: Chess Club (beginners, experts & all ages welcome)
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Mon, 10 Feb @ 3:30 pm: Special Valentine's Day Craft Activity (ages 5-12).
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Wed, 12 Feb @ 3:30 pm: Presidential Trivia – Join us in fun facts and firsts concerning the U.S. presidents (ages 7-17).
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Sat, 22 Feb @ 1 pm: Children's Story Time & Craft Activity (ages 0-6).
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Wed, 26 Feb @ 4 pm: Chess Club (beginners, experts & all ages welcome).
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Mon, 2 Mar @ 3:30pm: Teen Tech Week Activity Puzzle Scavenger Hunt for Teens - Use the library’s digital resources to find the answers to our questions! Prizes for Champions! (ages 12-17)
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Mon, 16 Mar @ 3:30 pm: Spring Break STEM Activity Ozobot (tiny robots) Workshop (ages 8-17)
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Tues, 17 Mar @ 6 pm: Play St. Patrick’s Day BINGO with us (all ages)! Winners choose prizes!
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Wed, 18 Mar @ 4 pm: Youth Craft Spring Break Activity (ages 7-17)
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Thur, 19 Mar @ 4 pm: Teen Tech Spring Break Activity (ages 12-17) Be your own comic celebrity! Learn how to make comic panels with your own photos! You’ll need an iPhone or iPad. The library has a few you can borrow.
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Fri, 20 Mar: Anytime from 9 am-4:00 pm. K’Nex Real Bridge Building (ages 10+). Work independently, building real world bridges in the library! Just ask staff for the building kits. Limited supplies are available,
 so make reservations at the front desk.
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Wed, 25 Mar @ 4:00 pm: Chess Club (beginners, experts & all ages welcome)
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Sat, 28 Mar @ 1:00 pm: Children’s Story Time & Craft Activity (ages 0-6)
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Every Tuesday at 10 am
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Unlimited access to thousands of digital graphic
novels and comics to library patrons on any Web-connected device.
EBSCO Learning Express
For all your study needs such as:
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to the website
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(Must have library card number ready)
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Universal Class
Learn Something New Today!
Over 500 Online Continuing Education Courses!
(Visit the Library Front Desk
for Access Code)
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eBooks, eAudiobooks
and More!
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Gale Virtual Reference
Library
Click logo at left for information available at your DoD library. eReference book titles on a multitude of subject areas.
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USAF OverDrive eLibrary
Offers a wealth of online resources, including digital magazines, music, movies, CSAF Reading List materials & more!
To access website, click above logo. Click "Sign In," then under "select library" dropdown menu, choose "OverDrive Assigned (Begins with FL)" and hit "Go." Lastly, for the Library card number, type FL48145, plus the last 9 digits of your library card number. For example: FL48145100012345
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Military OneSource
Military OneSource's DoD MWR Digital Library provides access to resources for Active Duty, Reserve, National Guard members and DoD civilians, plus their family members, without the need for a CAC or Library card.
MilitaryOneSource provides a wide range of services, including: language translation services, non-medical counseling, tax consultation & filing, health & wellness coaching, financial counseling, child & youth behavioral military & family life counseling, and MORE!
Click above logo, log in (first-time users must create an account first) and select any of the Libraries links under "On & Off Base Living".
Questions? Call 800-342-9647.
(Live Online Chat is also available.)
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CLEP Streaming
Videos from Comex
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Provides 80 CLEP review lessons in 16 different subject areas including: Algebra, American Government, American Literature, Analyzing Literature, Biology, Business Law, Chemistry, Composition, Humanities, Mathematics, Natural Science, Principles of Management, Psychology, Social Science, US History I, and US History II.
(Ask a Library staff member for the password)
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Hoopla...Movies, Music & More!
