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
Two by Two
by Nicholas Sparks
The seemingly charmed life of a Charlotte family man abruptly tumbles around him, leaving him an unemployed single father who embarks on a new reality that tests his skills and emotional resources beyond his imagining.
Arrowood
by Laura McHugh
When Arden Arrowood was four years old, her two-year-old twin sisters were stolen from the front yard of their hometown of Keokuk, Iowa, on the Mississippi River while Arden watched. Twenty years later, she returns home to confront the darkest part of her past. As the mystery unravels, the novel explores the reliability of memory, the stories we tell ourselves, and the power of love.
 Small great things
by Jodi Picoult
A woman and her husband admitted to a hospital to have a baby requests that their nurse be reassigned - they are white supremacists and don't want Ruth, who is black, to touch their baby. The hospital complies, but the baby later goes into cardiac distress when Ruth is on duty. She hesitates before rushing in to perform CPR. When her indecision ends in tragedy, Ruth finds herself on trial, represented by a white public defender who warns against bringing race into a courtroom. As the two come to develop a truer understanding of each other's lives, they begin to doubt the beliefs they each hold most dear.
The hungry fan's game day cookbook : 165 recipes for eating, drinking & watching sports
by Daina Falk
Offers game-day recipes from a nationally recognized sports expert and fan, including such options as Cajun shrimp skewers, empanadas, buffalo chicken salad, and Italian hero sandwich, along with signature recipes from professional athletes.
Playing through the whistle : steel, football and an American town
by S.L. Price
Examines the glory days of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, a town that has produced such football greats as Mike Ditka, Ty Law, and Darrelle Revis, despite the economical struggles it experienced.
The Jealous Kind
James Lee Burke
Intervening when he sees the beautiful and gifted Valerie Epstein fighting with her boyfriend, Aaron Holland Broussard inadvertently challenges the power of the Mob in his Korean War-era Texas community.
 Sex, Lies, & Serious Money
by Stuart Woods
Stone Barrington takes on a client who gives him a run for his money in the newest heart-stopping thriller from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author. Fresh off the runway at Teterboro, Stone Barrington arrives home to find an unexpected new client on his doorstep, anxiously soliciting his help. But everything is not as it seems, when the client reveals the true nature--and value--of his recent turn of fortune. From luxury New York high-rises to the sprawling New Mexico desert, his client is pursued from all angles. and Stone quickly learns that easy money isn't always so easy.
Food freedom forever : letting go of bad habits, guilt, and anxiety around food
by Melissa Hartwig
Shares advice on how to improve energy and health while letting go of negative food habits, outlining a three-part plan for long-term control and recovery from restriction breaks taken during the holidays, vacations, and times of stress.Night Watch
by Iris and Roy Johansen Born blind, Kendra Michaels spent the first twenty years of her life living in the darkness. Then, thanks to a revolutionary medical procedure developed by England's Night Watch Project, she was given the gift of sight. Her highly-developed senses (honed during her years in the dark), combined with her new found vision, have made her a remarkable investigator, sought after by law-enforcement agencies all over the country. But her newest case finds her uncovering a deadly truth about the shadowy organization that has given her so much.
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NaNoWriMo 2016
Celebrate National Novel Writing Month with the Northwest Regional Library System.
Pop-up Library Write-in at Amavida St. Andrews
November 1 @ 6 p.m.
Guest Author: Mark Douglas
2997 W. 10th St., Panama City, FL
Coffee and beverages available for purchase.
Write-in at the Bay County Public Library
Guest Author: Milinda Jay Stephenson
898 W 11th St., Panama City, FL
St. Andrews Sketch Crawl & Shutter Stroll
November 19 @ 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Guest Authors: Mark Boss, Tony Simmons, and Jayson Kretzer
Bring your sketchbooks, cameras, and writing journals to any or all of the stops.
10 a.m. St. Andrews Coffee House (1006 Beck Ave)
11:30 a.m. Little Village (2808 W 12th St)
1 p.m. Floriopolis (1125 Beck Ave)
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Saints of Old Florida
Author's Book Talk & Signing with Melissa Farrell, Christina McDermott, and Emily Raffield
Corinne Costin Gibson Memorial Public Library
Tuesday, November 1 @ 5 - 7 p.m.
