NWRLS Library Locations
Headquarters:
Bay County Public Library
850-522-2100
Panama City Beach
850-233-5055
Parker
850-871-3092
Springfield
850-872-7510
Corinne Costin
Gibson Memorial Library
Port St. Joe
850-229-8879
Charles Whitehead
Public Library
Wewahitchka
850-639-2419
Harrell Memorial
Public Library
Bristol
850-643-2247
Jimmy Weaver
Memorial Library
Hosford
850-379-3300
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Featured Items
Private Paris
by James Patterson
When visiting Private's Paris office, Jack Morgan finds himself in pursuit of a client's granddaughter who is on the run from a drug dealer, and investigating the deaths of several of France's cultural elite.
Property of a Noblewoman
by Danielle Steel
The discovery of a cache of letters, photos, and jewels in an abandoned safe deposit box brings together several unlikely people who investigate the mysterious disappearance of a beautiful young countess seventy-five years earlier.
Off the Grid
by C.J. Box
Nate Romanowski is off the grid, recuperating from wounds and trying to deal with past crimes, when a small team of special ops professionals offer to make Nate's criminal record disappear if he will help them destroy a domestic terror cell in Wyoming's Red Desert. But Joe discovers they are not what they seem.
Deep Blue
by Randy Wayne White
Assigned to track down an American working for ISIS, Doc Ford finds the operation more complicated than he anticipated, especially when those complications follow him back to Dinkin's Bay.
The Gangster
by Clive Cussler
Organizing a group of fellow law enforcers to dismantle an Italian gangster mob that has spread throughout 1906 New York City, Detective Isaac Bell begins to suspect that copycat criminals are using the gang's name to gain personal power.
The Steel Kiss
by Jeffrey Deaver
Lincoln Rhyme and his new assistant, also a paraplegic, investigate a domestic terrorist who hacks into the Internet of Things to murder New Yorkers who've grown too attached to their computer-driven toys.
The Widow
by Fiona Barton
When a suspect in a missing-child case dies, reporters and the police think they'll finally get the real story from his widow.
The Immortal Irishman: The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero
by Timothy Egan
The life of Thomas Francis Meagher, an Irish revolutionary who fled to America and became the general of New York's Irish Brigade during the Civil War.
Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Productivity in Life and Business
by Charles Duhigg
The author explores the science of productivity and why, in today's world, managing how you think -- rather than what you think -- can transform your life.
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
by Carlos Rovelli
This introduction to modern physics by a founder of the loop quantum gravity theory shares seven succinct lessons on topics ranging from general relativity and quantum mechanics to elementary particles and black holes.
The Name of God is Mercy
by Pope Francis
Pope Francis invites all humanity to an intimate and personal dialogue on the subject closest to his heart -- mercy -- which has long been the cornerstone of his faith and is now the central teaching of his papacy.
The Legends Club: Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Valvano, and the Story of an Epic College Basketball Rivalry
by John Feinstein
A sportswriter's account of three famous basketball coaches and their rivalry.
Love, Loss, and What We Ate
by Padma Lakshmi
The host of "Top Chef" presents a memoir about her immigrant childhood and complicated life in front of the camera, tracing her formative experience in her grandmother's South India kitchen and her relationship with people who influenced her culinary skills and career.
Rightful Heritage: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Land of America
by Douglas Brinkley
A historian depicts Franklin D. Roosevelt as a great environmental president who created state parks, scenic highways, and wildlife refuges; protected national parks; and established the Civilian Conservation Corps.
And Then All Hell Broke Loose: Two Decades in the Middle East
by Richard Engel
Based on two decades of reporting, this is the NBC chief foreign correspondent's riveting story of the Middle East revolutions, the Arab Spring, war, and terrorism seen up close -- sometimes dangerously so.
Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World
by Adam Grant
Grant examines how provocative thought leaders can champion originality in their organizations, drawing on illustrative studies and stories spanning a range of disciplines to explain how to recognize a good idea, speak up, build allies, choose a time to act, and manage doubts.
Fire Touched
by Patricia Briggs
The coyote shape-shifter Mercy Thompson and her Alpha werewolf mate, Adam, protect a human child stolen long ago by the fae.
Booked
by Kwame Alexander
Twelve-year-old Nick loves soccer and hates books, but soon learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams.
Playing to the Edge: American Intelligence in the Age of Terror
by Michael V. Hayden
This assessment of America's intelligence wars from a retired four-star general, former NSA director, and former CIA director reveals the circumstances that prompted unpopular decisions and present unprecedented challenges in an era of threat and change.
