20th Force Support Squadron, Shaw AFB
"Provide, project, and sustain combat ready forces... any challenge, any time, any where."
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McElveen Library seeks to provide quality service to all patrons. Its goal is to provide a safe, studious, and pleasant environment conducive to lifelong learning.
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)
Additionally, the Quiet Cup coffee bar is located inside serving "Starbucks Coffee," with a variety of hot and cold beverages and snack items. Check out our menu! Check out our NEW extended hours!!
Contact the Base Librarian to find out more about tutoring programs, children's & adult programming, virtual out processing, interlibrary loans, document delivery and office accounts purchasing support.
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Reserve the Conference Room! Click here to download our reservation form. Once completed, save the form to your desktop and rename it with your name and the current date (i.e. Marshall_090801) send the new form via e-mail to library@20thfss.com. The request is not confirmed until you are contacted by a library staff member.
Online Resources
We offer a wide range of online databases to help with all of your research needs. Visit our Reference page for access to our database list.
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Children's
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Check out our Youth Page for great reading lists
for all age groups, check it out!
- Programs and Events
- Publications
- Mission
Learn Korean
This class is designed for those with little to no background in Korean. Learn to converse in Korean, read writen material and understand some of Korea's culture and society! Program dates March 10-April 21; class meets Wednesdays at 5 p.m. We also offer Mango Languages online! For more information email us at library@20thfss.com or call 895-4518.
Spring Into Gardening
Feb. 12, 1 p.m. with Amanda McNulty, Clemson Extension horticulture agent and co-host of ETV series "Making It Grow."
Library Tours
Tour the collections and computer internet databases. Monthly tours are held the third Thursday of each month.
Computer
101
Learn your way around Microsoft Excel, Power Point and Internet Explorer. Increase your skill at this free class, Friday's at 5-6 p.m. Feb. 26 - Apr. 2.
Needleworking Club
Share your hobby and conversation every
Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Beginners welcome! Check out our other clubs: Book Club, Chess Club, and Teen Entrepreneur's Club
Wii Leagues
Assemble teams of 2-4 players and choose from 5 different games: bowling, golf, tennis, baseball and boxing! Wii look forward to seeing you!
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Families of Deployed Airmen and Soldiers Reading List
McElveen Library’s mission is to provide centers of access to knowledge and information essential to accomplish the Air Force mission; support professional military and voluntary off-duty education programs; and offer library facilities, resources and services that meet the personal needs and promote the productive use of leisure time for Air Force people.