Hoopla is a digital media service that allows users to borrow movies, music, audiobooks, eBooks, comics, and TV shows to enjoy on their computers, tablets, phones, or TV. With no waiting, users can borrow up to 5 titles per month. These titles can either be streamed immediately, or downloaded to phones or tablets for offline enjoyment later via the hoopla app (iOS, Android, Kindle Fire, and Roku). PLEASE NOTE: Site does NOT support Internet Explorer (IE).
To register for an account, simply click the above Hoopla logo, enter your email address and create a password.
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BrainHQ
BrainHQ is an online brain-training system that offers 29 exercises specialized to work out your attention, brain speed, memory, people skills, navigation, and intelligence. Whether you decide to design your own program (choosing exercises and workouts that meet your personal interests, mood, and schedule), or use the personalized trainer feature, BrainHQ will provide personal workouts that adapt in difficulty so that you'll always be training at your optimum level. Enter the access key (which you'll need to ask the Library Staff for) to create your new Air Force account. Once registered, be sure to download the BrainHQ app to your mobile device in order to access these personalized brain-training exercises from anywhere!
PLEASE NOTE: Site may be blocked on the military network. If link does not work, try accessing from a commercial or .NET network.
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CultureGrams
CultureGrams provides concise, reliable and up-to-date reports on more than 200 countries, each U.S. state and all 13 Canadian provinces and territories.
Information includes facts and figures, as well as an insider’s perspective on daily life and culture, including history, customs and lifestyles of people around the world.
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EBSCO Research Databases
Offers a broad range of full text and bibliographic databases designed for research. Subject areas include: academic, biomedical, government, school K-12 and military. The databases include: Business Searching Interface
Small Business Reference Center
Consumer Health Complete
Military Transition Support Center
Literary Reference Center
EBSCOhost Research Databases
EBooks on EBSCOhost
Ebook mobile app
Audiobooks on EBSCOhost
Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center
Small Engine Repair Reference Center
EBSCO Discovery Service
NoveList K-8 Plus & NoveList Plus
Explora for Primary Schools
Explora for Public Libraries
Explora for Secondary Schools
Explora for Educator’s Edition
Database access can be found HERE(Ask a Library staff member for a username & password.)
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About our Collection: MacDill AFB Library offers a wide range of resources to meet the information needs of our community. These resources include: - Full-text online databases (military, academic, and general interest)
- USAF OverDrive Library, a site for audiobooks, ebooks, CSAF reading list materials, streaming videos and more! If you don't already have a library card, visit the MacDill library to register for one and then you can log in to the OverDrive website. To access the site CLICK HERE. Once at the site, click "Sign In," then under the "select library" dropdown menu, choose "OverDrive Assigned (Begins with FL)" and hit "Go." Lastly, for the Library card number, type FL48145, then the last 9 digits of your library card number. Example: FL48145100012345. You may then borrow up to 5 titles at a time, which may be borrowed for up to 14 days per title.
- Extensive military history collection
- Professional reading list titles for Air Force, Army, Navy, & Marines
- Test preparation materials for GRE, GMAT, SAT, ACT, LSAT, TOEFL, MCAT, DSST, CLEP, GED, ASVAB, Military Flight Aptitude, & Officer Candidate
- Popular fiction and non-fiction
- Large assortment of books on tape and CD, including foreign language courses
- Music CDs; movies on DVD and VHS
- Children's fiction and non-fiction, including picture books
- General interest and military magazines and newspapers
Library Amenities:
- Fax service. Outgoing fax for DSN, local and toll free numbers: 10¢/page. Incoming faxes: 10¢/page. Long-distance faxes: Up to 10 pages: $1.00, Up 11-20 pages: $2.00, etc. Check with the Front Desk.
- Computer lab with Internet access, scanner, Microsoft Office applications and multimedia capabilitie.
- Quiet Study Carrels
- Wireless Internet Access
- Interlibrary Loan Services
- Research Assistance from Professional Librarians
- Multi-media Listening Stations
- Children's Room
- Sun Patio
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