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
Moonglow
by Michael Chabon
A man bears witness to his grandfather's deathbed confessions, which reveal his family's long-buried history and his involvement in a mail-order novelty company, World War II, and the space program.
The Hidden Life of Trees
by Peter Wohlleben
A forester's fascinating stories, supported by the latest scientific research, reveal the extraordinary world of forests and illustrate how trees communicate and care for each other.
The Chemist
by Stephenie Meyer
In this gripping page-turner, an ex-agent on the run from her former employers must take one more case to clear her name and save her life.
Faithful
by Alice Hoffman
Growing up on Long Island, Shelby Richmond is an ordinary girl until one night an extraordinary tragedy changes her fate. Her best friend's future is destroyed in an accident, while Shelby walks away with the burden of guilt. Faithful is the story of a survivor, filled with emotion from dark suffering to true happiness a moving portrait of a young woman finding her way in the modern world. In New York City she finds a circle of lost and found souls including an angel who's been watching over her ever since that fateful icy night.
A Life in Parts
by Bryan Cranston
A memoir and meditation on creativity by the star of "Breaking Bad" chronicles his theatrical childhood and recommitment to acting in the aftermath of his father's disappearance, describing his early acting jobs and the performances that earned him Tony and Emmy Awards.
The Sun is also a Star
Nicola Yoon
Natasha, whose family is hours away from being deported, and Daniel, a first generation Korean American who strives to live up to his parents' expectations, unexpectedly fall in love and must determine which path they will choose in order to be together.
Born to Run
by Bruce Springsteen
Born to Run will be revelatory for anyone who has ever enjoyed Bruce Springsteen, but this book is much more than a legendary rock star's memoir. This is a book for workers and dreamers, parents and children, lovers and loners, artists, freaks, or anyone who has ever wanted to be baptized in the holy river of rock and roll.
To Pixar and Beyond: My Unlikely Journey with Steve Jobs to Make Entertainment History
by Lawrence Levy
After Steve Jobs was dismissed from Apple in the early 1990's, he made a side bet to develop a little-known, barely profitable video graphics company called Pixar. One day, out of the blue, Jobs called Lawrence Levy, a Harvard-trained attorney, in the hope that Jobs could somehow persuade Levy to join forces with him in his quest to energize Pixar. This is Levy's account of those early beginnings at Pixar, of his friendship with Jobs, and how they were able to join forces to transform Pixar into one of Hollywood's greatest success stories.
I'll Take You There
by Wally Lamb
In this radiant homage to the resiliency, strength, and power of women, Wally Lamb weaves an evocative, deeply affecting tapestry of one Baby Boomer's life and the trio of unforgettable women who have changed it.
I'll Take You There centers on Felix, a film scholar who runs a Monday night movie club in what was once a vaudeville theater. One evening, while setting up a film in the projectionist booth, he's confronted by the ghost of Lois Weber, a trailblazing motion picture director from Hollywood's silent film era. Lois invites Felix to revisit and in some cases relive scenes from his past as they are projected onto the cinema's big screen.
In these magical movies, the medium of film becomes the lens for Felix to reflect on the women who profoundly impacted his life.
Against the backdrop of a kaleidoscopic convergence of politics and pop culture, family secrets, and Hollywood iconography, Felix gains an enlightened understanding of the pressures and trials of the women closest to him, and of the feminine ideals and feminist realities that all women, of every era, must face.
The Whisler
by Elizabeth Vargas
Lacy Stoltz, an investigator for the Florida Board on Judicial Conduct, takes on a case involving a corrupt judge, a Native American casino, and the mafia when a previously disbarred lawyer approaches her on behalf of a client who claims to know the truth.
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Memoir Workshop
Bay County Public Library Meeting Room
Thursday, December 1 @ 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
It's time to write your memoirs. A panel of local writers will demonstrate various ways to record your family memories such as written memoirs, cookbooks, and visual documentation. Panelists include Martha Spiva, Sharman Ramsey, George Mulligan, and LaVelle Pitts. No registration required. Event is free and open to the public.
Memoir Workshop is sponsored by the Friends of the Bay County Public Libraries. Join the Friends to help support similar programs.
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Native Americans in North Florida
Bay County Public Library Meeting Room
Monday, December 5 @ 6:00 p.m.
Curious about Native American genealogy or local history? Local author, Hodalee Scott Sewell, will share his research on Native Americans in the North Florida region. Event is free and open to the public.
If you'd like to learn more, visit the Bay County Public Library Local History room. We have two of Sewell's titles in the non-circulating collection, "Belles of the Creek Nation" (2015) and "The Indians of North Florida: from Carolina to Florida, the Story of the Survival of a Distinct American Indian Community" (2011).
For more information,
call (850) 522-2132 or visit www.nwrls.com.
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Children's Classes & Teen Classes @ Your Library
Bay County Public Library
Book Babies (Birth - 17 months with caregiver)
Tuesdays from 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
*No classes on December 20th or 27th.
Terrific Tots (18 - 36 months with caregiver)
Tuesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
*No classes on December 20th or 27th.
Read, Rock & Rhyme Time (Ages 3 - 5)
Thursdays from 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
*No classes on December 22nd or 29th.
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Corinne Costin Gibson Memorial Public Library's
'Tuesday Tales' Leaf Printmaking in November 2016 |
Panama City Beach Public Library
Book Babies (Birth - 2 years with caregiver)
Tuesdays from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
*No classes on December 20th or 27th.
Beach Kids (K - 5th grade)
Wednesdays from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
*No classes on December 21st or 28th.
PCB Storytime (3+ years)
Thursdays from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
*No classes on December 22nd or 29th.
