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
Deep South Dish: Homestyle Southern Recipes
by Mary Foreman
Mary Foreman is a home cook and the publisher of the wildly popular Southern recipe website, DeepSouth-Dish.com.
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by Sue Grafton
A serial killer who leaves no trace of his crimes challenges Kinsey Milhone's skills to solve the case before she becomes his next victim.
The Gift
by Wanda E. Brunstetter
Having decided never to marry, Adam Beachy is nevertheless forced to take up the role of father figure for his young nieces and finds himself needing a wife.
Crochet for Christmas: 29 Patterns for Handmade Holiday Decorations and Gifts
by Salena Baca
Decorate your home for the holidays with festive crocheted decorations, ornaments, and Christmas cozies. Also covers quick holiday gifts, too.
Think Like a Baby: 33 Simple Research Experiments You Can Do at Home to Better Understand Your Child's Developing Mind
by Amber Ankowski
This book gives parents tremendous insight into their children's physical, cognitive, language, and social development.
Food52 Genius Recipes: 100 Recipes That Will Change the Way You Cook
by Kristen Miglore
Features inventive recipes that rethink cooking tropes and are nothing short of genius.
Advanced Bushcraft: An Expert Field Guide to the Art of Wilderness Survival
by Dave Canterbury
Survivalist Dave Canterbury goes beyond bushcraft basics to teach you how to survive in the backcountry with little or no equipment.
The Murderer's Daughter
by Jonathan Kellerman
Psychologist Grace Blades is an accomplished professional with a dark, secret side. When her two worlds shockingly converge, Grace's harrowing past returns with a vengeance.
To Hell and Back: The Last Train from Hiroshima
by Charles R. Pellegrino
Drawing on the voices of atomic bomb survivors, the author describes the events and the aftermath when nuclear devices, detonated over Japan, changed life on Earth forever.
Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot
by Dav Pilkey
There's something rotten in the state of Ohio, and it's smellier than a pile of putrid gym socks. Steer clear -- it's Sir Stinks-A-Lot!
The Storm of the Century: Tragedy, Heroism, Survival, and the Epic True Story of America's Deadliest Natural Disaster, the Great Gulf Hurricane of 1900
by Al Roker
On the afternoon of September 8, 1900, 200-mile-per-hour winds and fifteen-foot waves slammed into Galveston. By dawn the next day, the city that existed just hours before was gone.
The Day the Crayons Came Home
by Drew Daywalt
One day, Duncan is happily coloring with his crayons when a stack of postcards arrives in the mail from his former crayons, each of which has run away or been left behind, and all of which want to come home.
The Taming of the Queen
by Philippa Gregory
A riveting new Tudor tale featuring King Henry VIII's sixth and final wife, Kateryn Parr, the first English queen to publish under her own name.
The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle East
by Eugene L. Rogan
A sweeping narrative of battles and political intrigue from Gallipoli to Damascus, this book shows how a European conflict became a global conflagration.
Woman-Powered Farm: Manual for a Self-Sufficient Lifestyle from Homestead to Field
by Audrey Levatino
The author shares her experiences of running a farm with her husband and offers invaluable advice on how to get started, including helping readers identify their goals and suggesting how to go about achieving them.
Silver Linings: A Rose Harbor Novel
by Debbie Macomber
This novel follows innkeeper Jo Marie and two new guests as they seek healing and comfort, revealing that every cloud has a silver lining, even when it seems difficult to find.
Stone Rider
by David Hofmeyr
A young man who seeks revenge and redemption from his past joins a brutal race to win a chance to escape his dying world.
Black-Eyed Susans
by Julia Heaberlin
A dazzling psychological thriller, seamlessly weaving past and present in a searing tale of a young woman whose harrowing memories remain in a field of flowers -- as a killer makes a chilling return to his garden.
The Mom 100 Cookbook: 100 Recipes Every Mom Needs in Her Back Pocket
by Katie Workman
This is the only cookbook each mom needs on hand to keep the family fed and happy every night of the week.
The Lure of the Moonflower
by Lauren Willig
With Lisbon about to be overrun by Napoleonic troops, Jane Wolliston must find and protect Queen Maria. For help, she turns to the Moonflower, a British agent as mercurial as he is brilliant.
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Library Card Sign-Up Month
September is Library Card Sign-up Month, a time when the Northwest Regional Library System joins with the American Library Association and public libraries nationwide to make sure that every student has the most important school supply of all - a free library card.
