Friends of Bay County Public Libraries

Annual Friends of the Library Celebration
2023-03-09 17:45 - 19:30 (America/Chicago) | Bay County Public Library, 898 West 11th Street, Panama City, FL, 32401, United States
Join us for a quick business meeting and then stay for refreshments and a great concert with Marc Black!

Marc Black: Boppa Chua! The History of the 1950s and 60s through Popular SongNew York Blues Hall of Fame inductee, Marc Black, will be your guide through an evening of song, storytelling and laughter through these two historically defining decades. Marc will also perform his own group’s top forty hit from his tour with The Doors, Neil Diamond, The Dave Clark Five and Van Morrison (‘Happy’ by the ‘Blades of Grass’).

Free admission and no reservations required to attend the Friends family-friendly, after-hours concert series held at the Bay County Public Library. Performance sponsored by the Friends of the Bay County Public Libraries.

Friends Presents Concert Series: Michael R. J. Roth
2023-01-12 18:00 - 19:30 | Bay County Public Library, 898 West 11th Street, Panama City, FL, 32401, United States
Michael R. J. Roth has been called “a cool dark troubadour” with songs known for intriguing imagery and “deep, profound truth.” He is a three-time lyric winner of the The Great American Song Contest, and lyric winner of the NSAI Song Contest, the Dallas Songwriters Association, the Austin Songwriters Group and the Mid-Atlantic Song Contest. See more at http://easyheroes.com/. Free admission and no reservations required to attend the Friends family-friendly, after hours concert series held at the Bay County Public Library. The performances are sponsored by the Friends of the Bay County Public Libraries.

Friends Presents Concert Series: Janelle Frost
2022-11-03 18:00 | Bay County Public Library, 898 West 11th Street, Panama City, FL, 32401, United States
Janelle Frost is a singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She is a singer of songs and a teller of stories!

Murder in the Library
2022-10-15 18:00 - 20:00 | Bay County Public Library, 898 West 11th Street, Panama City, FL, 32401, United States
Will you be able to figure out “who done it?” Join us for an evening of fun, food, and a cash bar (ID required for alcohol purchases).

Our evening begins with a book signing party for mystery author Agatha Mystry, a rather unpopular mystery author. After being toasted and roasted by our suspects, Agatha drops dead.

Help chief of police Sam Slayed (played by Michael Lister) discover who done it:

Kimberly Kashingin, Hollywood movie star (played by Neysa Wilkins, WJHG evening news anchor)Lotta Books, the head librarian (played by Lois Carter of the Kaleidoscope Theatre)Dell Doubleday, the writer’s publisherDalton B. Walden, the local booksellerPaige Turner, the cynical book criticThe Governator, the politician

Author Agatha Mystry will be played by Sarah Burris.

Friends Presents Concert Series: Kelsey & Tylor
2022-09-08 18:00 | Bay County Public Library, 898 West 11th Street, Panama City, FL, 32401, United States
Kelsey and Tylor are a duo known for a hauntingly delicate voice, paired with earthy guitar playing. Their sound is rooted in folk and Americana music, which contributes to their unique take on the covers they perform, as well as the originals Kelsey writes.

Friends Presents Concert Series: Woods the Band
2022-07-14 18:00 | Bay County Public Library, 898 West 11th Street, Panama City, FL, 32401, United States
Woods the Band are a talented, local father/daughter trio of singer/songwriters: Christopher, Emma, and Lydia Woods. They perform a mix of original songs and Americana covers.

Friends Presents Concert Series: Leana Carter
2022-05-12 18:00 | Bay County Public Library, 898 West 11th Street, Panama City, FL, 32401, United States
Leana Carter is a a singer/songwriter who has a folk pop sound with a soulful edge! She’ll perform a mix of covers and originals.

Annual Membership Celebration
2022-03-10 18:00 - 19:00 | Bay County Public Library, 898 West 11th Street, Panama City, FL, 32401, United States
After a short business meeting (see agenda), we’ll enjoy the sounds of local musicians Dionzia Santiago & Lowell Hopper.

Join the Friends or renew your membership before March 10th, and we’ll enter you into a random drawing to win a gift certificate to Ferrucci Ristorante or Los Antojitos.

