Northwest Regional Library System

Chess Club
2025-02-17 14:30 - 17:00, 2025-02-24 14:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Corinne Costin Gibson Memorial Public Library, 110 Library Drive, Port St. Joe, FL, 32456, United States
All ages and abilities welcome, including new learners. Adults and homeschoolers can arrive at 2:30 p.m., children can follow when school gets out. Chess boards and instruction provided. Program geared for all ages.

Bouncin’ Babies & Toddlin’ 2s (Ages 0 - 2 with Caregiver)
2025-02-18 09:30 - 11:00, 2025-02-25 09:30 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | Bay County Public Library, 898 W 11th Street, Panama City, FL, 32401, United States
Two start times for the same class – 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Stories, bounces and rhymes for littles to build early literacy skills. Class limited to 40 people per session, arrive early to reserve your spot.

Digital Literacy Class: Computer & Internet Basics (Registration Required)
2025-02-18 09:30 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | Bay County Public Library, 898 W 11th Street, Panama City, FL, 32401, United States
Learn computer and internet basics Computer Basics is an introduction for those who are new to using a PC or want to build more confidence using the Windows 11 operating system. Internet Basics are for those new to the internet or want to build more confidence finding information online and navigating websites.
Registration required. Seating is limited. Visit the Adult Services Information Desk or call 850-522-2107 to register.
Location for class: Adult Services Computer Lab

Book Babies (Ages 0 - 2)
2025-02-18 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | Panama City Beach Public Library, 12500 Hutchison Blvd, Panama City Beach, FL, 32407
Bring your baby and enjoy a time of interactive stories, songs, and scarf play. Class sizes are limited to 24 people each session; two class times of same class. Program geared for ages 0 – 2 with caregiver.

10:00 – 10:20 a.m. Session 1
10:30 – 10:50 a.m. Session 2

Garden & Wellness Mythbusting: Separating Facts from Fiction
2025-02-18 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | Bay County Public Library, 898 W 11th Street, Panama City, FL, 32401, United States
Are you curious whether a Facebook post or a TikTok video featuring gardening tricks and wellness tip are real? Learn how to separate facts from fiction. The program will cover seed saving do’s and don’ts and other fun myth busters revealed by knowledgeable UF/IFAS Bay County Extension Agents, Melanie Taylor and Lauren Goldsby.
Program part of the Bay County Public Library’s Tuesdays at 2 Continuing Education Series.

Picturing Paradise: From James Audubon to the Florida Highwaymen with art historian Keri Watson, USF
2025-02-18 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Corinne Costin Gibson Memorial Public Library, 110 Library Drive, Port St. Joe, FL, 32456, United States
Tuesdays at Two Series
The Florida landscape has provided aesthetic inspiration to artists for centuries. Titian Ramsay Peale and John James Audubon came in search of native flora and fauna, followed by Harriet Beecher Stowe, Martin Johnson Heade, George Inness, Winslow Homer, and Henry Ossawa Tanner, who were lured by its natural beauty and warm climate. This presentation offers a succinct and engaging history of Florida’s landscape painters.

LEGO Club
2025-02-18 15:30 - 16:30, 2025-02-22 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | Charles Whitehead Memorial Public Library, 314 North Second Street, Wewahitchka, FL, 32465, United States
Build unique challenges followed by free play. Program geared for school aged children.

BUMS Ukulele Concert
2025-02-19 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | Panama City Beach Public Library, 12500 Hutchison Blvd, Panama City Beach, FL, 32407
The Bums are always a hit when they perform at the library! Sing along with our local Beach Ukulele Music Society. You’ll be sure to have a great time! Concert is free and open to the public to attend.

Preschool Playtime (Ages 1 - 4)
2025-02-19 10:30 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Harrell Memorial Public Library, 13016 NW CR 12, Bristol, FL, 32321, United States
Join us for weekly storytime and play with friends. STEM and other imaginative play items available. Program geared for ages 1 – 4.

Healthy Living and Wellness Classes (Adults and Teens 16+)
2025-02-19 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Harrell Memorial Public Library, 13016 NW CR 12, Bristol, FL, 32321, United States
Healthy Living series presented by the Family & Consumer Sciences division of the UF/IFAS of Liberty County Office. Adults and teens ages 16 and older.
Feb. 19 – Know Your Numbers

Japanese Language Club (Ages 6 - 12, Registration Required)
2025-02-19 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Bay County Public Library, 898 W 11th Street, Panama City, FL, 32401, United States
Learn basic words and phrases in this beginner-friendly Japanese class. Registration Required. Call 850-522-2118 or visit Youth Services to register.

Sail into School (Ages 3 - 5 / Class size limited)
2025-02-20 09:30 - 10:30 (America/Chicago) | Panama City Beach Public Library, 12500 Hutchison Blvd, Panama City Beach, FL, 32407
Join us for stories, songs, and felt play all to get ready for school! Class size is limited to 24 people.

Read & Rhyme Storytime (Ages 3 - 5 with Caregiver)
2025-02-20 09:30 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | Bay County Public Library, 898 W 11th Street, Panama City, FL, 32401, United States
Two start times for the same class – 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Books, songs, and rhymes geared for preschoolers! Class limited to 50 people per session, arrive early to reserve your spot.

Nintendo Switch (Ages 6 and up)
2025-02-20 15:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Corinne Costin Gibson Memorial Public Library, 110 Library Drive, Port St. Joe, FL, 32456, United States
Join friends for tournament style play on the big screen. Up to four players at a time; kids ages 6 and up.

