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Headquarters:
Bay County Public Library
850-522-2100
Panama City Beach
850-233-5055
Parker Public Library
850-871-3092
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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One Big Happy Family
by Susan Mallery
Julie Parker's kids are her greatest gift. Still, she's not exactly heartbroken when they ask to skip a big Christmas. Her son, Nick, is taking a honeymoon with his bride while her daughter, Dana, will purge every reminder of the guy who dumped her. Again. Julie feels giddy for one-on-one holiday time with Heath, the (much) younger man she's secretly dating. But her plans go from cozy to chaotic when Nick and Dana plead for Christmas at the family cabin in memory of their late father, Julie's ex. As the guest list grows in surprising ways, from Blair's estranged mom to Heath's precocious children, Julie's secret is one of many to be unwrapped. Over this delightfully complicated and very funny Christmas, she'll discover that more really is merrier, and that a big, happy family can become bigger and happier, if they let go of old hurts and open their hearts to love.
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Rockin' Around the Chickadee
by Donna Andrews
Meg's sister-in-law, Delaney is pregnant. Since her due date is on or around Christmas Day, this is putting a bit of a damper on the usual holiday festivities. Meg and Michael are NOT hosting the usual house full of relatives and parties. All the relatives are farmed out to friends and neighbors; all the parties are being held somewhere else, and while Delaney is bored and mutinous, she's doing well, and they're managing to maintain a serene, peaceful environment for her until a body is found in Meg and Michael's yard. Can Meg still keep Delaney calm in the middle of a murder investigation, all while trying to catch the killer?
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In Too Deep
by Lee Child and Andrew Child
Reacher wakes up, alone, in the dark, handcuffed to a bed in a makeshift hospital room. His few possessions are gone. He has no memory of getting there. The last thing he can recall is the car he had hitched a ride in getting run off the road. The driver was killed. The people who staged the attack assume Reacher was the driver's accomplice and patch up his wounds as they plan to make him talk.
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The Waiting
by Michael Connelly
Reňe Ballard and the LAPD's Open-Unsolved Unit get a hot shot DNA connection between a recently arrested man and a serial rapist and murderer who went quiet twenty years ago. The arrested man is only twenty-four, so the genetic link must be familial: His father was the Pillowcase Rapist, responsible for a five-year reign of terror in the city of angels. But when Ballard and her team move in on their suspect, they encounter a baffling web of secrets and legal hurdles. With no choice but to go outside the department for help, she knocks on the door of Harry Bosch. At the same time, Ballard takes on a new volunteer to the cold case unit: Bosch's daughter Maddie, now a patrol officer. But Maddie has an ulterior motive for getting access to the city's library of lost souls--a case that may be the most iconic in the city's history.
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The Games Gods Play
by Abigail Owen
I have never been favored by the gods. Far from it, thanks to Zeus. Living as a cursed office clerk for the Order of Thieves, I just keep my head down and hope the capricious beings who rule from Olympus won't notice me. Not an easy feat, given San Francisco is Zeus' patron city, but I make do. Until the night I tangle with the worst god. Hades. For the first time ever, the ruthless, mercurial King of the Underworld has entered the Crucible--the deadly contest the gods hold to determine a new ruler to sit on the throne of Olympus. But instead of fighting their own battles, the gods name mortals to compete in their stead. So why in the Underworld did Hades choose me--a sarcastic nobody with a curse on her shoulders--as his champion? And why does my heart trip every time he says I'm his?
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The December Market
by RaeAnne Thayne
Amanda Taylor isn't a fan of Christmas, but as the owner of a local soap shop, ignoring the holiday season isn't an option. To forget the pain of Christmases past, Amanda focuses on making the season bright for her customers at the Shelter Springs Holiday Giving Market. But when her beloved grandmother, Birdie, starts dating the dashing new resident of the Shelter Inn retirement community, Amanda smells trouble. Fortunately, Rafe Arredondo, the grandson of Birdie's charming suitor, is equally dubious of the match. Unfortunately, he's just as fiery as his grandfather and Amanda has zero interest in getting burned. But when their paths keep crossing at the holiday market, it starts to feel like fate, prompting them both to wonder if taking a chance on love might gift them everything they've been wishing for.