Homeschool Huddle (Students of all ages)
Thursdays from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Teen Maker Tuesdays (12 + years)
Tuesdays from 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
*No classes on December 20th or 27th.
Corinne Costin Gibson Memorial Public Library
Tuesday Tales (Birth - 3 years with caregiver)
Tuesdays from 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Charles Whitehead Public Library
Wee Read (Preschool age)
Mondays from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
*No classes on December 26th.
After School Story Time (K - 5th Grade)
2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at 3:30 p.m.
Jimmy Weaver Memorial Library
Story Time
Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
*No classes on December 24th. Library closed.
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Library Family Christmas
Bay County Public Library Youth Services Department
December 13 @ 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Come join us for a fun filled evening of holiday stories, carols, and craft activities. Bring your cameras and take pictures with Mr. & Mrs. Santa Claus! Refreshments provided by the Gulf Coast Woman's Club.
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Teddy Bear Sleepover
Corrine Costin Gibson Memorial Public Library in Port St. Joe
December 9 @ 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Come in your jammies and bring your favorite teddy bear or other stuffed companion for some bedtime fun! We will share stories, a bedtime snack and more before you tuck your bear into bed for a library sleepover. Then, come back Saturday morning to pick up your stuffed friend and to find out what antics they got into during their overnight adventure.
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Book Clubs
BCPL Book Club
Bay County Public Library
December 8 @ 10 a.m.
Howard's End
by E.M. Forster
The BCPL Book Club meets on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 10 a.m. For more information, please call 850-522-2107.
Beyond the Lens: Book and Film Series
Bay County Public Library
December 20 @ 5:30 p.m.
Film: Joyeux Noel (No book this month)
Guest: Librarian and Historian, Gerard Giordano, will lead discussion on the WWI Christmas Truce.
The Beyond the Lens: Book and Film Series meets every 3rd Tuesday of each month. For more information, please call 850-522-2120.
Refreshments provided by the Friends of the Bay County Public Libraries.
Beach Book Club
Panama City Beach Public Library
December 7 @ 10:30 a.m.
Walking with Abel: Journeys with the Nomads of the African Savannah
by Anna Badkhen
The Beach Book Club meets the 1st Wednesday of each month at 10:30 a.m. For more information, please call 850-233-5055.
Library Book Club
Corinne Costin Gibson Memorial Public Library
December 19 @ 10:30 a.m.
The Hired Girl by Laura Amy Schlitz
How to Speak Dolphin by Ginny Rorby
The Library Book Club meets the 3rd Monday of each month at 10:30 a.m. For more information, please call 850-229-8879.
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Holiday Closures
All Northwest Regional Library System locations will be closed on the following days:
December 23rd - 26th Christmas Holiday
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Ukulele for Beginners
(3-Part Class)
Bay County Public Library Meeting Room
Saturday, December 3, 10, and 17 @ 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
"Ukulele for Beginners" is a free series of three classes that take place December 3, 10, and 17 @ 11 am. The class is taught by Perry Shader who is a member of the Ukulele Orchestra of St. Andrews. We'll have some loaner ukuleles for the class, but bring your own if you have one!
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Hour of Code
Charles Whitehead Public Library in Wewahitchka
Monday, December 5, 2016 from 3:00 - 4:30 PM CST
For more information, call (850) 639-2419.
Corinne Costin Gibson Memorial Library in Port St. Joe
Monday, December 12, 2016 from 3:30 - 5:00 PM EST
For more information, call (850)229-8879.
Geared for ages 7 - 17. Learn the basics of computer science and how to create with code. Bring your own device (laptop or tablet) or use one of ours. Earbuds or headphones recommended. Classes are free.
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New E-books and Downloadable Audiobooks @
Your Library
We recently added new items to our digital collection, including:
 The Underground Railroad
by Colson Whitehead
2016 National Book Award for Fiction.
Chronicles the daring survival story of a cotton plantation slave in Georgia, who, after suffering at the hands of both her owners and fellow slaves, races through the Underground Railroad with a relentless slave-catcher close behind.
Apprentice in Death
by J.D. Robb
The shots came quickly, silently, and with deadly accuracy. Within seconds, three people were dead at Central Park s ice-skating rink. The victims: a talented young skater, a doctor, and a teacher. As random as random can be.
Eve Dallas has seen a lot of killers during her time with the NYPSD but never one like this. A review of the security videos reveals that the victims were killed with a tactical laser rifle fired by a sniper, who could have been miles away when the trigger was pulled. And though the list of locations where the shooter could have set up seems endless, the number of people with that particular skill set is finite: police, military, professional killer.
Eve's husband, Roarke, has unlimited resources and genius at his disposal. And when his computer program leads Eve to the location of the sniper, she learns a shocking fact: There were two one older, one younger. Someone is being trained by an expert in the science of killing, and they have an agenda. Central Park was just a warm-up. And as another sniper attack shakes the city to its core, Eve realizes that though we're all shaped by the people around us, there are those who are just born evil...
Half a King
by Joe Abercrombie
I swore an oath to avenge the death of my father. I may be half a man, but I swore a whole oath. Prince Yarvi has vowed to regain a throne he never wanted. But first he must survive cruelty, chains, and the bitter waters of the Shattered Sea. And he must do it all with only one good hand.
The deceived will become the deceiver.
Born a weakling in the eyes of his father, Yarvi is alone in a world where a strong arm and a cold heart rule. He cannot grip a shield or swing an axe, so he must sharpen his mind to a deadly edge. The betrayed will become the betrayer. Gathering a strange fellowship of the outcast and the lost, he finds they can do more to help him become the man he needs to be than any court of nobles could. Will the usurped become the usurper?
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.
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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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