Lackland AFB Library
Library Hours
Hours of Operation
Lackland Main Library
Monday-Thursday
9:30am to 8:30pm
Friday
9:30am to 6pm
Weekends
Noon to 6pm
Come in and check out the Internet Service at both Lackland libraries. The Patient Library has a total of 5 customer computers. The Base Library has 68 computers for public use. Wireless access is available at both libraries.
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Patient Library Information page
Patient Library
(at Wilford Hall Medical Center)
Monday-Friday 9am to 5pm
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Events at the Library
Ooh, La, La! Library Mardi Gras Mystery Night is Très Magnifique!
Get into the spirit of Mardi Gras while enjoying a juicy mystery on February 5, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Lacklanders are invited to participate as a role player or just enjoy the unfolding mystery. Light refreshments will be served. This after-hours programs is for adults only. Please enter the library through the parking lot door. Call 671-3610 to find out more.
Make and Take a Valentine for your Sweetie at Library
Come into the library on Valentine’s Day, February 14th, and find the fixings to make the perfect valentine craft for the love of your life! A valentine make and take table will be set up in the front of the library. Customers can make the craft at the library or bring the pieces home to do there. Hugs and kisses from the staff of the library! For more information call 671-3610.
Library Celebrates Seuss Day with Stories and Reading Contest
The library will observe “Read across America Day” with a special reading of Dr. Seuss stories by Miss Alice and other volunteer readers on March 2, from 4-5 p.m. All Lackland children and their families are invited to attend. Call 671-6609 if you want to volunteer to read. Students who want to compete in a read-a-thon can pick up their reading logs the weekend before the event and turn them in anytime March 5-7.
Make and Take a St. Patrick’s Day Craft
Get your Irish up for St. Patrick’s Day by making your own holiday craft at our “Make and Take” table. Pieces will be available on March 17 to create a craft in the library or to take home. In either case you’ll be wearing o’ the green!
Learn about Electronic Resources at Library Workshop
Librarian Sharon Amann will lead a workshop on March 26, from 4-5 p.m. that familiarizes participants with the electronic databases available through library computer desktops. These databases are invaluable tools to search for journal articles for college research papers. Call 671-6606 for more information.
Women’s History Speaker Talks on “Life in the Bookstore”
Sue Ann Allen, manager of the Music Department at the Bandera Pointe Barnes & Noble Book Store, visits the library to give a talk about her experiences working for the corporate chain. Her talk will include some of the humorous things that have happened as well as the insider’s scoop as to what items fly off the shelf and how they pick items to stock. This women’s history event takes place on March 20 at 2 p.m. Call 671-3610 for more information.
Celebrate Spring with a Make and Take Craft
The sun is shining and the flowers are blooming! To celebrate the return of spring Lackland families can come into the library April 1-3 to create their own spring creation at our “Make and Take” table. Make it here or bring it home to make! Call 671-3610 for more information.
Enjoy National Library Week Open House
The theme for this year’s National Library Week is “Communities Thrive @ your Library.” The Lackland and Wilford Hall Medical Center communities are invited to an open house at the Patient Library on April 4 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Base Library will host an open house that same day from 1-3 p.m. Cookies and candy will be available for guests coming through the Patient Library. There will be cake and punch at the Base Library. Call 671-3610 for more information.
Bring your Soda Cans to Library for Earth Day
The Lackland Base Library will be collecting aluminum cans for recycling during the week of 17-24 April. Cans collected will be turned over to a local animal shelter to help raise funds for the operating costs to keep our furry friends safe and healthy while they are waiting for their “forever families.” For more information about this Earth Day initiative, call 671-3610.
Earth Day Speaker Visits Library, Talks Recycling
The library hosts an Earth Day program from 2-3 p.m. on April 24. A speaker will discuss the latest on environmentally-friendly programs and explain how we can live our lives in better harmony with the planet. Call 671-3610 for more information.
Learn about Wireless Internet at Library Workshop
Librarian Jim Mainord will do short workshop on how to use wireless Internet in the library on April 27, from 4-5 p.m. Call 671-3610 for more information.
Play Games at the Library
Customers looking for a cool place to spend an afternoon with family and friends will find a new games table in the library’s teen area. Set pieces for dominoes, chess, and checkers can be checked out at the front desk. Call 671-3610 for information on all library activities and events.
War Movies at Library
The Lackland Library is adding nearly 50 new DVD titles that cover America’s participation in various military conflicts from World War I to the present. The new collection is a true variety containing documentary as well as feature films, drama as well as comedy, with film stars such as Tom Hanks, Joseph Fiennes, Clark Gable, and Steve McQueen. Though the titles will be integrated with the regular video collection, they will be marked with a new sticker for the next three months to make them easy to identify. For more information about the new collection, call 671-3610.
Story / Craft hour - Fridays 9am -10am
The Friday story/craft hour is generally geared toward preschoolers. It is
a themed program that can include story time, theme related songs, and parent assisted craft projects where the children can take their project home afterwards. An example day would be a reading of "The Little Red Hen", followed by a song about chickens sung to the tune of "Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush", and then a project that involves pasting together a chicken from pre-cut construction paper. The program is held in the back half of the library. Story hour runs from 9am to 10am.
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