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She Who Knows
by Nnedi Okorafor
Najeeba knows. She has had The Call. But how can a 13-year-old girl have the Call? Only men and boys experience the annual call to the Salt Roads. What's just happened to Najeeba has never happened in the history of her village. But it's not a terrible thing, just strange. So when she leaves with her father and brothers to mine salt at the Dead Lake, there's neither fanfare nor protest. For Najeeba, it's a dream come true: travel by camel, open skies, and a chance to see a spectacular place she's only heard about. However, there must have been something to the rule, because Najeeba's presence on the road changes everything and her family will never be the same. Small, intimate, up close, and deceptively quiet, this is the beginning of the Kponyungo Sorceress.
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Killing Time: An Agatha Raisin Mystery
by M. C. Beaton
Agatha Raisin's private detective agency is working flat out on a series of shop burglaries. The break-ins seem to have taken a violent turn when a friend of Agatha's is murdered during a raid on his shop. When Agatha begins to receive death threats and narrowly avoids being abducted by kidnappers, she takes advantage of a previously arranged trip to Mallorca to lie low for a while. There she meets her partner, former police officer John Glass, who is now working as a dance instructor on a cruise liner. Their relationship founders over John's apparent closeness to his stage dance partner, Louise. Putting her love life on hold, Agatha heads home, having worked out who has been threatening her life. Can Agatha track down whoever it is that wants her dead, nail her friend's murderers and rescue her romance with John Glass? Everything comes to a climax at the Barfield Extravaganza when Agatha also manages to solve a 400-year-old Cotswold murder mystery!
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Counting Miracles
by Nicholas Sparks
Tanner Hughes was raised by his grandparents and stays on the road as an Army Ranger. His grandmother's last words before she passed way are a bombshell, providing details of the father he never knew. Tanner is due at his next posting soon, but sets out for Asheboro, North Carolina, to ask around. He meets Kaitlyn, a doctor and single mom. They both feel an immediate connection. Meanwhile, nearby, 83 year-old Jasper lives alone in a cabin bordering a national forest. With his dog for company, he lives quietly, haunted by a tragic accident that took place decades before. When he hears rumors that a white deer has been spotted in the forest, he becomes obsessed with protecting the deer from poachers. As these characters' fates orbit closer together, none of them is expecting a miracle but that may be exactly what is about to alter their futures forever.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hot Mess
by Jeff Kinney
Greg Heffley is caught in the middle as the two halves of his extended family come together in a sidesplittingly relatable summer story! When the Heffley's agree to spend summer break with both Mom's and Dad's relatives at the same time, they have to figure out how to be in two places at once. With Greg caught in the middle, can the Heffley's pull off the ultimate scheme?
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All Northwest Regional Library System libraries will be CLOSED for:
Christmas (Tuesday and Wednesday, December 24 - 25)
** All locations will close by 5 p.m. on December 23.
| Children's Library Programming | |
Bay County Public Library
Bouncin’ Babies & Toddlin’ 2s (Ages 0 - 2 with Caregiver)
Tuesdays at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. CT (Same Class, limited to 40 people)
*No class on December 24.
Read & Rhyme Storytime (Ages 3 - 5 with Caregiver)
Thursdays at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. CT (Same Class, limited to 50 people)
*No class on December 26.
TCG Day (Trading Card Game Day - Ages 6 +)
Friday, December 6 at 3:30 p.m. CT
Winter Craft Camp (Ages 8 - 12) Registration Required.
Monday, December 9 at 4 p.m. CT
**Dress to mess! Call 850-522-2118 to register.
Youth Dungeons and Dragons (Ages 8 - 12, all skillsets) Registration Required.
December 11 & December 12 at 4 p.m. CT
**Call 850-522-2118 to register.
Discovering Art History for Homeschool (Ages 8 - 12) Registration Required.
Friday, December 13 at 10 a.m. CT
**Dress to mess. Call 850-522-2118 to register.
“Taylor Tots” Party (Ages 8 - 12) Registration Required.
Friday, December 13 at 3:30 p.m. CT
Celebrate Taylor Swift’s birthday and her iconic Eras Tour at our TS Par-Tay! Dress up like your favorite era and enjoy Taylor-inspired activities with your fellow Swifties. Call 850-522-2118 to register.
The Santa Clause Film Screening at Harders Park (Families)
Saturday, December 14 at 6 p.m.
**Join us at Harders Park for a movie (8110 John Pitts Rd.) Bring the family, blanket or other personal seating!
Winter Sensory Bottles (Ages 6 - 12) Registration Required.