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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 program on November 22nd
Terrific Tots (18 - 36 months with caregiver)
Tuesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
*No program on November 22nd
Read, Rock & Rhyme Time (Ages 3 - 5)
Thursdays from 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
*No program on November 24th
Science Fun @ Your Library (K - 5th Grade)
November 15th from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Join us for an afternoon of fun science experiments and hands-on activities with Ms. Tania.
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Panama City Beach Public Library
Book Babies (Birth - 2 years with caregiver)
Tuesdays from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Beach Kids (K - 5th grade)
Wednesdays from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
PCB Storytime (3+ years)
Thursdays from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
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.
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.
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.
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Holiday Closures
All Northwest Regional Library System locations will be closed on the following days:
November 11th Veterans day
November 24th-25th Thanksgiving
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Cards for Heros
Bay County Public Library
November 1 - November 9 (3 p.m.- 5 p.m.)
Stop by the Youth Services Department and use your creativity to make a card for our local veterans and other community heroes. Cards will be delivered on November 10th. Open to all ages.
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Book Clubs
BCPL Book Club
Bay County Public Library
November 10 @ 10 a.m.
Natchez Burning by Greg Iles
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 November 15 @ 5:30 p.m.
Film: Iris by Albert Maysles (PBS POV)
Book: Women in Clothes by Sheila Heti, Heidi Julavits, Leanne Shapton & 639 others
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.
History Club
Bay County Public Library
November 7 @ 10 a.m.
Murder in the Queen's Wardrobe by Kathy Lynn Emerson
The BCPL History Club meets on the first Monday every other month at 10 a.m. For more information, please call 850-522-2107. Refreshments provided by the Friends of the Bay County Public Libraries.
Beach Book Club
Panama City Beach Public Library
November 2 @ 10:30 a.m.
China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan
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
November 16 @ 10:30 a.m.
The Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner
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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Healthcare Navigation Seminar
Bay County Public Library
November 29 @ 2 p.m.
Are you confused about the Affordable Healthcare Act? Shelley Berry, Licensed Navigator with 90Works will be in the Library Meeting Room to provide an overview, answer your questions, and help you to navigate the Health Insurance Marketplace.
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The Right to Decide:
International Poster Exhibition
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Bay County Public Library
October 28 - November 23
Student Posters from Finland, USA, Columbia, Taiwan, and Russia covering the theme of voting rights and fair elections. On display in the Bay County Public Library lobby.
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New E-books and Downloadable Audiobooks @ Your Library
We recently added new items to our digital collection, including:  Warrior Love: A Memoir
by Glennon Doyle Melton The highly anticipated new memoir by bestselling author Glennon Doyle Melton tells the story of her journey of self-discovery after the implosion of her marriage. Just when Glennon Doyle Melton was beginning to feel she had it all figured out-three happy children, a doting spouse, and a writing career so successful that her first book catapulted to the top of the New York Times bestseller list-her husband revealed his infidelity and she was forced to realize that nothing was as it seemed. A recovering alcoholic and bulimic, Glennon found that rock bottom was a familiar place. In the midst of crisis, she knew to hold on to what she discovered in recovery: that her deepest pain has always held within it an invitation to a richer life. Love Warrior is the story of one marriage, but it is also the story of the healing that is possible for any of us when we refuse to settle for good enough and begin to face pain and love head-on. Lady Midnight
by Cassandra Clare
It's been five years since the events of City of Heavenly Fire that brought the Shadowhunters to the brink of oblivion. Emma Carstairs is no longer a child in mourning, but a young woman bent on discovering what killed her parents and avenging her losses.
Harmony
by Carolyn Parkhurst
How far will a mother go to save her family? The Hammond family is living in DC, where everything seems to be going just fine, until it becomes clear that the oldest daughter, Tilly, is developing abnormally-a mix of off-the-charts genius and social incompetence. Once Tilly-whose condition is deemed undiagnosable-is kicked out of the last school in the area, her mother Alexandra is out of ideas. The family turns to Camp Harmony and the wisdom of child behavior guru Scott Bean for a solution. But what they discover in the woods of New Hampshire will push them to the very limit. Told from the alternating perspectives of both Alexandra and her younger daughter Iris, this is a unputdownable story about the strength of love, the bonds of family, and how you survive the unthinkable.
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: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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