JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam Library

I have been using this library for 5 years now and have seen how many improvements it has made. The selection of books is great. They carry the CSAF Reading List books and the Navy’s professional reading list books. They have tons of study materials for any type of test (SAT, ACT, CLEP, DANTES, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT, etc).
Every year the free summer reading program has a new theme and is geared towards all ages. My family and I have participated in it 5 years in a row! It’s always fun and there are always activities and prizes.
The staff is exceptionally helpful. They help in finding books, looking up resources, and can answer tons of questions!
We typically are here around once a week checking out what is new, and there is always something!

Huge selection of books, movies, games and music. Hours are good and the staff was very friendly and helpful.

So my girlfriends and I decided to start a book club. Just a bunch of women sitting around one evening thinking «Hey we’re smart. Let’s read books!» Yeah Easy right?
Well then we started brainstorming on the first book pick. We all immediately went to «Gone Girl.» Awesome, this is great, wait, how do I get the book? Well let’s check the libraries. To date this review, Gone girl came out last year and is still on the bestseller list. This is a hot commodity. Hold lists EVERYWHERE…
Oh man, if this is the future of the book club, screw smart… this is expensive!
Two days after placing a hold at Hickam library, they called with the book available. I am still Number 190 on the Hawaii state library hold list.
On the most basic level, Hickam library is the best because they have books… sometimes it’s the little things that mean the most.

Decent-​sized library with most of the offerings of a base library (printing, scanning, facing, wifi, white-​line computers, DVDs).
I like this library specifically because it has about 10 cubicles which are great for hitting the books for an exam. The back room, where most of the cubicles are, are mostly free of kids and noise, but the AC is freezing. The main area has open windows so a little less cold, but subject to the jet noise, kids (outside and inside), and the occasional bird.

Hickam has a library!!! With so many support services getting cut across our military bases, I’m so thankful that the base library is still supported. I think the library is second important to the gym. Yes the library may not be all that big but who rents many real books these days? People buy or get e-​books. Okay I love real books just as much as anyone but we know that they take up space and space is premium.
Hickam library is awesome for their computer lab, printers, scanner and fax support. We can always rely on the library when I can’t log on to the local network or need to check a blocked website. bling– bling-​bling! They save me when I need to print a ton or fax some personal papers. Thank you, thank you.

Small and quiet. Good library depending on what you are looking for. If you need computers for printing/​scanning/​internet this is a good place to go. The prices are higher than I would like to pay for an on base computer lab, but I understand the high cost of running the machinery.
There is a pretty large sized DVD selection in both fiction and non-​fiction. There is a large selection of non-​fiction books, but this library is definitely lacking in fiction (and in my personal opinion cooking and craft-​type books). If you are looking for war history there is an awesome selection of that.
A previous county library employee in another state, I don’t have much to compare this library to other than school and city/​county libraries. It serves its purpose well. Although I would like to see more fiction, I’m sure they have what is sufficient to serve the population that patrons their facility.

The library is pretty decent. I actually go here quite often, mostly for printing and scanning things. Other then providing the obvious, they also have scanners, fax, WiFi, DVDs/​game rentals, and great customer service.

The library is small and quaint. There are approximately 15 computers accessible to visitors and wireless, which can be accessed from the librarians. The backroom offers enclosed tables for studying and there is a reading section with a hundred magazines that are up to date.
At the most, there may be 50 people at the library, but it never seems to be packed.