LEGO Club (Ages 6 - 12)
2025-02-20 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Harrell Memorial Public Library, 13016 NW CR 12, Bristol, FL, 32321, United States
Join up with friends for exciting monthly challenges along with free play! LEGOs provided by the library. Program geared for ages 6 – 12.

Research Skills for Homeschool (Ages 12 - 17, Registration Required)
2025-02-21 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | Bay County Public Library, 898 W 11th Street, Panama City, FL, 32401, United States
Learn how to use library resources to do research for homework and more! Registration Required. Call the library at 850-522-2118 or visit the Youth Services Department.

Sea Needles
2025-02-21 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Panama City Beach Public Library, 12500 Hutchison Blvd, Panama City Beach, FL, 32407
Join us and make new friends as you work on your own sewing, knitting or crochet project. Stop by our display case to see some of the beautiful finished projects.

11th Street Dulcimer Group Practice
2025-02-21 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Chicago) | Bay County Public Library, 898 W 11th Street, Panama City, FL, 32401, United States
11th Street Mountain Dulcimer Practice at the library. Music provided. New members are welcome to join. Join us in the Bay County Public Library Youth Services Program Room. Email sburris@nwrls.com for the PDF Set list. If attending by Zoom, please email confirmation.
Program geared for adults 18+.

Seaside Stitchers
2025-02-22 10:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Corinne Costin Gibson Memorial Public Library, 110 Library Drive, Port St. Joe, FL, 32456, United States
We offer a warm, seaside welcome to anyone who is interested in needle arts. Bring your latest project and join us as we knit together a more vibrant community!

Saturday Storytime (Ages 4 - 8 recommended)
2025-02-22 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Jimmy Weaver Memorial Library, 22149 NE State Road 20, Hosford, FL, 32334, United States
Join us for a fun filled story time along with craft and activity. Recommended ages 4-8, but all are welcome.
Today: Once, A Bird Craft: Tweet Heart Birds

Family Game Day (Families with Children Ages 6 +)
2025-02-22 12:30 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Bay County Public Library, 898 W 11th Street, Panama City, FL, 32401, United States
Mario Kart & Board Games for families with children 6 and up. Parents must stay with their children. Program is held in the Bay County Public Library Meeting Room. No registration required.

Book Club
2025-02-22 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | Parker Public Library, 4710 Second Street, Parker, FL, 32404, United States
NEW Parker Public Library Book Club for adults.
February: The Little Wartime Library by Kate Thompson

Pups and People Art Exhibit Reception
2025-02-22 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | Bay County Public Library, 898 W 11th Street, Panama City, FL, 32401, United States
Join us for an art reception for Pups and People. Chat with the artists about their work and process! Program is free and open to the public to attend. Light refreshments provided. Featured artists are Stacey Cromer, Gary Thrift, and Anne Thrift. Exhibit will be up through the months of February and March 2025.
Stacey Cromer (Photographer, Captured Moments Pet Photography)
“My photography focuses on capturing the personalities and unique spirits of our beloved pets. I employ a vibrant and colorful style, emphasizing vivid hues that bring out the sparkle in their eyes and the joy in their hearts. Through meticulous digital editing, I strive to achieve exquisite detail, ensuring each portrait is a testament to the extraordinary bond we share with our animal companions. My aim is to create lasting artwork that celebrates the pure love and playful energy that pets bring into our lives.”
Gary Thrift (Photographer)
“As a street photographer, predominantly photographing people and the reality of the human condition, it is sometimes hard to ignore the constant companion that fills so many people’s lives with joy. Dogs! Often referred to as “Man’s best friend’, it is often hard to photograph one without the other. Whether they sit dutifully by their owner’s side, ride shotgun in the car, bark over protectively as a stranger gets too close, or beg under a table for a treat from their owner’s plate, dogs are an integral part of so many people’s lives.”
Anne Thrift (Painter)
“Up until now I had only made a handful of pet pieces as personal gifts or little surprises. Tackling a more unfamiliar yet appealing theme of dogs was both a huge challenge and a welcome departure from my usual specialized subject matter of human anatomical and physiological complexities. A goal of mine in undertaking the Pups and People collection was to represent a spectrum of emotions inherent in the inseparable bond between a dog and its human.”

Budding Bookworms
2025-02-24 10:00 - 10:30 (America/Chicago) | Charles Whitehead Memorial Public Library, 314 North Second Street, Wewahitchka, FL, 32465, United States
Stories, songs, & crafts to instill a love of reading! Recommended for up to 5 years of age with a caregiver.

Library Book Club
2025-02-24 10:30 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Corinne Costin Gibson Memorial Public Library, 110 Library Drive, Port St. Joe, FL, 32456, United States
Title To Be Determined. Visit the library or call 850-229-8879 to find out our monthly book club titles.

Busy Bee Readers Book Club
2025-02-24 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Charles Whitehead Memorial Public Library, 314 North Second Street, Wewahitchka, FL, 32465, United States
Please contact Wewahitchka Library for monthly book club titles by calling 850-639-2419. Program geared for adults.

Digital Literacy Class: Google Docs (Registration Required)
2025-02-25 09:30 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | Bay County Public Library, 898 W 11th Street, Panama City, FL, 32401, United States
Interested in learning how to use Google Docs? This class is for you! Google Docs is a free online word process that is accessible anywhere you have internet access! All you need is a Gmail account.
Registration required. Seating is limited. Visit the Adult Services Information Desk or call 850-522-2107 to register.
Location: Adult Services Computer Lab