Resources at our locations in Bay, Gulf, and Liberty Counties are available to anyone who has a library card. Students can turn to the library for materials, programs, and knowledgeable library staff that support academic achievement. Adults can access computers, attend programs, and take advantage of lifelong learning opportunities.
Here are 16 services (besides books) available at our libraries:
Check Out DVDs (Movies and TV Shows)
Use Free Wi-Fi
Buy Used Books
Read Magazines and Newspapers
Download Digital Magazines
Download E-Books
Check Out Audiobooks on CD
Download Audiobooks
Librarians to Provide Expert Research Assistance
Access an Online Encyclopedia
Access Research Databases
Computer Access
Copies and Printing
Interlibrary Loan
Place Holds on Items Online
Renew Items Online
Beloved PeanutsĀ® character Snoopy is the Honorary Chair for Library Card Sign-up Month 2015. Pick up a free PeanutsĀ® bookmark at the library during September, while supplies last.
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Beyond the Lens: Book and Film Series
The Bay County Public Library is partnering with PBS to showcase films from the award-winning PBS POV (Point-of-View) documentary series. The first of the series will feature
Dance for Me on September 15th from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
 The program will feature a live ballroom dance performance by Fred Astaire Dance Studio!
After the film, there will be a lively discussion about the documentary film and selected book club read,
Mambo in Chinatown by Jean Kwok.
Refreshments are provided by the Friends of the Bay County Public Library. The event is free and open to the public.
Katrine Philp's Danish documentary,
Dance for Me
, features two young dancers. Fifteen-year-old Russian performer Egor leaves home and family to team up with 14-year-old Mie, one of Denmark's most promising young dancers. Strikingly different, Egor and Mie bond over their passion for Latin dance -- and for winning. As they head to the championships, so much is at stake: emotional bonds, their career, and the future.
Dance for Me
is a poetic coming-of-age story, with a global twist and thrilling dance moves.
For more information, please call 850-522-2107.
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St Andrews State Park Program at the Bay County Public Library
Melissa Shoemaker from St Andrews State Park will be at the Bay County Public Library at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, September 2nd to talk about the park in general, things to do, upcoming events, natural resource management, and a tiny bit of history and cultural resources.
Click here for a printable flyer. For more information, please call 850-522-2107 or visit www.nwrls.com.
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Libraries Closed
 All locations of the Northwest Regional Library System will be closed on Monday, September 7th, in observance of Labor Day.
Need a book or magazine to read? You can download e-books, audiobooks, and digital magazines 24/7 from our
website.
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New E-books and Downloadable Audiobooks @
Your Library
We recently added new items to our digital collection:
China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan
The English Spy by Daniel Silva
Second Life by S.J. Watson
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Sick in the Head by Judd Apatow
The Best of Enemies by Jen Lancaster
The Billion Dollar Spy by David E. Hoffman
Friction by Sandra Brown
Silver Linings by Debbie Macomber
Who Do You Love by Jennifer Weiner
Food52 Genius Recipes: 100 Recipes that Will Change the Way You Cook by Kristen Miglore
The Summer of Good Intentions by Wendy Francis
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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Book Clubs 
BCPL Book Club
September 10 @ 10 a.m.
The Mockingbird Next Door: Life with Harper Lee by Marja Mills
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
September 15 @ 5 p.m.
Film:
Dance for Me
by Katrine Philp
Book:
Mambo in Chinatown
by Jean Kwok
The program will feature a live ballroom performance! Film will be followed by a brief 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
September 14 @ 10 a.m.
The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester
The History Club reads fiction and nonfiction history and meets bimonthly in the Bay County Public Library Meeting Room. For more information, please call 850-522-2107.
Beach Book Club
September 2 @ 10:30 a.m.
Being Mortal
by Atul Gawande
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
September 21 @ 10:30 a.m.
Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
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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Bay County Public Library
Storytimes at the Bay County Public Library resume September 1st
Book Babies (Suggested ages: 0-17 months)
Tuesdays @ 9:30 a.m.
Terrific Tots (Suggested ages: 18-36 months)
Tuesdays @ 10:30 a.m.
Preschool Storytime (Suggested ages: 3-5 years)
Thursdays @ 10:30 a.m.
Super Cool Storytime (All ages)
Tuesday, September 15th @ 3:30 p.m.
Come help us celebrate Library Card Sign-Up Month with super cool versions of The Three Little Pigs and other piggy stories and poems!
Charles Whitehead Public Library in Wewahitchka
Wee Read (Suggested ages: Preschoolers)
Mondays @ 11:30 a.m.