Monday, December 16 at 10:30 a.m. OR 4 p.m. CT
Designed for children with sensory issues, on the autism spectrum, or
who have special needs. Call 850-522-2118 to register.
LEGO CLUB (Ages 6 – 12) Registration Required
December 18 and December 19 at 4 p.m. CT
**Call 850-522-2118 to register.
After-School Switch League (Ages 8 – 12)
Friday, December 27 at 3:30 p.m. CT
STEM Select (Ages 6 – 12) Registration Required.
Monday, December 30 at 3:30 p.m. CT
**Call 850-522-2118 to register.
All programs on the Bay County Public Library Facebook page and the library website.
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Pictured: Bay County Public Library November Homeschool LEGO program with the theme of favorite book or movie!
Panama City Beach Public Library
Book Babies (Ages 0 - 2)
Tuesdays at 10 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. CT
**Same Class/Limited to 24 People. No class on December 24 and 31.
Sail into School (Ages 3 - 5, Class limited to 24 people)
Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. CT
**No class on Thursday, December 26 or January 2.
Elf on the Shelf - Find the elf & receive a sweet treat!
Drop into the library from December 2 - 23.
LEGO Club (Ages 7 - 11) Registration Required
Tuesday, December 10 at 4 p.m. CT
*Call the library at 850-233-5055 to register.
Family Game Day with Board Games!
Saturday, December 28 from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. CT
All programs on the Panama City Beach Public Library Facebook page and the library website.
Parker Public Library
Saturday Storytime + Craft: Christmas (Ages 3 - 6)
Saturday, December 14 at 11 a.m. CT
Saturday LEGO Club: December Traditions (Ages 6 - 12)
Saturday, December 14 at 12:30 p.m. CT
Homeschool Hangout
Tuesday, December 17 at 12:00 p.m. CT
All programs on the Parker Public Library Facebook page and the library website.
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Pictured: Parker Public Library Fall Saturday Storytime Craft
Corinne Costin Gibson Memorial Public Library in Port St. Joe
Preschool Storytime (18 months - 5 years with caregiver)
Fridays at 11 a.m. ET
LEGO Club
Thursday, December 5 at 3:30 p.m. ET
Crafternoons with Ms. Marilyn: Angel Ornaments
(All Ages, those under 12 must have caregiver with them)
Tuesday, December 10 at 3:30 p.m. ET
Yoga for Every Body (Donation Based)
Saturday, December 14 at 2 p.m. ET
Nintendo Switch (Ages 6 and up)
Thursday, December 19 at 3:30 p.m. ET
Community Drum Circle
Saturday, December 21 at 2 p.m. ET
Chess Club (All Ages, school kids can arrive after school gets out)
Mondays at 2:30 p.m. ET
All programs on the Port St Joe - Corrinne Costin Gibson Memorial Public Library Facebook page and the library website.
Charles Whitehead Public Library in Wewahitchka
Budding Bookworms
Tuesdays at 10 a.m. CT
*No Class on December 24 or December 31.
Chess Club (All Ages and Abilities)
Friday, December 6 at 3 p.m. CT
Tuesday, December 10 at 3 p.m. CT
Saturday, December 21 at 10 a.m. CT
** Children can arrive after school gets out.
Saturday Stories + Craft (Children with caregiver)
Saturday, December 7 at 10 a.m. CT
How the Grinch Stole Christmas Party!
Thursday, December 12 at 3:30 p.m. CT
Listen to the classic story, create an ornament and have a snack. Presented by Anitra Mayhann with UF/IFAS Gulf County 4H.
Festive Forensics with Hot Chocolate Dust
Friday, December 13 at 3:30 p.m. CT
LEGO Club
Tuesday, December 17 at 3:30 p.m. CT
Saturday, December 28 at 10 a.m. CT
Sneaky Santa Gift Exchange (Families)
Thursday, December 19 at 3:30 p.m. CT
Brings a small wrapped gift valued at $5 or less for Sneaky Santa!
Cookies with Santa and Mrs. Claus
Friday, December 20 at 3 p.m. CT
All programs on the Wewahitchka - Charles Whitehead Public Library Facebook page and the library website.
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Harrell Memorial Public Library in Bristol
Preschool Playtime (Ages 1 - 5)
Wednesdays from 10:30 - 11 a.m. ET
No class on December 25
Cookies with Santa (All Ages)
Tuesday, December 3 at 3:30 p.m. ET
Homeschool Hangout
Tuesday, December 10 at 12 p.m. ET
LEGO Club (Ages 6 - 12)
Thursday, December 19 at 4 p.m. ET
All programs on the Liberty County Public Libraries Facebook page and the library website.
