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2025 Friends Annual Celebration

Posted on by Sarah Burris

For this year’s Annual Friends Celebration event, Lucky Mud and Sierra Everly performed a wonderful combination of Lucky Mud’s original Americana folk tunes, Sierra Everly’s original songwriting and several Celtic tunes. Light refreshments were provided. A short Friends meeting took place following the performance issuing in a new slate of officers. The program was free and open to the public to attend. We received many new members of the Friends of the Bay County Public Libraries. Thank you all who came!

Elected Slate of Officers:
Teresa Link, President 
Diane Kosky, Treasurer 
Michelle Matt, Secretary
Reuben Sparks
Sean Brosnan
Stephanie Rochefort
Rachel Howard 
Bernadette Findlay

PUBLIC NOTICE: Proposed By-Laws Changes

Posted on by GORGEOUS Brands

Proposed changes to our by-laws are under consideration. As required by our by-laws, any amendments must first be approved by the Board—which has already taken place—followed by a 30-day public notice period for all members.

This notice serves as the official public notification. If no objections are raised, the proposed changes will take effect on April 5, 2025.

You may download a copy of the proposed by-laws [here].

3rd Annual ‘Blood on the Bayou’ Murder Mystery Friends Fundraiser

Posted on by Sarah Burris

The Friends of the Bay County Public Libraries hosted our 3rd Annual Murder Mystery Dinner Fundraiser at the FSU Holley Center on February 28, 2025. This year’s theme was “Blood on the Bayou” where participants dressed for Mardi Gras and joined forces with the astute Detective Iva Gunn to solve the case. The interactive performance presented by Improbable Cause Mystery Theater provided an unforgettable evening of great food, conversation, and sleuthing!

Thank you to all of our wonderful donors for the Silent Auction including: Maranta Copy Company, Bookish Boutique, Jute & Palm, Aerial Dance Panama City, Gallery of Art, Thyme & Grace Day Spa, El Weirdo, History Class, Bookman Bookwoman Used Books, Scrappy Chic, and several artists.

The Little Mercies Performance

Posted on by Sarah Burris

The Talented Tallahassee folk trio, The Little Mercies, performed at the Bay County Public Library on February 26, 2025 generously sponsored by the Friends of the Bay County Public Library. The concert was free for the public and had a full house of attendees from families to winter visitors. The Little Mercies performed their original tunes and old-time folk tunes making it their own. The band includes Bronwyn Chelette on bass and banjo, Rosalee Walsh on fiddle and banjo, and Shanice Richards on fiddle and guitar.