Library Tours
Tour the collections and computer internet databases. Monthly tours are held the third Thursday of each month.

The McElveen Library features:

• State-of-the-art computer and reference lab areas, complete with 54 desktop computers
• Complimentary wireless network for use with personal laptops
• Teen room featuring a collection of young adult fiction/nonfiction materials and two desktop computers
• Multimedia center equipped with three viewing/listening station computers accompanied with auditory access
• Children’s area consisting of an extensive collection of easy, fiction, and nonfiction books, four desktop computers possessing Think Pad capabilities, and an arts and crafts area
• Three flat screen televisions complete with Time Warner cable access (e.g. CNN, MSN, etc), updates from “What’s Happening in Air Force Libraries,” and various children/teen movies premiering daily
• Several reading lounges
• Activity/conference room complete with overhead projection and net meeting capabilities
• General (fiction, nonfiction) and reference collection of materials
• An array of audio books (MP3, I-POD, and CD formats)
• Host of programs and classes:
• Computer Classes (Keyboarding, Computer 101 & 102)
• Spanish Classes (Beginning & Advanced)
• Craft Classes (Knitting & Crocheting)
• Game Days & Nights (BINGO)
• Children/Teen Programs (Story Time & Summer Reading)
• McElveen Library has partnered with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources to administer the Final Exam for Hunting Licenses. All study materials can be checked at the McElveen Library.  Please click this link for more information
• "Licenses and permits are required for hunting in South Carolina. All residents and nonresidents born after June 30, 1979 must successfully complete a hunter education course that is approved by the SC Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) before a hunting license can be obtained."
  

Library Policies

Patron registration
Library cards are issued to military members and retirees, civilian personnel and affiliated students. Registering patrons specify the dependents authorized to use their accounts at the time of registration. Library cards are issued for 1 year periods. Students, not otherwise eligible, register each term.

Lending periods
Library materials can be renewed twice unless they have been placed on hold by other library patrons. Renewal requests can be done over the phone during library hours.

• Books: 14-day loan, limit of 50 titles, up to 2 renewals
• Audiobooks: 14-day loan, limit of 7 items, 2 renewals
• Music CDs: 14 day loan, limit of 7 items, 2 renewals
• Archived periodicals: 14-day loan, limit of 7 items, 2 renewals
• CD-ROMs: 7-day loan, limit of 7 items, 2 renewals
• Educational VHS/DVD: 7-day loan, limit of 7 titles (only one CLEP title), 2 renewals
• Recreational VHS/DVD: 7-day loan, limit of 7 titles, 2 renewals
• 3-Day reference books: 3-day loan, limit of 5 titles, 2 renewals
  

Overdue Materials
The library does not charge overdue fines. First and second overdue notices are sent to patrons 7 and 14 days after the due date. Third notices for military members are sent to their first sergeant or commander 21 days after the due date.

Lost or damaged materials
Patrons must replace or reimburse the library for all materials that are lost, damaged, or destroyed while checked out to their account, as per AFI 34-270 2.10.

Children's World and Teen City @ McElveen Library is committed to providing quality programs and facilities for the youth of Shaw AFB. There are two components that make up the Youth Services division of McElveen Library. Children's World consists of an extensive collection of easy, fiction, and nonfiction books, four desktop computers possessing Think Pad capabilities, and an arts and craft area. Teen City features a collection of young adult fiction/nonfiction materials and two desktop computers, complete with Internet access and capabilities.

HAVE YOU MET MS. TAMMIE YET??
If not you are missing out! Join us in CHILDREN'S WORLD
for one of her famous storytime sessions!

Daylight Story Time - September <-- Click here for schedule!

Daylight Story Time - October <-- Click here for schedule!

Make sure you give her a listen as she reads fun stories for children on the new "Dial-A-Story" Hotline! Call 895-1853 Today!

Now Showing @ McElveen (All Ages): A new movie is showcased daily on the big screen! Movies are shown from 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Monday – Friday.

Our 'Tween/Teen City Room is a great place to hang out! Play games with one of two gaming desktop computers, do homework, or browse our selection of youth books.

Note to Parents: Air Force Librarians, per AFI 34-270, 2.4.5, are instructed to follow the American Library Association (ALA) Bill of Rights to ensure that the selection process is free from censorship. The instruction also states: "Libraries will also apply the principles of intellectual freedom, not only in selection, but also in all aspects of library service, by implementing the Interpretations of the Library Bill of Rights, the Privacy Act, and the procedures for handling complaints set forth in the Intellectual Freedom Manual and updates from ALA's Office of Intellectual Freedom."

The ALA Policy Manual states in section 53.1.4: "Denying minors access to certain library materials and services available to adults is a violation of the Library Bill of Rights. Librarians and governing bodies should maintain that parents--and only parents--have the right and the responsibility to restrict the access of their children--to library resources. Adopted 1972, amended 1982, 1992."