Friends Presents Concert Series: Dionzia Santiago & Lowell Hopper
2022-03-10 18:00 | Bay County Public Library, 898 West 11th Street, Panama City, FL, 32401, United States
Dionzia Santiago has a powerful, earthy voice that bridges the gap between rhythm and blues and rock and roll.

Lowell Hopper is a guitarist/multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer, known mostly for his soulful, funky, and bluesy guitar style.

Performance will follow a short Friends meeting. Concert open to everyone!

Annual Membership Meeting
2021-03-15 18:00 - 18:30 | FL
Please join us for the Annual Membership Meeting of the Friends of the Bay County Public Libraries on March 15, 2021, at 6 PM CT.

Due to the pandemic, we will meet virtually via Zoom. You can pre-register here, and you’ll receive an email with information on how to join the meeting via computer or phone.

Since this will be a virtual meeting, we’ll only have a short business meeting where current Friends’ members can vote on the 2021 Friends’ Board of Directors. The Nominating Committee recommends the following slate:

President: Regina Burgess
1st Vice President: Shelley Clark
2nd Vice President: Sally Mathis
Secretary: Sean Brosnan
Treasurer: Sharon Mayberry
At Large: James McCalister
At Large: Ashley Ice
At Large: Martha Spiva
At Large: Brittany Rock

Additional nominations may be made from the floor with the consent of the nominee.

Annual membership dues remain the same for 2021: Individual ($10); Family ($20); Patron ($100); Corporate ($200). You may pay online at https://www.friendsofbaycounty.org/membership/.

Friends Presents Concert: Nikki Talley
2020-03-05 18:00 - 19:00 | Bay County Public Library, 898 West 11th Street, Panama City, FL, 32401, United States

Friends Celebration
2020-01-07 17:30 - 19:00 | Bay County Public Library, 898 West 11th Street, Panama City, FL, 32401, United States
Come celebrate the Friends of the Bay County Public Libraries! Light refreshments will be provided. Tour musician Sean Gaskell will provide a fascinating concert performing traditional songs on the 21 stringed West African Kora.
Sean Gaskell features traditional songs on the Kora, a 21 string harp that he learned how to play throughout the course of multiple visits to its homeland in Gambia, West Africa. The music is traditionally played by oral and musical historians known as Griots (Gree-ohs). The Kora is a very melodic and seemingly peaceful instrument, which is contrary to its musical repertoire. Many songs tell ancient stories of war and hardship, while others praise people of high political status and those who helped expand the Mande empire.
While the Kora is only 300 years old, some commonly played songs can be traced back 800 years to the founding of the Mande empire. Gaskell has studied extensively under the instruction of Malamini Jobarteh and Moriba Kuyateh, both of Brikama, Gambia. He was first inspired to play by Kane Mathis, a Kora player formerly based in Seattle who has lead “The Kora Band” and “The Sahel Band”. Gaskell relocated from Seattle to Asheville, North Carolina in 2014. He has been featured at a number of music festivals in the US, Gambia, and Senegal.

Friends Presents Concert: Ashley Feller
2019-11-07 18:00 - 19:00 | Bay County Public Library, 898 West 11th Street, Panama City, FL, 32401, United States
Ashley Feller is a third generation Florida native from Panama City. Her original music reflects life in the historic area of St. Andrews. She released her first album “Old Blue, Rage Against the Van” in 2017 at Boundless Sounds Studios. Since then Feller has continued to write more songs inspired by living in the Florida Panhandle. Since the destruction of Hurricane Michael, Feller was motivated to play in venues spanning from Mobile to St. Petersburg. In addition to being a songwriter, Ashley is a multi-instrumentalist who plays the pennywhistle, flutes, and accordion. Feller recently performed at the 67th Annual Florida Folk Fest held at Stephen Foster Cultural Center on Memorial Day Weekend 2019.
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Visit her website!

Friends Presents Concert: Anne Cline
2019-09-05 18:00 - 19:00 | Bay County Public Library, 898 West 11th Street, Panama City, FL, 32401, United States
The talented singer-songwriter, Anne Cline, will be performing at the
Bay County Public Library on September 5th (6 – 7 pm)! Free admission
and no reservations required for this family-friendly, after hours concert.
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John Cheshire Roast
2019-08-17 18:00 - 21:00 | St Andrews Bay Yacht Club, 218 Bunkers Cove Road, Panama City, FL, 32401, United States
We invite you to join us to celebrate John Cheshire, local entrepreneur and author, who has been a longtime supporter and an Honorary Life Member of the Friends of the Bay County Public Libraries.
Tickets for this event are no longer available.

