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28 UCW OCTOBER 5 - 11, 2022 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM Throckmorton Library celebrates 25 years of serving Fort Bragg a CityView Today STAFF REPORT rockmorton Library cel- ebrated 25 years of serving the Fort Bragg community on Sept. 28. e celebration included activi- ties, games, music and storytime. e library, located on Randolph Street, was built in 1997, replac- ing an earlier library on Macomb Street. It is named after Gen. John L. rockmorton, a veteran of World War II, Korea and Viet- nam, Fort Bragg officials said in a release. e library has a computer lab and children's room, which see a number of visitors each day, the release said. "Our manga and graphic novel section has also been increasingly popular, having grown from barely a few hundred circulations three years ago up to 1,939 circulations last month," Geniece Baer, supervi- sory librarian, said. "Of course in terms of pure foot traffic, the computer lab is eas- ily the winner, with hundreds of soldiers utilizing the lab daily to complete trainings, access email and print documents." With over 75 Common Access Card, or CAC-enabled computers, the computer lab at rockmorton is a convenient location to com- plete online training and courses. e library also has a salt-water fish tank that is surrounded by the more than 15,000 books, maga- zines and other items the library offers. "Our salt-water fish tank is a huge draw among kids and adults alike," Baer said. "Kids often run in the door, excitedly announcing that they just saw 'Dory' (a char- acter in the Disney movie, 'Find- ing Nemo') in the fish tank! It also includes other creatures, such as shrimp, urchins, snails and even tiny starfish. We have a guidebook near the tank which people can read to learn more about each of the inhabitants." e library has in-person story- times at 10 a.m. Monday through Wednesday. Virtual storytime is also available and airs on the Fort Bragg Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Facebook page every week, the release said. Monthly programs are available for all ages, both in person and vir- tually. Topics span a wide range of interests from sewing and painting to music. rockmorton Library is avail- able to all DoD ID cardholders. Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Mon- day through ursday; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday; and noon to 4 p.m., Saturday. e library is closed on Sundays and federal holidays. e computer lab closes 20 minutes prior to closing. Soldiers visit the rockmorton Library on Fort Bragg. (U.S. Army Photo) U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kathryn Beyer, assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's woodwind quintet band, reads while the band per- forms during the summer reading program. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Chantel Green) NEWS