The JBM-HH Library,
although small, is mighty and the staff is not your average, old-school
librarians. Oh, if you haven’t been to the JBM-HH library or gotten your
library card, you are soooo missing out!
Our library offers a wide range of services and resources to the
community. We know other businesses and companies say that all the time but we
really mean it.
As a member of the JBM-HH
workforce, be you service member or civilian, you and your family have access
to paper books, audiobooks, and DVDs, including Blu-rays. For those with
e-readers, we offer downloadable content including eBooks, eAudiobooks, magazines,
eMusic, and eVideos. We can also help you access online databases for research
and homework help. The library’s dedicated staff will make sure you find what
you are looking for and are able to utilize all of the resources available to
you.
Let me just interject a
little sidebar about our librarians. They aren’t just people off the street who
needed a job. They are college educated and trained librarians. They have
degrees in the Library Sciences. They are passionate about education, reading,
and the importance of libraries in the community. …and they have a sense of humor! It’s not
like in school when Mrs. Turtleneck and Vest would frown at you over her
glasses and look down her nose at you. You will absolutely feel comfortable
working with and like talking to our librarians. They’re even up-to-date with
the latest technology. Oh, my friends, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it
again, if you haven’t visited our library, you are soooo missing out.
…and here’s the part
you’ll find pretty cool…
You already have our
library card. Yep! You probably aren’t even aware that you have the Army’s
library card in your possession already. The Common Access Card (CAC) you have
to enter the installation…the CAC you use to access your computer…THAT’S your
library card! Unbelievable, right? How convenient is that? There’s no
additional card to keep track of. All you need is your CAC and you’re ready to
take advantage of, well, all of this: computer stations with internet access, personalized
help with your projects and questions, meeting/study rooms, a kid’s room, a
young adult’s room, plus copy, fax, and print services. And it’s all free for you and me!
Now, for the fun part.
You probably want to know exactly what you can access with your CAC library
card. Am I right? Check out the following list of just a few of the super cool
things that outside of the gate may cost money to use.
Novelist
Plus
How many times have read and loved a book and want to try
something similar? Or you’ve read one book in a series and you want to read the
others? Novelist is an online resource that allows you to search for an author,
title, series, and/or keyword and find more about books and get suggestions on
similar titles. Each page includes a
short synopsis of the book, as well as reviews from sites like Kirkus Reviews
and Publishers Weekly. No need to wait for the Sunday book review (if the even
still have those. I think I just dated myself.)
Overdrive
OverDrive Media is a free application that will unlock the Matrix of
libraries for you. Basically, it’s an app that enables users to access eBooks
and audiobooks borrowed from libraries and schools—or purchased from book
stores. What’s really awesome about this app is that you don’t need a tablet or
smartphone to use it. It will open on your PC.
Awesome sauce!
Zinio
I’m a magazine reader. I love pretty images so I’ll always have a magazine
tucked somewhere. Zinio is a multi-platform app that provides you access to
well over 5,000 magazines from a wide range of publishers. It’s an
e-newstand!...at your fingertips.
Ancestry.com
Who doesn’t want to know from where they hail? We’re affiliated with the
military so I don’t mean the place of your birth but the birthplace of your
family? I knew a woman who was able to trace her family tree back to 1600’s Scotland.
She even found out what her family tartan looked like. Imagine the information
you can find about you and your family!
Rosetta Stone
In today’s world, if English
is the only language we speak, we’re missing the opportunity to know and love
another culture! You can learn Latin American Spanish, French, Italian, German, American English, Arabic, Chinese Mandarin, Dari, Dutch, Filipino Tagalog, Greek,
Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Irish, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Pashto, Persian
Farsi, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish (Spain), Swahili, Swedish, Turkish,
Urdu, and/or Vietnamese. Imagine all of the good food you can try when you can
read the menu!
Visit the JBM-HH Library
and let one of our Super Hero Librarians register your CAC for an account
today. It is, after all Library Card Month. After registering, you can use the
catalog to manage your account. The “My Account” feature allows you to renew
and request books, access online content, create wish lists, write reviews, and
more.
Go, on! Those literary classics aren’t going to
read themselves…although, audiobooks are pretty close!
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