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Are there any libraries in army bases (Public libraries, book stores, or anywhere i can get literature within base) I haven't shipped yet but I ship in January and i hope i can continue enjoying one of my favorite hobbies once in (Literature).
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Most bases will have a library. If they don't, then there will certainly be a library in the town closest to base. And the PXs on the bases sell books.
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Some of the very best libraries I've been in are on bases. They even have free subscriptions for electronic books and audio books on Overdrive (if they still have it). They usually have a large stock of games, movies, TV series, books, audio books, and of course free wifi.
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MSG Clinton Brown
Dude they sucked if you wanted something just to read they had a pretty good supply of thins if you were enrolled in college classes!
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MSG Clinton Brown they don't keep a lot on hand, buy because all the libraries are connected, you can request any book and they'll have it shipped from another military library. If they don't have the book in their inventory, they'll even purchase the book for you to read.
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Cesar Ramirez Reading is also my favorite hobby. Best wishes on new challenges and adventures.
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Cesar Ramirez
Thank you, I am very exited !
James Jones: ¨The thin red line¨ i am currently reading it and its very powerful and philosophically deep.
James Jones: ¨The thin red line¨ i am currently reading it and its very powerful and philosophically deep.
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I was stationed at one of the smallest posts in Army history. (Ft Lawton, WA) I worked after duty hours as the librarian. I think they paid me about a dollar an hour. So, yes there are libraries
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MSG Clinton Brown
You were never stationed at Ft Bragg, and evedentiley!! As an Infantryman when you had the time not deployed or training iiI would go there If you weren't enrolled in some kind of college course there was pretty much nothing!!
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They are very poor shape have hardly anything in them !! This is one thin I can't understand a soldier a lot of times can't afford to do much around towns close to them!!! Things like library's and things to occupy soldiers time were not worth going to my whole 25 years of service!!! We did have woodworking shops for soldiers to go and auto places you could use if you were one. Of the lucky few who got there in time to use it or had reserved a spot!! But I don't think those are around anymore!! All the things that used to be there for soldiers to use and entertain themselves on post are not there anymore!!! There were many enlisted clubs on post !! I think most of them have closed down although I'm sure the officers club is still going strong!! Golf courses are always full of people other than the soldiers that would like to use them!! The times are always filled with people from everywhere!!!
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MSG Clinton Brown
Soldiers should not have to buy books the bases should have a library system that they could books to read from the base not buy them!!!
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The ones I have been to all had a library as well as books at the PX; thrift stores, and occasionally book stores off-post. Thrift stores provided a very good start to my personal library while I was in the Army.
Best of luck to you!
Best of luck to you!
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Go to your base library. Speak to a librarian. They can get you an account. They can set you up with Libby or overdrive apps for your kindle or iPad or iPhone. You then can access all the digital books, magazines, audio books on the army and Air Force libraries. I did this when I was at DCC at fort sill. It was great. I would also suggest getting a library card for your local state library as you can enter your library card info on Libby or the overdrive app and also get your entire state library ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines.
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