Jimmy Weaver Memorial Library in Hosford
LEGO Club (Ages 6 - 12)
Tuesday, December 10 at 3 p.m. ET
Saturday Storytime (Ages 4 - 8 recommended)
Saturday, December 14 at 11 a.m. ET
Bird & Squirrel on the Run Craft 1 - Bird & Squirrel
Saturday Storytime (Ages 4 - 8 recommended)
Saturday, December 28 at 11 a.m. ET
Bird & Squirrel on the Run Craft 2 - Grumpy Cat Box
All programs on the Jimmy Weaver Memorial Library Facebook page and the library website.
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Bay County Public Library
Sewing Basics: Christmas Tree (Ages 12 - 17)
Registration Required.
Tuesday, December 3 at 4 p.m. CT
**Call 850-522-2118 to register.
Teen Advisory Board (Ages 14 - 17) Registration Required.
Tuesday, December 10 at 4 p.m. CT
**Call 850-522-2118 to register.
Upcycled Origami with Kat: 12-Point Star (YouTube)
Wednesday, December 11 at 2 p.m. CT
Teen Dungeons & Dragons (Ages 13 – 17) Registration Required.
December 14 & December 21 from 2 - 4 p.m. CT
**Call 850-522-2118 to register
All programs on the Bay County Public Library Facebook page and the library website.
Corinne Costin Gibson Memorial Public Library in Port St. Joe
YA Book Club - Harry Potter and Pizza
Saturday, December 7 at 12 p.m. ET
All programs on the Port St Joe - Corrinne Costin Gibson Memorial Public Library Facebook page and the library website.
| Unstacked Library Podcast | |
New Unstacked Podcast episode with New York Times Bestselling Author, Sarah Beth Durst. Learn all about her new cozy fantasy novel, The Spellshop, her writing process and the importance of stories. The Spellshop features Kiela the librarian and her assistant, Caz the sentient spider plant, as they navigate the low stakes market of illegal spellmaking and the high risk business of starting over.
Listen to Unstacked wherever you listen to podcasts or click here for a direct link of the episode.
| Adult Library Programming | |
Pictured: 11th Street Dulcimer Group with their mountain dulcimers.
Bay County Public Library
Program in Meeting Room unless otherwise noted.
Puzzle Take (All Ages) Take home a puzzle!
Friday, December 6 at 3 p.m. CT
Writing Corner (Geared for Adults, Teen Welcome)
Saturday, December 7 from 2 - 4 p.m. CT
*Bring your laptop/notebooks to a dedicated writing space.
Michael Lister Holiday Book Launch & New Album
Monday, December 9 at 5:30 p.m. CT
Computer & Internet Basics Class. Registration Required
Tuesday, December 10 from 9:30 - 11 a.m. CT
**Call 850-522-2107 to register.
BCPL Book Club (Virtual)
Thursday, December 12 at 10:30 a.m. CT
The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
**Email rfillingame@nwrls.com for the Zoom link and a copy of the book to borrow thanks to the Bay County Public Library Foundation.
Holiday Mountain Dulcimer Concert at Gallery of Art
Saturday, December 14 at 2 p.m. CT
Gallery of Art - 36 W Beach Drive, Panama City
All programs on the Bay County Public Library Facebook page and the library website.
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Panama City Beach Public Library
Sea Needles
Fridays from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. CT
**Bring your knitting or craft project.
Beach Book Club
Wednesday, December 4 at 10:30 a.m. CT
Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery by Jenny Colgan
**Extra copies of the book have been provided by the Bay County Public Library Foundation. Check the front desk to see if there is a copy available!
Bingo
Wednesday, December 11 at 10 a.m. CT
Holiday Craft Time (All Ages) Registration Required
Saturday, December 16 from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. CT
**Call 850-233-5055 to register.
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WJHG Chapter Chat Book Club with Jessica Foster & Mel Zosh
Tuesday, December 17 at 2 p.m. CT
Follow the news or our Facebook page for this month's book. Extra copies of the monthly title provided by the Bay County Public Library Foundation. Visit or call the front desk to see if a copy is available! Light refreshments provided.
All programs on the Panama City Beach Public Library Facebook page or the library website.
Parker Public Library
Stay tuned for our January programs!
