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by Ken Follett

It is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages. England is facing attacks from the Welsh in the west and the Vikings in the east. Those in power bend justice according to their will, regardless of ordinary people and often in conflict with the king. Without a clear rule of law, chaos reigns. Follett's masterful new prequel The Evening and the Morning takes us on an epic journey into a historical past rich with ambition and rivalry, death and birth, love and hate, that will end where The Pillars of the Earth begins.

by Vanessa Veselka

On the day of their estranged father's wedding, half sisters Cheyenne and Livy set off to claim their inheritance. But the promise of a shot at financial security brings the two together to claim what's theirs. Except, instead of money, what their father gives them is information--a name--which both reveals a stunning family secret and compels them to come to grips with it. In the face of their new reality, the sisters and their adopted brother each set out on journeys that will test their faith in one another, as well as their definitions of freedom.

by Dav Pilkey

The Supa Buddies bamboozled the baddies, but all's not right in the world. Dog Man has a new problem to pound, and he's going to need his entire pack to help him. Will he go barking up the wrong tree?

by Alyssa Cole

Sydney Green is Brooklyn born and raised, but her beloved neighborhood seems to change every time she blinks. To hold onto her community's past and present, Sydney channels her frustration into a walking tour and finds an unlikely and unwanted assistant in one of the new arrivals to the block-her neighbor Theo. But Sydney and Theo's deep dive into history quickly becomes a dizzying descent into paranoia and fear. Their neighbors may not have moved to the suburbs after all, and the push to revitalize the community may be more deadly than advertised...

by Stephenie Meyer

Midnight Sun is the long-awaited companion novel to Twilight. This unforgettable tale as told through Edward's eyes takes on a new and decidedly dark twist. Meeting Bella is both the most unnerving and intriguing event he has experienced in all his years as a vampire. As we learn more fascinating details about Edward's past and the complexity of his inner thoughts, we understand why this is the defining struggle of his life. How can he justify following his heart if it means leading Bella into danger?

by Claudia Rankine

As everyday white supremacy becomes increasingly vocalized with no clear answers at hand, how best might we approach one another? Claudia Rankine, without telling us what to do, urges us to begin the discussions that might open pathways through this divisive and stuck moment in American history.

by Jerry Craft

New York Times bestselling author Jerry Craft returns with a companion book to New Kid, winner of the 2020 Newbery Medal, the Coretta Scott King Author Award, and the Kirkus Prize. This time, it's Jordan's friend Drew who takes center stage in another laugh-out-loud funny, powerful, and important story about being one of the few kids of color in a prestigious private school.

by Ibi Aanu Zoboi and Yusef Salaam

Amal Shahid has always been an artist and a poet. Then one fateful night, an altercation in a gentrifying neighborhood escalates into tragedy. "Boys just being boys" turns out to be true only when those boys are white. Suddenly, at just sixteen years old, Amal's bright future is upended: he is convicted of a crime he didn't commit and sent to prison. Despair and rage almost sink him until he turns to the refuge of his words, his art. With spellbinding lyricism, award-winning author Ibi Zoboi and prison reform activist Yusef Salaam tell a moving and deeply profound story about how one boy is able to maintain his humanity and fight for the truth, in a system designed to strip him of both.

by Richard Grant

Natchez, Mississippi, once had more millionaires per capita than anywhere else in America, and its wealth was built on slavery and cotton. Today it has the greatest concentration of antebellum mansions in the South, and a culture full of unexpected contradictions. Prominent white families dress up in hoopskirts and Confederate uniforms for ritual celebrations of the Old South, yet Natchez is also progressive enough to elect a gay black man for mayor with 91% of the vote. With humor and insight, Richard Grant depicts a strange, eccentric town with an unforgettable cast of characters.

by Omid Scobie

When news of the budding romance between a beloved English prince and an American actress broke, it captured the world's attention and sparked an international media frenzy. But while the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have continued to make headlines-from their engagement, wedding, and birth of their son Archie to their unprecedented decision to step back from their royal lives-few know the true story of Harry and Meghan. As members of the select group of reporters that cover the British Royal Family and their engagements, Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand have witnessed the young couple's lives as few outsiders can.

