McConnell AFB Servies

The Library will be closed January 1 – 4 & January 19.

Sign Up for Preschool Story Time NOW
Preschool children will enjoy a full hour filled with books, songs, fingerplays, crafts and fun! Tuesdays from 10 – 11am in room 159 of the Education Wing of the Dole Community Center. Call 759-4207 for sign up information.

School Age Book Club Meets Thursdays at 5:30pm in the Kansas Room located in the Dole Community Center Ballroom.

Outreach Story Time
The Library offers Outreach Story Time where they can come to your place for Story Time. If you’re interested in this program call the Library at 759-4207 for dates, times and details.

Chief of Staff Reading Books Available
The 2008 Chief of Staff books are now available for checkout at the McConnell Library. See the full list of titles at the Library. For more information call 759-4207.

The McConnell Base Library is located in the Education Wing of the Robert J. Dole Community Center and offers more than 20,000 books for leisure, education and reference reading. The library collection also contains CD and audiocassette book recordings, a VHS and DVD collection as well as a paperback book exchange. In addition they have study materials for CLEP and Dantes tests. Other library collections include foreign language study materials, music CD’s, and the Chief of Staff reading list. The library subscribes to over 50 magazines and newspapers for their customers reading pleasure. The Library has fourteen Internet accessible computers with CAC card readers however they are not on the Base LAN. Wireless Internet service is also available in the library. There is one stand alone computer with a customer accessible scanner. The children’s section offers more than 8,000 books, a VHS and DVD collection, an audiobook collection. and two educational computers.

The library offers a myriad of programs for young children through adults. We have weekly story times, outreach programs, homeschool group programs, book discussion groups, free computer classes, and a very successful Summer Reading Program. Sign up for the Library’s mailing list to get current information on these great programs!

Who can use the library?
Per AFI 34-262, military members and their families, military retirees and their family members, DOD civilians (both APF and NAF) and their family members, DOD contractor personnel working on the installation, and students taking courses on base may use the base library.

Services Available
• Interlibrary Loan (borrowing materials from other libraries)
• Fax Service
• Wireless Internet
• Customer Use Scanner
• Guided Group Tours
• Online Research Databases
• Rosetta Stone Online Learning Center
• OverDrive Audiobook Download (All Above Services Are Free)
• Copy Machine ($.10 per page)