Lady Midnight
by Cassandra Clare
Shadowhunter Emma Carstairs and her parabatai Julian Blackthorn race to stop a demonic plot that threatens Los Angeles.
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New Weekend Hours at Port St. Joe
The Corinne Costin Gibson Memorial Public Library is pleased to announce that they are adding weekend hours. The library will soon be open on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The new hours will go into effect on April 4th:
| Monday |
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
| Tuesday |
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
| Thursday |
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
| Friday |
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. |
| Saturday |
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. |
All times are Eastern. For more information on the library, please call 850-229-8879.
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National Library Week Open House
Join us for a National Library Week open house at the Bay County Public Library on April 13 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and learn more about your library, including the behind-the-scenes mysteries of how we process books and other items!
We'll start things off with a performance by the
Pyramid Fine Arts School Choir at 11 a.m. The rest of the day's schedule is:
12:00 p.m.
Tech Services
Learn the behind-the-scenes secrets of how we process new books and other items.
12:45 p.m.
Law Library
Learn what resources the Bay County Law Library has available for your use.
1:30 p.m.
Local History and Genealogy
Learn about the fabulous research and professional assistance we can offer you.
2:15 p.m.
Adult Services and Reference
Learn about how we choose library items, how we research your information needs, and the technology classes we offer.
3:00 p.m.
Adult Literacy
Learn about our English as a Second Language classes, reading and pronunciation classes, and US Citizenship classes.
3:45 p.m.
Circulation
Learn how to do self check-out, how to place items on hold, and how to renew items online.
4:30 p.m.
Youth Services
Learn about the resources we offer children and teens and listen to a fun storytime!
Come for a session or stay all day! Refreshments provided by the Friends of the Bay County Public Libraries (while supplies last).
For more information, please call 850-522-2100 or visit
www.nwrls.com.
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STEM @ Your Library: Robotics Series
Engineer Jason Scott will present a series of classes on 3D printing, Arduino microprocessors, robotics, sensors, and artificial intelligence at the Bay County Public Library.
April 2 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon 
Introduction to 3D printing and then we'll use Arduino to build a 3D printed robot that you can take home.
April 4 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Brief discussion of 3D printing followed by a hands-on workshop.
April 11 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Brief discussion of Arduino followed by a hands-on workshop.
April 18 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Brief discussion of robotic sensors followed by a hands-on workshop.
April 25 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Brief discussion of artificial intelligence followed by a hands-on workshop.
Attendance is limited. Pre-register in Youth Services or by calling 850-522-2118.
Attendees are encouraged (but not required) to bring a laptop computer. Those with a laptop must download the free Arduino softrware from
https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/Software before class. For download assistance, please call 850-522-2118.
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Children's Author Kwame Alexander
Meet Kwame Alexander on April 28 at 6 p.m. at the Bay  County Public Library. Reception begins at 5 p.m. and will feature local talent George Allen singing favorites from the 60s, 70s, and today.
Kwame is a New York Times bestselling children's author, poet, educator, and winner of the 2015 Newbery Award for The Crossover. His appearance is part of the BooksAlive Festival Across Panama City (www.booksalive.net).
Reception refreshments provided by Xi Omicron Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. For more information on this program, please call 850-522-2118.
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Free Computer Classes
Bay County Public Library
Computer Basics Part 1 of 2
April 5 @ 9:30 a.m.
Learn to identify computer components and the common elements of a Windows-based operating system, navigate software, and save/store files. Prerequisite: None.
Computer Basics Part 2 of 2
April 7 @ 9:30 a.m.
Learn the basic features of the Mozilla Firefox web browser, learn the difference between a search box and URL box, and learn to evaluate a website's content. Prerequisite: Computer Basics Part 1 or equivalent experience.
Social Media: Facebook
April 26 @ 9:30 a.m.
Learn how to sign up for and navigate Facebook, a social media website for personal sharing, including photos, information, activities, interests, etc. Prerequisite: Computer Basics Part 1 or equivalent experience. Email address required.
Social Media: Pinterest
April 28 @ 9:30 a.m.
Learn how to sign up for and navigate Pinterest, a website that allows users to collect and share what they find online, like pictures, recipes, DIY, etc. Prerequisite: Computer Basics or equivalent experience. Email address required.
For more information on these computer classes, please call 850-522-2107.
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Adventures in Learning for Adults @ Your Library
Tuesdays @ 2 has one more program at the Bay County Public Library.
Tuesdays @ 2 at the Bay County Public Library
April 5 @ 2 p.m.
