Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story  Morale, Welfare and Recreation

Get to know the Army general libraries. You will find something for soldiers and families in all locations and military stages. There are 62 libraries across seven countries with physical collections in all formats. They support professional, educational and recreational reading.

Installation libraries play an important role for soldiers. They offer technical publications to support job requirements and career development. Soldiers can earn college degrees and certifications, update promotion packages, prepare for transition or retirement and more. Computers are available for completing training or personal education.

These libraries are also a “community couch” with programming, study and meeting spaces. There is something for everyone, including book clubs, story times and walks, game and movie nights. A themed summer reading program provides family fun. Evening and weekend hours accommodate busy schedules.

Makerspaces are now available in many Army libraries. All ages can explore and enjoy science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics.

Soldiers and their dependents who are deployed or in remote locations can use the Army MWR Library Online. It offers a wide variety of electronic databases and downloadable content. Contact your installation library for questions about registration. If you’re not near an installation library, contact usarmy.mwr.library@mail.mil.

All Defense Department service members and their families can also use the online DOD MWR Libraries. The libraries have a wide range of online resources for children and adults. Access free tutoring, finance and language classes, career transition assistance, car care advice, legal forms and much more. Visit Military OneSource today to see what the DOD MWR Libraries can do for you and your family.

The Navy MWR Digital Library is always open. With more than 25 online services, it gives sailors, their families, retirees and civilians 24/7 access to a wide variety of material. The Navy MWR Digital Library and ashore and afloat libraries provide academic, research and career-development resources. Sailors can earn college degrees and certificates. They can update promotion packages, prepare to transition or retire and more.

The Navy MWR Digital Library portal has e-books, audiobooks, newspapers and 10,000 full-text journals and magazines. It offers one-on-one tutoring, Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support tests, and College-Level Examination Program practice exams and study guides.

Ashore MWR libraries and resource centers are available on 31 naval bases. Eligible customers can check out a variety of print and audiovisual materials. The libraries provide free access to computers and Wi-Fi. Some have story hours, summer reading programs, classes and book clubs.

Afloat libraries include collections of print and audiovisual materials. They vary in size by vessel. Carriers may have collections as large as 15,000 volumes. Submarines may have collections with only a few hundred items. The fleet gets monthly shipments of paperback books. As a part of afloat library support, the Navy General Library Program provides an “opening day” collection for new ships entering the Navy's active fleet under an agreement with the Naval Sea Systems Command.

All Defense Department service members and their families have access to the DOD MWR Libraries. These free, online libraries are available 24/7 and offer an incredible collection for both adults and children. Access tutoring, finance and language classes, career transition assistance, car care advice, legal forms and much more. Visit Military OneSource today to see what the DOD MWR Libraries can do for you and your family.

JEB Little Creek

The Library on JEB Little Creek is located at 1481 D Street. They are open Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday & Sunday, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m., holiday hours are noon to 5 p.m. If you have questions you can call Phone 757-462-7691. The library offers the following:

Library Resources: Comprehensive book selection, audio books, several area newspapers, over 80 current magazines, games for XBOX 1, PlayStation4, & Switch.

Library Offerings: Children's fiction & non-fiction area, story time for children three to five years old, study room, training room for large groups, young adult fiction & non-fiction area, Summer Reading Program, children's events, craft activity (monthly), and the latest bestsellers available for checkout.

Library Technology: Twenty computers including free Internet access, CAC access, free wireless Internet access, and DVD's.

JEB Fort Story

The library is located at Fort Story is located in Bldg. 864, Omaha Beach Road, Fort Story, Virginia 23459. They are open Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m., holiday hours are noon. to 5 p.m. This location is closed on Sunday.  If you have any questions, please call 757-422-7548.  The library offers the following:

Services: Internet - Computer access & wireless access, new DVDs, books on CDs, and latest Bestsellers available for checkout, Inter Library Loans (I'lls), copier machine/fax/scanning services, magazines & newspapers, and the coffee corner (hot beverages served upon request), games for XBOX 1, PlayStation 4, & Switch.

Programs: Three weekly story hours (2-11yrs), Summer Reading Program (June-Aug), monthly Teen Movie Night, special adult & children's events/contests, craft activities, etc. (monthly), basic computer classes, and small meeting facility (call for details).