Library

Library

Rota MWR Library services 

Please read the reopening instruction below to help ensure the health and safety of everyone. If you violate these rules, you risk losing your access to the library.

Reopening Instruction

• All patrons must wear a cloth face covering at all times in the facility.
• All patrons must maintain social distancing (6 feet/2 meters) in the facility.
• All patrons must sanitize hands upon entering the facility.
• Study area and conference room are available by reservation only.
• Book return is available everyday at one of the two outdoor MWR drop boxes. Materials will be quarantined for five days before reshelving.
• Library Maximum Capacity: 40 patrons
• TV Room Maximum Capacity: 4 patrons (unless family members)

Virtual Story Time!
Every Tuesday at 11 a.m. on our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/RotaMWR/)

Computer Usage Rules

• All patrons must request computer use from a library staff member.
• No more than one hour of computer time permitted when patrons are waiting.

MWR Library

A world of knowledge is at your fingertips at the MWR Library. Whether you’re a college student researching a term paper or you’d just like to find information on the Internet, the MWR Library has all the information you need. There are thousands of books, magazines, and newspapers available. Every month, the Library receives the latest book releases of every genre for all age groups.

The U.S. Navy General Library Program has developed an easier way to access a variety of free online library resources. These resources are available to Navy families and the civilians that support them on bases around the world. Keep those kids reading all summer long! Check out the Navy's updated General Library web page with great summer reading suggestions! https://www.navymwr.org/programs/libraries

Army and Air Force e-library

If you are a member of the Air Force or Army, please see the downloads section to access your e-library. Please do not hesitate to contact the Library if you need any assistance.
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Remote Learning Stations are available!

No Wi-Fi at home? Safe learning spaces with free internet access are now available for elementary, middle and high school students to participate in remote and virtual classroom instruction and complete required assignments.

How to use/request reservations:

• Reservations are required. Walk-ins permitted.
• Reservations will be for one two-hour time slot during normal operating hours for the library.
• Reservations can be made each day for your child(ren). 
• Computers are available for student use.
• Children under 10 years old must be accompanied by an adult (18 years and older).
• Family units can share a learning station.
• Families cannot join other families. One family per learning station.
• Cloth face coverings are required at all times within the facility.

To make a reservations or for more information, please call 956-82-2418 or DSN 727-2418.
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New Book Clubs!

Space is limited, no more than 10 people. To register or for more information, please call 956-82-2418 or DSN 727-2418.

Who is Killing at the Library?
For suspense fiction lovers.
Group will meet the first Thursday of every month, beginning Oct. 1 from 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Adults 18 years and older.

Coffee and Books
Empowering women authors.
Group will meet every Wednesday, beginning Oct. 7 from 11 a.m.-noon.
Adults 18 years and older.

Rebel Personalities from History
For kids to learn about the great personalities that have changed the world.
Meetings will be the third Friday of every month, beginning Oct. 16 from 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Youth ages 8-12 years old. 

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Library: Book of the Month

November Book of the Month

The Beadworkers:  Stories
By: Beth Piatote

“THE BEADWORKERS: STORIES” by Beth Piatote Beth Piatote's luminous debut collection opens with a feast, grounding its stories in the landscapes and lifeworld’s of the Native Northwest, exploring the inventive and unforgettable pattern of Native American life in the contemporary world Told with humor, subtlety, and sparseness, the mixed-genre works of Beth Piatote’s first collection find unifying themes in the strength of kinship, the pulse of longing, and the language of return. A woman teaches her niece to make a pair of beaded earrings while ruminating on a fractured relationship. An eleven-year-old girl narrates the unfolding of the Fish Wars in the 1960s as her family is propelled to its front lines. In 1890, as tensions escalate at Wounded Knee, two young men at college - one French and the other Lakota - each contemplate a death in the family. In the final, haunting piece, a Nez Perce-Cayuse family is torn apart as they debate the fate of ancestral remains in a moving revision of the Greek tragedy Antigone. Formally inventive and filled with vibrant characters, The Beadworkers draws on Indigenous aesthetics and forms to over a powerful, sustaining vision of Native life. 

Navy endorsement not implied.

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Library: DoD Civilian Retiree Card

Are you a retired DoD civilian?  
For information on how to receive your DoD Civilian Retiree Card, visit Uniformed Serviced ID Card.

What is the purpose of the card?
Since many retired DoD civilians have no way of identifying their association with the Department of Defense, this card provides them with a trusted credential to establish their identity and affiliation. Some, but not all, military installations allow retired civilians access to MWR facilities with proper identification.

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MWR Digital Library

Navy MWR Digital Library

At the home page click the Digital link, and then Register for a DS Logon.
You’ll be asked to select your DS Logon registration method:

1.  I have a Common Access Card (CAC) with an accessible card reader.
2.  I have a Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) myPay account. 
3.  None of the above conditions apply, however at least one of the following conditions is true:

•  I am a Veteran
•  I am a Dependent of a Veteran
•  I am a Survivor of a Veteran
•  I am registered in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS)

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