For the most up-to-date information on Northwest Regional Library System location hours and services, visit the NWRLS Library Website. Libraries have resumed charging for overdue library materials. In response to COVID-19, all locations are quarantining returned items. The returned items will remain on your card during quarantine, but you will not be charged overdue fines for items in quarantine.

Wednesday, November 11th in observance of Veterans Day

Thursday, November 26th for Thanksgiving Holiday

Friday, November 27th for Thanksgiving Holiday

* Locations will close early at 5 p.m. on November 10th and 25th.

In Person: Monday - Wednesday (9 am - 7 pm), Thursday - Saturday (9 am - 5 pm)

Curbside: Monday - Saturday (9 am - 5 pm)

In Person: Monday - Friday (9 am - 1 pm), Saturday (10 am - 1 pm)

Curbside: Monday - Friday (10 am - 4 pm), Saturday (10 am - 1 pm)

In Person: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday (10 am - 5 pm)

Curbside: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday (10 am - 2 pm)

In Person: Monday and Friday (10 am - 4 pm)

Curbside: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday (10 am - 4 pm)

In Person: Tuesday and Thursday (10 am - 4 pm ET)

Curbside: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday (10 am - 4 pm ET)

In Person: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (9 am - 6 pm ET), Saturday (9 am - 12 pm ET)

In Person: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday (8 am - 6 pm ET)

We encourage all patrons to wear a mask and maintain social distancing at 6 feet while inside the library. Please do not enter the library if you are sick! All children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Computer time is limited to 1 hour per person, per day. Library programming will remain virtual. Meeting Rooms will be closed until further notice.

Curbside Pick Up Services are available at the Bay and Gulf library locations upon request. Place your items on hold through the NWRLS Library Catalog with your library card number and pin. You will be contacted when the item is ready for pick up by phone or email. When you arrive at the library, call the library number to let them know you arrived and provide your library card number. We will bring your items out to your vehicle!

BCPL Unstacked Podcast interviewed award-winning author, Vanessa Veselka, about her new novel The Great Offshore Grounds and her writing process. The Great Offshore Grounds can be checked out through the Northwest Regional Library System catalog or purchased wherever books are sold!

BCPL Unstacked can be followed on Spotify, Anchor, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast and more!

The Thankful Pumpkin craft is available while supplies last through the month of November. Laura and Kyle are in video above sharing how to make the craft and talk about pumpkins! Sponsored by the PCB Library Foundation.

New craft kits are available each week to match the featured Letter in Read, Rock and Rhyme. Craft is available while supplies last in the Youth Services department.

New craft kits each week available while supplies last.

New craft kits each week available while supplies last. Sponsored by the Friends of the Gulf County Libraries.

Gather your baby to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs, and fun with Ms. Sandra from the Bay County Public Library.

Tania from the Bay County Public Library will be teaching the ABCs this Fall for Read, Rock, and Rhyme Time. Join us for stories and songs!

Thursday, November 5th at 10 a.m. CST / 11 a.m. EST

Thursday, November 12th at 10 a.m. CST / 11 a.m. EST

Thursday, November 19th at 10 a.m. CST / 11 a.m. EST

Monday, November 2nd @ 2 p.m. CST / 3 p.m. EST

Local author, Rifk Ebeid, shares her debut children's book. "Baba, What Does My Name Mean? A Journey to Palestine" can be borrowed from the library collection or purchased wherever books are sold.

Monday, November 9th @ 2 p.m. CST / 3 p.m. EST

Learn the impact of waste as well as at-home methods to recycle and reduce our waste to protect our environment. STE(A)M Program taught by Kyle.

Wednesday, November 18th @ 10 a.m. CST / 11 a.m. EST

Stories, songs, and a felt board activity presented by the staff at the Panama City Beach Public Library.

Monday, November 23rd @ 2 p.m. CST / 3 p.m. EST

Math can be difficult and word problems even more so. Let's find out what they are really asking with helpful tips. STE(A)M Program taught by Kyle.