Memory and Aging with Anna Taylor
As we age, some changes in memory are normal. It is important for older adults to be able to distinguish these normal changes in memory from the kinds of memory loss that result from disease or other medical issues. Based on the research of cognitive psychologists, this program will discuss how different types of memory are affected as we age, warning signs that memory changes may be abnormal, and tips for improving your memory.
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Friday ColorFest for Adults
 Adults, join us at the Bay County Public Library the first Friday of each month from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and rediscover the joy and relaxation found in coloring.
These are not your kids' coloring books! Intricate designs provide a challenge.
We'll supply coloring sheets, pens, colored pencils, and soothing music. You can bring your own supplies (if you want) and snacks!
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Ukulele Orchestra of the Forgotten Coast
Join us for their spring concert at the Corinne Costin Gibson Memorial Public Library in Port St. Joe on April 30 @ 12 p.m.
Please call 850-229-8879 for more information.
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Adam Miller Family Concert
Join us on April 5 at 6 p.m. at the Bay County Public Library
 for this special performance by Adam Miller featuring American folksongs through history!
Adam Miller is one of the premier autoharpists in the world. He is a renowned American folksinger and a natural-born storyteller. This will be fun for all ages!
This concert is sponsored by the Northwest Florida Music Teachers Association.
For more information, please call 850-522-2118.
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New E-books and Downloadable Audiobooks @
Your Library
We recently added new items to our digital collection, including:
The High Mountains of Portugal by Yann Martel
NYPD Red 4 by James Patterson
The Glass Sword
by Victoria Aveyard
Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben
Clawback by J.A. Jance
Off the Grid by C.J. Box
Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Productivity in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg
Coconut Cowboy by Tim Dorsey
Good at Games by Jill Mansell
The Geography of Genius: A Search for the World's Most Creative Places from Ancient Athens to Silicon Valley by Eric Weiner
The Girl in the Red Coat by Kate Hamer
The Widow by Fiona Barton
You can check out e-books and downloadable audiobooks for free from your library. All you need is your library card number and PIN. Forgot your PIN? Just give us a call at 850-522-2100 or stop by your local branch and we'll set one up for you.
To access e-books and downloadable audiobooks, click here or:
Go to www.nwrls.com
Click on
Books, Etc.
Click on
eBooks & eAudio
Click on
OverDrive
to find books
Need assistance with e-books and downloadable audiobooks? Just call us at 850-522-2107 or stop by your local branch.
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BooksAlive Festival Across Panama City
The Bay County Public Library Foundation is again sponsoring BooksAlive, a festival of reading.
Join us April 28, 29, and 30 in Downtown Panama City and meet some fabulous authors, including
Winston Groom
(keynote luncheon),
Rick Bragg
(bourbon tasting),
James Farmer
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Annie Quinn
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Mary McDonough
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Ellen Urbani
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Kwame Alexander (Bay County Public Library on April 28 at 5 p.m.)
,
Lisa Wingate
,
Janis Owens
, and
Francine Bryson
.
Visit
booksalive.net
for more information and to reserve your spot today!
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Health Literacy for Seniors
Renee' Ryals from Humana is presenting a series of free health literacy classes to seniors at the Bay County Public Library:
April 26 @ 2 p.m.
The Low Income Subsidy Medicare Saving Program
This is an educational presentation that reviews the options available for those on Medicare who need assistance with medical and prescription drug costs and how you can qualify for this assistance.
May 24 @ 2 p.m.
The New Battle of the Bulge
This is an educational presentation on the struggles of weight gain and how to make a plan and win the war!
June 21 @ 2 p.m.
Health Literacy for Seniors
This is an educational presentation that will assist seniors with the knowledge of what they need to do to feel more secure in obtaining and using the health information they receive.
July 26 @ 2 p.m.
Maximizing Your Doctor's Visit
This is an educational presentation that will assist you in making the most of each of your doctor's visits.
For more information, please call 850-522-2100 or visit
www.nwrls.com.
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Children's Classes @ Your Library
Class instructors teach social skills, listening,
comprehension, and the foundations of reading
through letters, numbers, and vocabulary.
Bay County Public Library
Book Babies (Suggested ages: 0-17 months)
Tuesdays @ 9:30 a.m.
Terrific Tots (Suggested ages: 18-36 months)
Tuesdays @ 10:30 a.m.
Read, Rock, and Rhyme Time (Suggested ages: 3-5 years)
Thursdays @ 10:30 a.m.
Charles Whitehead Public Library in Wewahitchka
Wee Read (Suggested ages: Preschoolers)
Mondays @ 11:30 a.m.