All programs on the Parker Public Library Facebook page and the library website.
Corinne Costin Gibson Memorial Public Library in Port St. Joe
Seaside Stitchers
Saturdays from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. ET
**Bring your current knitting or needlework project.
Chess Club (All Ages)
Mondays at 2:30 p.m. ET
Friends of the Gulf County Library at PSJ meeting
Monday, December 2 at 10:30 a.m. ET
Crafternoons with Ms. Marilyn: Angel Ornaments
(All Ages, caregiver with those under 12 years of age.)
Tuesday, December 10 at 4 p.m. ET
Yoga for Every Body (Donation Based)
Saturday, December 14 at 2 p.m. ET
Library Book Club
Monday, December 16 at 10:30 a.m. ET
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Community Drum Circle
Saturday, December 21 at 2 p.m. ET
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Charles Whitehead Public Library in Wewahitchka
Medicare 101 with a Licensed Agent Thursday, December 5 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. CT
Let’s Bee Crafty! Let's Decorate Holiday Grapevine Wreaths!
Thursday, December 5 at 3 p.m. CT
Chess Club (All Ages and Abilities)
Friday, December 6 at 3 p.m. CT
Tuesday, December 10 at 3 p.m. CT
Saturday, December 21 at 10 a.m. CT
** Children can arrive after school gets out.
Get to Know Your Camera with Mathew Tanner Photography
Monday, December 9 at 11 a.m. CT
Bring your own camera or phone.
Friends of the Wewahitchka Library Monthly Meeting
Thursday, December 12 at 10 a.m. CT
Scrabble
Thursday, December 14 at 1 p.m. CT
Busy Bee Readers Book Club
Monday, December 30 at 11:30 a.m. CT
Call library at 850-639-2419 for monthly book club titles.
All programs on the Wewahitchka - Charles Whitehead Public Library Facebook page or the library website.
Harrell Memorial Public Library in Bristol
Coffee and Cookies (Adults and Teens 16+)
Wednesday, December 18 at 11 a.m. ET
Jimmy Weaver Memorial Library in Hosford
Creative Crafters (Adults and Teens 16+)
Thursday, December 12 at 1 p.m. ET
**Bring your current craft project.
The Book Buzz
Thursday, December 12 at 2 p.m. ET
Holiday Cookie Swap (Adults and Teens 16+)
Thursday, December 19 at 1 p.m. ET
Bring your favorite holiday cookies along with the recipe to share!
All programs on the Jimmy Weaver Memorial Library Facebook page or the library website.
| New eBooks and eAudiobooks | |
From Here to the Great Unknown
by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough
In 2022, Lisa Marie Presley asked her daughter to help finally finish her memoir. A month later, Lisa Marie was dead, and the world would never know her story in her own words. Riley got the tapes that her mother had recorded for the book, lay in her bed, and listened as Lisa Marie told story after story about the unconditional love she felt from her father. About his death. About living in Los Angeles with her mother, getting sent to school after school, always kicked out, always in trouble. About her lifelong relationship with Danny Keough, about being married to Michael Jackson, what they had in common. About motherhood. About deep addiction. About ever-present grief. Riley knew she had to fulfill her mother’s wish to reveal these memories, incandescent and painful, to the world. To make her mother known.
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We Solve Murders
by Richard Osman
Steve Wheeler is enjoying retired life. He still does the odd bit of investigation work, but he prefers his familiar routines: the pub quiz, his favorite bench, his cat waiting for him at home. His days of adventure are over. Adrenaline is daughter-in-law Amy’s job now.
Amy Wheeler thinks adrenaline is good for the soul. Working in private security, every day is dangerous. She’s currently on a remote island protecting mega-bestselling author Rosie D’Antonio, until a dead body and a bag of money mean trouble in paradise. So she sends an SOS to the only person she trusts ... As a thrilling race around the world begins, can Amy and Steve outrun and outsmart a killer?
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Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions
by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey
John Grisham is known worldwide for his bestselling novels, but it’s his real-life passion for justice that led to his work with Jim McCloskey of Centurion Ministries, the first organization dedicated to exonerating innocent people who have been wrongly convicted. Together they offer an inside look at the many injustices in our criminal justice system. Impeccably researched and told with page-turning suspense as only John Grisham can deliver, Framed is the story of winning freedom when the battle already seems lost and the deck is stacked against you.
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To access e-books and downloadable audiobooks, click here or:
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