September 14: Hats Off to Good Books
September 21: Books, the Greatest Present
September 28: Flying High Stories
Keen Tweens (Suggested ages: 9-12 years)
Fourth Thursday of the month @ 3:30 p.m.
September 24.: Hunger Games
After School Program (Suggested ages: K-5th grade)
Second Tuesday of the month @ 3:30 p.m.
September 8: Spirit of the Seas
Creative Minds: Writing (Suggested ages: 8-14 years)
Thursday, September 17th @ 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.
Jimmy Weaver Memorial Library in Hosford
Storytime
Saturdays @ 10:30 a.m.
Panama City Beach Public Library
Storytimes at the Panama City Beach Public Library resume September 15th
Book Babies (Suggested ages: 0-2 years)
Tuesdays @ 10 a.m.
Beach Kids (Suggested ages: K-5th grade)
Wednesdays @ 3 p.m.
PCB Storytime (Suggested ages: 3+ years)
Thursdays @ 10 a.m.
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Free Concert -- Konkrete Soul at the Bay County Public Library
 The Friends of the Bay County Public Libraries will sponsor a free after-hours concert featuring local talent Konkrete Soul on Thursday, September 24th @ 6 p.m.
Light refreshments will be provided by the Friends.
Konkrete Soul provides a great mix of music including Aretha Franklin, Sade, Tina Turner, Fleetwood Mac, Sam Smith, Gotye, Marvin Gaye and more. Their song list includes oldies, jazz, and current music.
Come out and enjoy this wonderful show at the library with the Friends! For more information, please call 850-522-2100 or visit www.nwrls.com.
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Ongoing Events @ Your Library
Bay County Public Library in Panama City
English as a Second Language - Pre-Beginners (A, B, Cs)
Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 11 a.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
Tuesdays from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Thursdays from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
English as a Second Language - Advanced
Mondays from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesdays from 2 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 Class and Pronunciation
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
Friday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Chess - Players and boards are welcome!
Thursdays @ 1 p.m.
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International Genealogy Resources
Laura Moree, Head of the Local History and Genealogy Department, will present the sources available at the library to
 facilitate researching overseas ancestors during a Bay County Genealogical Society monthly membership meeting on September 19th @ 1 p.m. at the Bay County Public Library in the meeting room.
The event is free and open to the public. Please call 850-522-2132 for more information.
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Free Computer Classes
Bay County Public Library
Computer Basics Part 1 of 2
September 1 @ 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
September 3 @ 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
September 8 @ 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. Email address required. Prerequisite: Computer Basics or equivalent experience.
Social Media: Pinterest
September 10 @ 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, including pictures, recipes, DIY, etc. Email address required. Prerequisite: Computer Basics or equivalent experience.
For more information on these computer classes, please call 850-522-2107.
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The Florida Chautauqua Assembly: The Education Resort of the South and Its Revival
Join us at the Bay County Public Library on September 16th @ 6 p.m. as Christopher Mitchell, the current president and program chair of the Florida Chautauqua Assembly, explains how the annual program is now fully revived.
Did you know that a part of the Florida Panhandle was once
 known as the "Education Resort of the South?" The Historic District in DeFuniak Springs, Florida is mostly comprised of an old campus built in 1885 to host the most educationally significant and coveted speakers of the times to a population who traveled there from throughout North America. The old campus closed in 1927, but many of its old structures still stand.
Find out why first ladies, Hollywood stars, and even Apollo astronauts are again converging on this small, rural community and how the revival of the Florida Chautauqua Assembly is impacting the lives of former U.S. presidents, their communities, and perhaps even Bay County, Florida.
For more information, please call the Bay County Public Library Local History Room at 850-522-2132.
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New Staff at Bay County Public Library: Paige Simkins
Paige Simkins joined the Bay County Public Library as a
 Reference Librarian in July 2015. She received her bachelor's degree in English (Creative Writing with a focus in Poetry) in 2009 and a Master of Library and Information Science degree from the University of South Florida in 2011. She has previously worked as a law librarian and public librarian in Tampa, FL before moving to Panama City with her dog, Sir Simon, to join the Bay County Public Library.
She is a published poet and is very passionate about poetry, libraries, VW Beetles, and visual art. Here is one of her published poems for you to read:
NOCTURNAL {BORDERLINE}
All breathing and bleeding
in the inner core of this black
earth.
All are oystered here, Mistress -
painting black nails in holes,
in water,
pealing thighs, bubbles of thick glass,
and petaling subterranean prophetic perfume.
O the sweet scents
of everything
nonexistent.
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