After School Program (Suggested ages: K-5th grade)
Second and fourth Tuesday of the month @ 3:30 p.m.
Corinne Costin Gibson Memorial Public Library in Port St. Joe
Tuesday Tales
(Suggested age
s: 0-3 years)
Tuesdays @ 10:30 a.m. (except April 19)
Jimmy Weaver Memorial Library in Hosford
Storytime
Saturdays @ 10:30 a.m.
Panama City Beach Public Library
Homeschool Huddle
Thursdays @ 1 p.m.
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Ongoing Events @ Your Library
Bay County Public Library in Panama City
English as a Second Language - Easy English
Thursdays from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
English as a Second Language - Beginners
Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Tuesdays from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Thursdays from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
English as a Second
Language - Intermediate & Advanced
Tuesdays from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Thursdays from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
English as a Second Language - Conversation & Pronunciation
Tuesdays from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
US Citizenship Class
Wednesdays from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Adult Literacy Reading and Pronunciation Class
Fridays from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Charles Whitehead Public Library in Wewahitchka
CareerSource Gulf Coast Disabled Veterans Outreach Program
3rd Thursday of the month after 1 p.m.
Program to assist veterans. Either call 850-872-4340 ext. 105 to schedule an appointment or drop by the library after 1 p.m.
Harrell Memorial Public Library in Bristol
Craft Day
Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Jimmy Weaver Memorial Library in Hosford
Craft Day
Thursdays all day
Family History Workshop
Thursdays @ 4 p.m.
Needlework @ Your Library
Every other Saturday @ 12:30 p.m.
Panama City Beach Public Library
Sea Needles
invites all needle-crafters to share the fun.
Fridays @ 10 a.m.
English as a Second Language -- Intermediate with Conversation & Pronunciation
Fridays from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
English as a Second Language -- English Conversation
Mondays from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Chess - Players and boards are welcome!
Thursdays @ 1 p.m.
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Book Clubs 
BCPL Book Club
April 14 @ 10 a.m.
All the Light We Cannot See
by Anthony Doerr
Description: This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II.
The BCPL Book Club meets on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 10 a.m. at the Bay County Public Library. For more information, please call 850-522-2107.
Beyond the Lens: Book and Film Series
April 19 from 5:30 to 8 p.m.
Book: Still Alice by Lisa Genova and the film based on the book
Description: Alice Howland is proud of the life she worked so hard to build. At fifty years old, she's a cognitive psychology professor at Harvard and a world-renowned expert in linguistics with a successful husband and three grown children. When she becomes increasingly disoriented and forgetful, a tragic diagnosis changes her life -- and her relationship with her family and the world -- forever.
Film starts at 5:30 p.m. and will be followed by a discussion with special guest Jean Warner, the Bay County Council on Aging Respite Center Coordinator. Jean has managed the Alzheimer Respite Center for the last ten years. Film and discussion location is at the Bay County Public Library. For more information, please call 850-522-2107.
Refreshments provided by the Friends of the Bay County Public Libraries.
History Club
May 2 @ 10 a.m.
A Moveable Feast
by Ernest Hemingway
Description: This posthumously published memoir brings 1920s Paris to life, and includes stories about literary figures such as Gertrude Stein, Ford Maddox Ford, Ezra Pound, and F. Scott Fitzgerald.
The History Club reads fiction and nonfiction history and meets bimonthly at the Bay County Public Library. For more information, please call 850-522-2107.
Beach Book Club
April 6 @ 10:30 a.m.
The End of Your Life Book Club
by Will Schwalbe
Description: A bittersweet memoir about a son and his mother who created an informal book club of two during her treatment for pancreatic cancer.
The Beach Book Club meets the 1st Wednesday of each month at 10:30 a.m. at the Panama City Beach Public Library. For more information, please call 850-233-5055.
Library Book Club
April 25 @ 10:30 a.m.
The Train to Crystal City: FDR's Secret Prisoner Exchange Program and America's Only Family Internment Camp During World War II by Jan Jarboe Russell
Description: During World War II, trains delivered thousands of civilians from the United States and Latin America to Crystal City, Texas. The trains carried Japanese, German, and Italian immigrants and their American-born children. The only family internment camp during the war, Crystal City was the center of a government prisoner exchange program called "quiet passage" whereby hundreds of prisoners were exchanged for other more ostensibly important Americans -- diplomats, businessmen, soldiers, and missionaries -- behind enemy lines in Japan and Germany.
The Library Book Club meets the 3rd Monday of each month at 10:30 a.m. at the Corinne Costin Gibson Memorial Public Library in Port St. Joe. For more information, please call 850-229-8879.
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