
Casey Memorial Library
72nd Street
761st Tank Battalion Avenue
Building 3202
Fort Hood, TX 76544

Phone 254-287-4921
Phone (DSN) 312-737-4921
Fax 254-288-4029
Fax (DSN) 312-738-4029

Mon - Thu 10: 00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Fri 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Sat 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Sun 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

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Army General Libraries

The Army General Library Program supports the quality of life and well-being of soldiers and their families by providing resources and programs to meet diverse needs. The Headquarters Library Program extends services to soldiers in remote areas through the distribution of paperback books and audiobooks. Fifty-eight main libraries and 15 branch libraries provide physical collections in all formats, which support professional reading, educational and recreational pursuits. An enterprise library system and online resources provide remote access to additional information regardless of where soldiers and family members are.

The Army's general libraries are key to the professional lives of soldiers. Collections in support of professional reading, pursuit of a college education, and preparation for retirement or transitioning from the military are provided at the Army Morale, Welfare and Recreation Library. Practice College Level Examination Preparation, or CLEP, and Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support, or DANTES, tests are available and in demand. Computers are also available for soldiers to use to complete required training or for personal educational pursuits.

The Army Morale, Welfare and Recreation Library is the "community couch" with programming, quiet study spaces, meeting spaces and collaborative spaces. There is something for everyone. The staff at installation libraries offer programs such as book clubs, story times, game nights, movie nights, book displays, story walks, author readings and more. A themed summer reading program for children provides fun and activities for the entire family. Evening and weekends hours are available to accommodate busy schedules.

The Headquarters Library Program licenses online resources providing academic research, professional reading material, magazines, newspapers, eBooks, audiobooks and children's books that are available anywhere, anytime after registering at your local library. Online homework tutoring is provided 24/7 through Tutor.com for students K-12 on subjects such as writing, mathematics through calculus, science and history. Your Army Virtual Library also supports cultural awareness and overseas families with Mango Languages, an online foreign language program, and CultureGrams, a resource introducing soldiers and family members to new cultures. Visit your Army Virtual Library, log in at My Account and go to the eResources/Research tab for 24/7 access.

Your Army Morale, Welfare and Recreation Library has books, DVDs, and magazines for checkout; a book-swap shelf; and an online library allowing registered users to download books, DVDs and magazines for tablets or smartphones. Users are encouraged to suggest specific titles if they are not available either on the shelf or in the online library. Special programs such as story time for young children and book clubs for school-age children, teens and adults are also ongoing.

Makerspaces are now available in many of the Army MWR libraries. These spaces offer children, young adults and adults the opportunity to explore, create, invent, collaborate with robots, sew, paint and enjoy other Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics, or STEAM, inspired resources and programs.

Morale, Welfare and Recreation Digital Library

Our mobile military members often don't have the resources of a brick and mortar library on hand. The Morale, Welfare and Recreation Digital Library provides resources for members in transit, at foreign missions or remote sites, and for deployed personnel. Access to library materials in digital and downloadable format is available online, 24/7. The library provides recreation, lifelong learning, and reference and career resources for all ages and interests. All resources, including audiobooks and eBooks, are available at no cost to service members anywhere there is access to the internet.

The Morale, Welfare and Recreation Digital Library resources include the following:

  • Books, with thousands of fiction and nonfiction titles, including animated children's books
  • Databases that support education, research, and career growth
  • Resources that provide information such as repairing a car or a small engine
  • Resources to help service members and families manage their finances

Learn more about the Morale, Welfare and Recreation Digital Library at Military OneSource.

Installation Specific Information

Casey Memorial Library offers Books, Ebooks, Computers, Internet Access, Electronic Database Resources, Self-Checkout for books, Music CDs, DVDs, Language Materials, Reference, Storytime, Periodicals and Newspapers, Study Areas, Tax Forms, scanning & Interlibrary Loans.

Customer Registration

Casey Memorial Library is open to the military and civilian personnel of Fort Hood and the Central Texas Community. Customers must be at least 16 years old and show a military ID card and/or picture ID to register. Sponsors can register younger family members.

Lending Limits:

  • 6 Music CDs
  • 10 Entertainment & Children’s DVDs/Videos
  • 2 Children's Book/CD Kits (in bags)
  • Unlimited Fiction and Non-Fiction (includes adult, young adult, children)

Renewals

Items may be renewed for an additional 21 days if the item is no more than 5 days overdue and is not on hold for another patron. Renewals may be made over the phone by calling 254-287-4921 and providing the barcode number for each item to be renewed. eBooks are the only items that cannot be renewed.

Holds

A hold may be placed for an item currently checked out. The patron will be notified by phone and email when the item is returned.

Check Outs

Checked out items are due back to the library in 21 days. DVDs and Blu-rays are checked out for 7 days. Reference items and periodicals cannot be checked out. Patrons with items overdue more than 5 days cannot checkout until all overdue items are returned. Patrons are responsible for lost or damaged items. Sponsors are responsible for items checked out by their family members.

Interlibrary Loans

Interlibrary Loan services for books not carried in our collection are available at the Reference Desk. Call 254-287-5202 for details.

Conduct in the Library

Please keep volume of voices and noises low.

  • Children 10 years of age and younger must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
  • No food or beverages allowed. Bottled water is allowed.
  • No use of tobacco products allowed.
  • Minimum cell phone use
  • No external devices allowed on computers.

Materials & Equipment

  • Music CDs
  • DVDs and Blu-rays
  • Language Materials
  • Books, E-books, audio books
  • Local Newspapers
  • Magazines
  • Tax Forms
  • Copier
  • Computers with Internet access & CAC readers
  • Scanner

Services

  • Books on Reserve
  • Interlibrary Loans
  • Research Assistance
  • Adult and Teen Programs
  • Monthly Make-and-Take Crafts
  • Automated Databases
  • Self-Checkout Circulation
  • Online Catalog
  • Preschool Storytime
  • Paws for reading read to a dog program
  • Monthly Saturday Learning Activity
  • Patches Book Club
  • Maker Space Activities
  • WiFi

Associated Links

Joint Electronic Library
Joint doctrine, education, exercise and training division's resources.

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