Friends Presents Concert: Will Thompson
2019-05-02 18:00 - 19:00 | Bay County Public Library, 898 West 11th Street, Panama City, FL, 32401, United States
Join us for an evening of country rock!

Friends Presents Concert: The Wabi Sabis
2019-04-11 18:00 - 19:00 | Bay County Public Library, 898 West 11th Street, Panama City, FL, 32401, United States
Join us as we celebrate National Library Week!

Friends Presents Concert: Matt Greene
2019-03-07 18:00 - 19:00 | Bay County Public Library, 898 West 11th Street, Panama City, FL, 32401, United States

Annual Membership Meeting with the Wabi Sabis
2019-01-10 18:00 - 20:00 | Bay County Public Library, 898 West 11th Street, Panama City, FL, 32401, United States
Join the Friends of the Bay County Public Libraries for our Annual Membership Meeting with music by the Wabi Sabis.
Refreshments provided
Free for all to attend. Memberships start at $10. Join today!

Friends Presents Concert: Sofia Talvik
2018-09-06 18:00 - 19:00 | Bay County Public Library, 898 West 11th Street, Panama City, FL, 32401, United States
Swedish Folk – Americana — Unmistakably Nordic in flavor, Sofia Talvik somehow still conforms to American interpretations of her own original music, a North Sea siren blending sparkle and melancholy, creating a special niche of folk music. Free and open to the public.
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For more information, visit Sofia’s website.

FILM FAN CLUB - Alien
2018-05-23 17:30 | Bay County Public Library, 898 West 11th Street, Panama City, FL, 32401, United States
Alien (1979) R
Refreshments provided by the Friends
of the Bay County Public Libraries for
all Film Fan Club programs.

Grace + Grub Book Club
2018-05-16 10:00 | Bay County Public Library, 898 West 11th Street, Panama City, FL, 32401, United States
Words from the Heart by Kathleen Fuller
Refreshments provided by the Friends of the Bay
County Public Libraries for all Grace + Grub programs.

BEYOND THE LENS: BOOK & FILM SERIES
2018-05-15 17:30 | Bay County Public Library, 898 West 11th Street, Panama City, FL, 32401, United States
Book/Film: The Shape of Water by Guillermo Del Toro (2017) R
Refreshments provided by the Friends of the Bay County Public
Libraries for all Beyond the Lens programs.

Dean Johanesen
2018-05-10 18:00 | Bay County Public Library, 898 West 11th Street, Panama City, FL, 32401, United States

Konkrete Soul
2018-04-12 18:00 | Bay County Public Library, 898 West 11th Street, Panama City, FL, 32401, United States

Library Lions Teen Book Club
2018-03-27 16:00 | Bay County Public Library, 898 West 11th Street, Panama City, FL, 32401, United States
No assigned book! Share a book you liked
in the selected genre of the month.
March Genre: Historical Fiction
April Genre: Poetry
May Genre: Graphic Novels
Snacks provided by the Friends of the
Bay County Public Libraries.

The Kilted Man
2018-03-08 18:00 | Bay County Public Library, 898 West 11th Street, Panama City, FL, 32401, United States

BEYOND THE LENS: BOOK & FILM SERIES
2018-02-20 17:30 | FL
Tuesday, February 20th @ 5:30 p.m.
Book/Film: Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
(1992) R
Refreshments provided by the Friends of the Bay County
Public Libraries for all Beyond the Lens programs.

Library Lions Teen Book Club
2018-02-20 16:00 | FL
No assigned book! Talk about what you’re
reading or a favorite book.
February Genre: Romance
Snacks provided by the Friends of the
Bay County Public Libraries.

African American History Month: Teen Movie Night
2018-02-13 08:00 | Bay County Public Library, 898 West 11th Street, Panama City, FL, 32401, United States
Film: Red Tails (2012) Rated PG-13
Learn about the brave African American
Tuskegee Airmen during World War II.
Snacks provided by the Friends of the
Bay County Public Libraries.