Wednesday, November 4th @ 2 p.m. CST / 3 p.m. EST

Program presented by Sam, Teen Librarian at the Bay County Public Library. Learn how to make a hanging pumpkin decoration out of strips of construction paper.

Wednesday, November 18th @ 2 p.m. CST / 3 p.m. EST

Kat from the Bay County Public Library teaches how to make an origami turkey. These cute decorations would be perfect for your Thanksgiving décor or table.

Wednesday, November 4th @ 10:30 a.m. CST / 11:30 EST

Book: Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann

Register in advance for this book club. https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZElceiupz0iGtO9xikRrAZMWblwhmd1vyK8 

Thursday, November 12th @ 11:30 a.m. CST / 12:30 p.m. EST

Book: Educated by Tara Westover

Zoom registration required. Email sburris@nwrls.com for Zoom Invitation.

Wednesdays, November 4th and 18th

@ 12:00 p.m. CST / 1:00 p.m. EST

Zoom registration required. Email hogilvie@nwrls.com for Zoom invitation.

Tuesday, November 3rd @ 2 p.m. CST / 3:00 p.m. EST

Ashley from the Bay County Public Library shares five awesome Tech Tips when using Microsoft Word: including how to search for specific words in the document, increase document readability, and quickly highlight text.

Tuesday, November 10th @ 2 p.m. CST / 3:00 p.m. EST

Let's learn about the life and works of Impressionist painter and print maker, Mary Cassatt (1844-1926). We will especially dive into the influence of Japanese woodblock prints on her work. Zoom registration required. Register in advance for this webinar:

Tuesday, November 17th @ 2 p.m. CST / 3 p.m. EST

Learn how to fold a Christmas tree out of a recycled book and decorate it with a nautical theme!

Friday, November 20th @ 2 p.m. CST / 3 p.m. EST

Zoom Registration Required. Email sburris@nwrls.com for the Zoom invitation and the mountain dulcimer music.

Tuesday, November 24th @ 2 p.m. CST / 3 p.m. EST

Program features new cuisines and cookbooks in the collection!

Wednesday, November 25th @ 2 p.m. CST / 3 p.m. EST

Rachael from the Bay County Public Library will teach how to make a beautiful wreath out of book pages!

Mondays @ 10 a.m. CST / 11:00 a.m. EST

Heather, BCPL Outreach Librarian, shares reading trends and Buzz-worthy books!

by Helen Macdonald

Helen Macdonald brings together a collection of her best loved essays, along with new pieces on topics ranging from nostalgia for a vanishing countryside to the tribulations of farming ostriches to her own private vespers while trying to fall asleep. Meditating on notions of captivity and freedom, immigration and flight, Helen invites us into her most intimate experiences: observing the massive migration of songbirds from the top of the Empire State Building, watching tens of thousands of cranes in Hungary, seeking the last golden orioles in Suffolk's poplar forests. She writes with heart-tugging clarity about wild boar, swifts, mushroom hunting, migraines, the strangeness of birds' nests, and the unexpected guidance and comfort we find when watching wildlife.

by Karin Slaughter

Investigating the killing of a prisoner during a riot inside a state penitentiary, GBI investigator Will Trent is confronted with disturbing information. One of the inmates claims that he is innocent of a brutal attack for which he has always been the prime suspect. The man insists that he was framed by a corrupt law enforcement team led by Jeffrey Tolliver and that the real culprit is still out there—a serial killer who has systematically been preying on women across the state for years.

by Katharine McGee

Power is intoxicating. Like first love, it can leave you breathless. Princess Beatrice was born with it. Princess Samantha was born with less. Some, like Nina Gonzalez, are pulled into it. And a few will claw their way in. Ahem, we're looking at you Daphne Deighton.

As America adjusts to the idea of a queen on the throne, Beatrice grapples with everything she lost when she gained the ultimate crown. Samantha is busy living up to her "party princess" persona...and maybe adding a party prince by her side. Nina is trying to avoid the palace—and Prince Jefferson—at all costs. And a dangerous secret threatens to undo all of Daphne's carefully laid "marry Prince Jefferson" plans. A new reign has begun....

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